Infrastructure Finance - Manager/ Associate Director Grades
The Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) is seeking to appoint a number of infrastructure finance professionals across Manager and Associate Director level.
Background
SFT was established by Scottish Government as a centre of infrastructure expertise and works closely with public and private sector partners to maximise the benefits coming from their infrastructure projects.
The focus for the roles will be to provide support across a number of infrastructure roles at SFT, working closely with workstream teams, Scottish Government portfolio teams as well as liaising with stakeholders in the private and wider public sectors to establish sustainable and affordable routes to increase infrastructure investment in Scotland.
Principal Accountabilities
Suitable applicants must demonstrate expertise in at least one of the following sectors:
1. Transport decarbonisation – particularly Heavy-Duty Vehicles
2. Energy transition infrastructure
Work areas include:
1. Understanding the barriers to private investment across a range of public and private infrastructure sectors, bringing market insights and exploring with Scottish Government how these may be mitigated.
2. Developing an understanding of the public sector policy perspective and investigate private sector responses to inform public sector interventions which can promote infrastructure investment.
3. Being an effective bridge / broker between the public and private sector to catalyse progress.
4. Providing the public sector with improved understanding of new and emerging infrastructure funding and investment models and their applicability to a range of infrastructure sectors.
5. Assessing the financial viability of commercial proposals from private and public entities for Scottish infrastructure opportunities.
6. Monitor technical regulations/standards relevant to investments routes which bring private investment into public infrastructure including those relating to classification, procurement and interface with budgeting and accounting standards.
7. Support the progression of project structuring from early-stage scoping and development through to delivery.
8. Senior stakeholder engagement with UK and international governments to understand best practice.
Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience
1. Qualified Chartered Accountant or equivalent relevant experience.
2. Extensive experience and a successful track record in the development and delivery of project financed transactions either through public-private partnerships such as public-private partner partnerships, concession arrangements, joint venture arrangements in the public and private sector.
3. Understanding of debt, equity and other financial instruments for investment.
4. Experience of dealing successfully with complex contractual issues, stakeholder management and negotiating a solution between organisations.
5. Ability to interpret and articulate investment barriers through market insight and demonstrate thought leadership.
6. Experience of the commercial underpinning of infrastructure investment models.
7. Understanding of the dynamic of the public/private interface.
8. Ability to summarise complex issues in concise and easily understood language.
9. Highly effective written and oral communication skills and strong influencing skills.
10. Track record of applying skills and experience to support a range of sectors.
11. Self-starter with the ability to manage competing priorities over numerous workstreams.
12. Strong interpersonal skills in order to work collaboratively and develop relationships and manage own networks of contacts.
Location
You will be based at SFT’s office in Edinburgh. SFT’s teams work flexibly, with an expectation that you need to be in the office at least once a week. Additional travel will be required to attend external meetings.
Contact
Eden Scott is working in partnership with SFT. Please submit your CV and Cover Letter online to iain.atkinson@edenscott.com or for a confidential discussion to hear more about the opportunity, then please contact Iain Atkinson on 07714 124 033.
The closing date for completed applications is Friday 28th March 2025.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
As an equal opportunities employer, SFT is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join SFT.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Accounting/Auditing, Consulting, and Strategy/Planning
Industries
Government Administration
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