Job Title:
Investor Origination & Partnerships Lead (Maternity Cover)
Location:
London, UK
Type:
12-months Maternity Cover, Full-time, In-office (5 days a week) with frequent travel required
Company Overview:
Eccleston Associates is a leading investment consulting firm specializing in deal construction for Private Equity or on our own (Europe & overseas). We cover the full investment continuum from deal construction through to post-investment value. We work with leading debt and Private Equity investment funds, multinationals and family offices. We are a diverse team of 8+ professionals with 6 different nationalities in the London office with many more partners abroad, specialising across strategy, analytics, finance and operations. We are based in a premium co-working offices in Belgravia.
The Role:
Eccleston Associates is seeking a commercially driven professional to support the CEO during a maternity cover period. The role combines investor development with senior-level exposure: you will be responsible for identifying and building new investor relationships, maintaining existing ones, and acting as a trusted partner to the CEO. You will represent the firm externally, contribute to commercial strategy, and support the execution of our capital-raising and business development initiatives.
Responsibilities:
· Originate and build relationships with new institutional investors to support ongoing and future deals
· Maintain and strengthen existing investor relationships, ensuring consistent engagement
· Represent the CEO in selected meetings with investors and partners, and act as a sounding board on commercial matters
· Join the CEO and Senior Partners in key meetings, providing input and ensuring effective follow-up
· Manage and update the commercial pipeline, including tracking new deal opportunities and investor outreach
· Actively collaborate with the local top management teams in existing deals
· Keep up to date with market trends, competitor activity, and industry developments
Qualifications:
· 8–14 years of experience in a commercial, business development, fundraising, or scale-up environment
· Proven ability to originate opportunities, drive results, and manage end-to-end commercial processes
· Strong negotiation, relationship-building, and interpersonal skills
· Confident in selling ideas, representing a company externally, and working with senior stakeholders
· Comfortable with financial discussions and able to understand financial concepts
· Excellent organisational and communication skills, with the ability to operate independently
· Team-oriented, adaptable, and proactive in seeking out opportunities
· Strong written and oral communication skills (fluent English is essential)
· London-based, with authorisation to work in the United Kingdom
What we offer:
· International travel
· Exposure to Private Equity, multinational companies and C-suite level clients
· Opportunities for career growth and personal development
· Potential conversion to a full-time role, post maternity-leave
· The opportunity to work with a team of bright individuals in our charming offices in Belgravia
If you are a results-driven professional with strong commercial instincts and a proven ability to originate opportunities, build relationships, and drive outcomes, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Please submit your resume to
Eccleston Associates is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.