Investment Specialist/Director, Private Markets

Please note this position is based in London and this will be the contractual location of the successful candidate, other locations cannot be considered. Investment Specialist/Director, Private Markets This is a great job for an Investment Specialist/Director from with a public or private markets background to join an ambitious, market-leading and growing pan-European Private Markets platform. A bit about the job: This role will sit in our private markets investment division and is part of our global investment specialist team. Investment Specialists serve as the bridge between the investment desks and the rest of the business, including global distribution and product. The team remit is to both grow and protect the business, enhance the capability offering and support a best-in-class platform across all disciplines. Our portfolio consists of principally real estate, infrastructure, private credit and venture capital. The role will help deliver market leading product and capability collateral, support new product initiatives and help deliver existing sales plans. Skills and experience we’re looking for: Previous experience of working as an investment specialist in either public or private markets, with an interest in growing private markets knowledge Individuals looking for the next stage of their career development in a business with demonstrable ambitions to be a market-leading Private Markets franchise Strong interpersonal and technical skills, ideally with previous client facing experience and/or fundraising experience Excellent proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, with meticulous attention to detail A can-do positive attitude and ambition to make a meaningful material difference in a high paced environment What you’ll get for this role: Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in Eligibility for annual performance bonus Family friendly parental and carer leave Generous holiday entitlement plus bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days Up to 40% discount for Aviva products Brilliant flexible benefits including electric cars Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme 21 volunteering hours per year In this role you’ll be ‘Certified’ under the Financial Conduct Authority / Prudential Regulation Authority Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR). This means that we’ll need to complete some regulatory background checks on you before you take up your role and we’ll need to ask you some questions on an annual basis to make sure you remain ‘fit and proper’ and competent to carry out your role. We’ll provide training on what holding a SMCR role means when you join us and annually thereafter. Aviva is for everyone: We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares. We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working –spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues. To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you. We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, send an email to GlobalRecruitment@avivainvestors.com #LI-MS1 #LI-Hybrid We help our 19.5 million customers to save for the future and manage the risks of everyday life. To give these customers the best possible products and service we know we must make Aviva the most attractive choice for talented, entrepreneurial people with diverse backgrounds and an evolving range of expertise and insight. So, we’re passionate about helping our 23,000 people to do the best work of their lives, to enable them to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers.