Job Title: Investor Relations and Financing Manager
Location: Milton Park, Abingdon
Job Type: Full time, Interim (9 Months)
Salary: Competitive depending on experience
The world needs a clean and reliable source of base-load energy, which is what this company is trying to achieve. Their route to fusion power is unique. They’re taking established science and building on it by pioneering the use of spherical tokamaks in conjunction with high temperature superconductors (HTS).
Fusion – the energy source that powers the Sun – is globally accepted as the best way to generate plentiful, safe, secure and clean energy. The tokamak is the most heavily researched and best understood of all the different paths to fusion.
Yet there are complex engineering challenges that need to be overcome for demonstration and commercialisation of this technology. Their team of world-class fusion scientists and magnet engineers are tackling these challenges, to develop efficient and affordable fusion power.
This unique approach is centred on rapid innovation using the latest materials and technology – but building on decades of scientific research and experience. This strategy gives them – and the world – a faster way to fusion.
The Role:
You will closely support the CFO in relation to all investor relations, marketing and related fundraising activity. This will involve extensive interface with existing and prospective investors, other members of management and staff, as well as external legal, PR and financial advisers. You will also work closely in support of the head of PR/Communications, to ensure that investor and public relations are fully co-ordinated, integrated and mutually supportive.
As the Company progresses to the next phase of growth, it is now necessary to enhance IR and associated funding activity, and develop internal capability to manage and execute a wide range of associated tasks and transactions. You will have direct exposure to senior management, together with a wide range of business and critical stakeholders, with the opportunity to further define and develop a key function in this rapidly growing business.
This role presents a unique entry opportunity into the clean technology sector at a pivotal time in the development of the Company, and in fusion technology, globally.
Main duties/role and responsibilities
- Prepare, edit and manage the delivery of all external investor marketing material including presentations, ensuring investor databases remain updated
- Manage all investor enquiries, and co-ordinate requests for information/access
- Prepare and maintain excel business planning and related cost/valuation models
- Co-ordinate and manage external financing advisers/contractors (including general administration, contracts, fees, task follow up and delivery)
- Prepare planning/timetables/action lists and conduct regular internal/external working groups to ensure transaction/projects remain on schedule
- Manage access to virtual data room (VDR) documentation: monitor and ensure compliance with access protocols and records of third party access
- Manage the budget/costs for all related activity and ensure any expenditure approval requests are submitted and approved in accordance with policy
- Support PR/communications manager in general communications activity and managing interface with external PR/digital agency
- Ensure website (including investor relations section) and any other external presentation material (e.g. webinar/seminar presentations) remain consistent with main equity story messaging/investor presentations and up to date
- Provide support with scheduling social media posts on the company’s social media channels and respond to online comments and questions in a timely manner
Experience:
- Successful track record in project managing and delivering financing/commercial transactions, including timetable/multiple workstream management, while interfacing with and managing professional advisers and internal/external stakeholders
- Excellent data and document management, and power point skills to standard required for investor presentations
- Numerate, with financial modelling skills
- Highly organised and takes ownership – can multi-task and work under pressure for long periods, during critical transactions, to meet deadlines
- Confident and demonstrated track record in supporting management, with the ability to work autonomously, with limited supervision
- Pro-active team player – “can-do” attitude to taking on extra responsibility outside core remit, working with multiple stakeholders, in complex multi-party transactions/projects
- Prior experience in Investor/Public Relations role
- Familiarity with fundraising, investor due diligence
No terminology in the advert or job description is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person’s gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the role
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Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Public Relations Manager, Investor Support, Investor Relationship Management, Financing Manager, Corporate Financing may also be considered for this role
