Committees Administrator

**British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA)**

The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) is the voice of private capital in the UK. We are the industry body and public policy advocate for the private equity and venture capital industry in the UK. We have been acting on behalf of this community for almost 40 years, enabling it to uphold its vision and achieve its goals, as it has moved from a niche part of the investment community to being a mainstream part of the wider economy. We actively represent this diverse community of long-term investors enabling them to speak with one clear and consistent voice to wider society, including the Government, media and MPs.

The BVCA engages with and supports the private capital community, connecting institutional investors, fund managers, portfolio companies, advisers and service providers. Our membership comprises more than 700 firms, including over 325 private equity and venture capital businesses, over 100 institutional investors and more than 200 professional services firms. Our role is to be the unrivalled forum where the industry gathers to network, learn and address a wide range of issues; of equal importance, we represent the industry to key stakeholders in government, Parliament, the media and elsewhere through the advocacy delivered by our policy and external affairs departments.

Our members are active long-term investors who engage with their portfolio companies so that they grow and achieve their long-term ambitions - beyond the returns to investors (which typically out-perform the public markets), this also creates value for the country, economically and socially. Over 2 million jobs in the UK are backed by private equity and venture capital - many of these are the jobs of the future in high-growth sectors like biotech, software and clean energy, but equally important are those in more established parts of the economy where private capital galvanises the competitiveness and productivity of the companies they invest in. For the UK as a whole, the industry helps to attract investment and talent from around the world to the UK.

**The Role**

This Committees Administrator role within the BVCA is great for an outstanding organiser with an interest in private equity, venture capital, and policy. The BVCA has a number of committees and advisory groups which support the BVCA’s activities. You will be responsible for administering committee meetings which encompasses everything from scheduling meetings in diaries, managing committee listings and compiling paperwork. Alongside this responsibility you will also be able to support the team on additional projects linked to the committees’ activities.

You will initially report into the Committees Senior Executive and then also to more senior members of the team depending on the projects concerned. You will provide administrative support to the Director of Policy, as well as the wider Policy team, and assist the events team and office management team when required.

**Requirements**:
**The Committees Administrator role will offer you**:

- Organising committee and advisory group meetings and maintaining member contact lists (c. 200 individuals from the industry are involved)
- Compiling and preparing all committee paperwork by co-ordinating with BVCA team members involved
- Assisting in the organisation of any committee related events
- Updating the committees and advisory groups pages on the BVCA’s website, and keeping committee lists updated on the CRM system (no prior experience required)
- General administrative and clerical support
- Ad-hoc support to the Policy team, events team and office management team as necessary

**What you can offer us**:

- Excellent academic credentials
- Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills with a keen attention to detail
- Collaborative, helpful and responsive to requests.
- Track record of proactive support
- Pride in your ability to organise multiple meetings with multiple stakeholders
- Professional telephone manner
- Proficiency in the use of MS Office including Outlook, Word and Excel
- Previous experience in minute taking preferential

**Benefits**

**Why come work for the BVCA?**
- Be part of the leading trade body for the private capital industry in the UK, supporting the growth of the industry and deepening the understanding of external stakeholders to the benefit of the industry
- Join a senior team of directors delivering a strategy focused on ensuring the industry is properly represented in a fast-changing policy and political environment and is properly equipped to deal with those changes
- Lead and develop a team of talented and committed professionals
- Experience a friendly, engaged, and passionate work environment (with regular social activities) with a supportive culture
- A competitive salary, reflecting the technical requirements and seniority of the role, and a performance-related discretionary bonus
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