Senior Venture Capital Executive

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Role summary Report directly to the Head of Venture Capital, supporting and leading work on priority VC policy areas including AI, life sciences, regulation and tax. Help shape policy engagement with government, regulators and other external stakeholders by gathering insight from venture capital firms and translating it into clear policy positions. Co-ordinate activity across Policy, External Affairs, Membership and other teams to ensure the VC industry is effectively represented in policy discussions and public affairs engagement. Maintain strong engagement with VC members and relevant non-members to support evidence gathering, policy development and wider understanding of industry priorities, working with the membership team where appropriate. Maintain strong and regular engagement with VC members and relevant non-members to support evidence gathering, policy development and wider understanding of industry priorities, working closely with the membership team. An ideal role for a recent graduate or early-career professional looking to develop policy, stakeholder engagement and venture capital expertise in an industry that is crucial to the UK economy. Responsibilities Act as key point of contact for the Venture Capital Forum and other VC related forums to ensure that these meetings focus on priority areas and help to shape engagement with policy makers on behalf of venture capital firms. Involvement in projects related to Venture Capital which may include, among others: Supporting and developing understanding on policy areas that particularly relate to VC (e.g. tax, regulation) or portfolio companies (e.g. deals, technology policy). Taking forward stakeholder engagement (e.g. organise, host and minute VC roundtables) on specific policy or industry topics. Lead on EIS/VCT Subcommittee and working closely with Committee Chair to identify agenda & policy issues as well as Senior Policy Executive on technical/tax related areas Lead on cross departmental policy work in key areas including AI and life sciences, and help inform wider engagement (e.g. R&D tax policy). Contributing to UK Private Capital policy communications and publications, including: Lead on the drafting and coordination of the Venture Capital Update newsletter - a monthly summary of UK Private Capital activities, which is sent to over 2000 people. Drafting and coordinating VC related content for other publications, including the weekly Private Capital Update newsletter and third-party publications. Taking ownership of VC related content on webpages, ensuring content is relevant, up to date and engaging. Work with the Head of VC and the membership team to articulate and communicate the value of membership to UK Private Capital members and recruit new members, working to membership growth targets Work with the Head of VC and the membership team to maintain records of VC member engagement, and potential members. Essential Skills/Experience Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills with a keen attention to detail. Interest in policy and VC developments with ability to understand industry "jargon" and learn new concepts. Confident user of tools including CRM. Professional email and telephone manner. Proficiency in the use of MS Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, Co-Pilot and PowerPoint. Good written skills and confident speaker. Collaborative and consultative approach and a strong work ethic. Planning See above for full list of responsibilities. Contribute to the progression of work to deliver UK Private Capital's commitments to members and key stakeholders Organising, recording on CRM and tracking work related to VC member engagement in the and non-member outreach Additional support for the Head of Venture Capital, membership team, policy team and external affairs teams on strategic and membership engagement matters. Communications, publications & events: Take responsibility for co-ordinating and drafting the Venture Capital Update newsletter, as well as other policy and technical updates (both the monthly & bi-annual publications) and contributions to the weekly Private Capital Update newsletter. Operations See above for full list of responsibilities. Set up meetings with and provide updates to VC firms. Work with colleagues to ensure CRM is up-to-date. Update the committees and advisory group and policy pages on UK Private Capital's website and monitoring of additional committee inboxes. UK Private Capital Collaboration and Commercial Working with all other teams to ensure the VC workstreams are understood and shared with members and other external stakeholders. Develop new and existing relationships with key stakeholders, with support from colleagues to communicate the work of UK Private Capital and outline areas for at are important to our industry and members. Working with events and marketing teams on VC events e.g. Accelerate Conference. Build profile through events/conferences and online through producing content and promoting on

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