Your role at Invest NI

At Invest NI, you will play a key role in contributing to our vision to be recognised as a leading economic development agency, instrumental in driving a globally competitive, regionally balanced, sustainable, and prosperous NI economy through unlocking the potential of businesses across the region.

Our achievements over the last five years speak for themselves:

  • We supported approx. 5,000 businesses to start-up, invest, grow, innovate, enter new markets and fulfil their potential
  • Our support amounted to over £500m, leading to nearly £3bn in total investment in the local economy and over 22,000 new jobs across Northern Ireland    

Our clients include Mackle Food Company, FinTru, Seagate, Neueda, Spirit AeroSystems.  

What you can expect when you join our team

  • Work/life balance

    We understand the importance of balancing work and personal life. We offer flexible work options including hybrid and flexitime, and encourage a healthy work/life integration to help you achieve your best in both areas. Working collaboratively supports hybrid working and helps boost productivity and innovation within our teams.

  • Impactful work

    We support globally recognised client organisations who are experts in their field including life and health sciences, low carbon & green tech, financial services, construction. Invest NI can provide an opportunity for you to learn, build your knowledge contribute to meaningful projects that have a real impact on making the Northern Ireland economy grow and prosper.

  • Overseas travel

    Client facing teams across Invest NI, working with international investors and ambitious exporters, have the opportunity to travel overseas to develop trade and investment opportunities by promoting Northern Ireland’s strengths as a destination for investment and the region’s world-class products and services.

  • Diversity & inclusion

    We celebrate diversity in all its forms. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where every individual feels valued, heard, and empowered.

  • Lifelong learning

    Invest NI is committed to supporting you to reach your full potential. We actively develop staff and invest significantly in training and development for business success and personal growth. This includes on-the-job training, external training and, where appropriate, further education.

  • Career growth

    We have supported many of our colleagues to develop and enhance their skills and knowledge, and take a career path that has enabled them to reach their full potential. We offer a range of training programmes, including accredited programmes, support for further education, and tailored personal development plans to help you achieve your goals.     

Discover why staff enjoy working at Invest NI

Unlock your potential

There’s no one size fits all approach to career development and that’s something we truly value at Invest NI. Whether you are at the start of your career or looking to build new skills we offer the support, space and opportunities to help you grow in the direction that is right for you.

Continuous learning

We offer a wide range of learning and development opportunities alongside encouraging our staff to stay up to date within their relevant knowledge field. We encourage you to grow in the areas that matter most to you and your role.

Supportive development

We are a recognised ILM accredited centre and can offer access to mentoring, coaching and regular check ins that focus not just on performance but on your personal growth and wellbeing.

Personal and professional growth

We actively support professional qualifications and lifelong learning, we can support you with funding, study materials and study leave to help make that possible. We also know the importance of taking time to grow yourself, our Personal Growth Scheme gives you the opportunity to invest in an activity that inspires you.

Hear from Katie and Daniel on their personal and professional development.