Global Affairs Associate (12-month Fixed-Term Contract)

About BII

British International Investment (BII) is the UK's leading development finance institution, wholly owned by the UK Government. Its primary mission is to address global development challenges through strategic investments that promote sustainable and inclusive economic growth.

BII focuses on catalysing economic development, creating jobs, and building resilient economies in some of the world's most complex and underserved markets. We invest in businesses and projects that prioritise inclusive development, environmental sustainability, and innovation.

Our approach is characterised by rigorous investment standards, high governance principles, and a commitment to delivering measurable development impact. Our team consists of highly skilled and passionate professionals dedicated to making a tangible difference globally.

We foster a collaborative and intellectually stimulating work environment that values curiosity, innovation, and professional growth. Our culture balances high performance with a strong emphasis on wellbeing, ensuring our employees can achieve their full potential while contributing to our mission.

Purpose

The Global Affairs Associate role will be responsible for supporting the delivery of BII's Global Affairs approach. The role will undertake analysis of external developments, support targeted stakeholder engagement and deliver set piece activities, to time and standard. It will work closely and collaboratively with colleagues across the Global Affairs team and leverage expertise from across BII.

Responsibilities

• Deliver set piece activities - such as overseas visits, receptions, teach ins, and roundtables - to time and standard in a way that increases understanding of BII's work.
• Undertake monitoring of external issues, as guided. Synthesise key points, identify opportunities for outreach, contribute to internal memos for staff and management and input into internal reporting.
• Manage requests for information about BII's work from stakeholders, including supporting the drafting of responses.
• Attend and report back from relevant stakeholder events, providing internal readouts to strengthen BII's understanding of its stakeholder environment.
• Undertake other activities relevant to the team as identified by the Global Affairs Manager and the Director of Global Affairs.

The Candidate

• Successful candidates will have a background in public affairs and government relations, at domestic and international level.
• Experience of working with Government officials (UK and international), particularly on issues relating to international development, climate and finance.
• Demonstrable internal and external stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with internal and external reporting and governance processes.
• Rigorous and professional in their work - showing a "can do" attitude that strives for excellence and can manage/adapt to competing priorities.
• Financially literate with the ability to clearly communicate BII's investment products.
• Experience of working with and for international organisations and/or business groups.
• Candidates should be strongly motivated by BII's development mission and ideally demonstrate some commitment to development or social goals through previous executive or non executive activity.

Our Cultural Values

• Impact led, commercially rigorous

British International Investment is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.