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Closing date for applications: Monday 19th May 2025Email your CV to: andygreen@frontierdevelopmentcapital.comThis is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Investment Manager to join our West Midlands based Debt team, helping to invest the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II. The successful candidate would ideally bring an already established introducer network within the West Midlands region.Mercia is a values-based organisation built around being Growth Focused, Trusted, Connected, Responsive and Responsible/Respectful. We work hard to create a workplace which accepts every persons differences, and our culture is strong and inclusive. We are proud to hear the team describe us as friendly, fun, collaborative, welcoming, exciting, down to earth and caring. We believe that creating an environment where you can be your best at work makes us stronger.While we see this vacancy as a full-time position, we know that normal office hours arent always doable, so we have a Hybrid working policy in place which allows for core hours and some homeworking during the working week. You would be expected to be fully mobile and travel to other Mercia offices and investee companies as required.Do not hesitate to ask us if you need any reasonable adjustments through the application or interview process, we are here to help.In this role you would have responsibility for:Developing a broad network of introducers to generate your own potential deal flow.Undertaking business development and self-generating proposals, actively promoting the Fund and its activities to its target audiences.Identification and assessment of suitable new loan investment opportunities to achieve annual investment targets (at a team and individual level). Loans in range 0.1m - 2m.Carrying out due diligence analysis on potential investee companies.Making recommendations for structuring a transaction, considering the specifics of the deal.Negotiating deals and executing transactions, including the technical structuring of competitive investment packages to meet the requirements of the Fund.Completion of all relevant financial, people and legal elements of any transaction, including management of any due diligence process and liaising with external advisors.Post investment after-care, comprising management and monitoring of the financial and operational performance of the investee company and supporting and giving guidance on its operational and strategic issues.Ensuring all regulatory and customer requirements are complied with. Preparing written reports and verbal presentations to the Investment Committee in respect of investment recommendations.Supporting the Fund Principal in all aspects of successfully delivering and promoting the fund.About you:Previous experience in a similar role within an SME lending environment.Evidence of solid academic achievement.Financially and technically competent, with a thorough knowledge of and a soundtrack record of lending.Will have an established introducer network within the West Midlands region. Able to positively promote FDC/Mercia and build a strong contact base with intermediaries and deal referrers.A committed professional with a clear understanding of the obligations of working within a team in a regulated environment.A strong communicator, both written and verbally and able to build relationships with Mercia teams and portfolio companies and advisors.Sound commercial acumen, analytical and project management skills.Commercially aware with a sound level of judgement.A highly skilled negotiator.Ambitious and self-motivated.You must be able to drive and be prepared to travel to our other offices and client sites.You should have the right to work in the UK.What we can offer you:In addition to your base salary, we offer a broad and exciting range of perks and benefits, including Private health care, Life insurance, family-friendly policies, wellbeing support, Mercia Spirit charity days, regular 1-2-1s, mentoring and support with training and career development.We value diversity at Mercia and are committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment equally and fairly, regardless of race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious beliefs, gender or gender realignment, sexual orientation or marital status, disability, responsibility for dependants or age. In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you prefer to use.