Investment Analyst

Role overview

What you’ll do

• Appraise complex, multi-million-pound investment proposals and business cases.
• Build financial models, economic assessments, and sensitivity analyses.
• Assess value for money, strategic fit, risk, and deliverability.
• Present clear recommendations to senior leaders and decision-makers.
• Monitor investment performance, outcomes, expenditure, and risk.
• Develop the regional investment pipeline and identify opportunities.
• Work with sponsors and partners to strengthen proposals and meet assurance requirements.

What you’ll bring

• Degree in finance, economics, business, mathematics, or a related discipline.
• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills, with advanced Excel capability.
• Comfort working with complex information, challenging evidence, and exercising professional judgement.
• Ability to communicate clear, confident advice to senior and non-technical audiences.

Desirable knowledge and qualifications

• Knowledge of HM Treasury Green Book principles, public-sector investment appraisal, or assurance frameworks is highly desirable.
• CFA, CISI, CII, or equivalent investment qualification would be a bonus.

Workplace

• The employer describes a hybrid model, typically with two or three office days each week.
• The office is in Bristol, close to Bristol Temple Meads station.

Salary

• The stated salary range is £48,738 to £53,051; the posting describes it as full-time equivalent and pro-rata for part-time.
• No salary payment cadence is stated in the provided text.

Benefits

• Benefits include 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after five years, and an annual leave purchase scheme.
• The package includes two paid volunteer days annually, Local Government Pension Scheme membership, reduced bus fares, and learning and development opportunities.