Business Development Manager
Leeds – Permanent, Full Time – Salary: £35-40k DOE – Closing date: 27 May 2026
About this position
The challenges we address are often too big for any one organisation. We build partnerships with purpose that deliver lasting impact. This role will be key to growing our impact with new partners and ultimately the impact we have on young people and the employers we work with.
The Business Development Manager will work closely with our broader growth and marketing teams to create new partnerships with like‑minded organisations who are ambitious in their efforts to drive the social of young people.
Reporting to the Commercial Director, this role is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and fast‑paced team. Our ideal candidate will have experience in a B2B context, be proactive and commercially minded. Importantly, they will champion our vision of a society where a young person's potential isn't limited by their background.
Key responsibilities
- Business Development
- Supporting the wider growth plans of the business through identifying and developing growth opportunities and winning new work.
- Lead generation and qualification, scoping and converting new opportunities that arise from marketing campaigns, networking, events, tenders and partners.
- Identifying emerging market opportunities across the private and public sector.
- Tracking trends and developments around social value to shape our propositions.
- Maintaining accurate and up‑to‑date CRM records. We use Dynamics and HubSpot.
- Proposal and Bid Management
- Leading the creation of high‑quality proposals.
- Co‑ordinating the wider team to develop accurate scoping and pricing.
- Understanding client challenges and translating them into bespoke solutions that develop strong and long‑term partnerships.
- Identifying, signing up to and managing opportunity identification through appropriate tender portals.
- Setting up and maintaining a bid/proposals filing system.
- Leading the proposal debrief process with both successful and unsuccessful bids and proposals, ensuring learnings and trends are identified, communicated and acted upon going forwards.
- Marketing and Reputation Support
- Collaborating closely with Marketing in the identification and conversion of leads generated from marketing campaigns.
- Working with the marketing team to create case studies and thought leadership content.
- Attending and representing the organisation at events and conferences, providing regular feedback to the wider team.
- General
- Competitive benchmarking – contributing to the growth, marketing, creative and delivery teams’ knowledge of competitors and helping with the competitive differentiation of our offer on a client‑by‑client basis.
- Championing and advocating for a holistic approach to the assessment and consideration of macro‑economic factors and market forces analysis.
- Working alongside growth and delivery teams to better understand targets, how to defend and build client programmes and better understand client relationship dynamics.
- Undertaking any other duties as requested and commensurate with the post.
Qualifications
Essential
- Proven experience (around 2-3 years) in business development or account management.
- Excellent relationship building and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Strong written communication with an ability to produce compelling proposals and pitches.
- Commercially astute, with experience negotiating deals.
- Ability to work independently, prioritise workload and drive results.
- Ability to think outside the box, develop ideas and create clarity from ambiguity.
- Confidence presenting to senior leaders and external audiences.
Desirable
- Experience in a consultancy or client facing organisation.
- Experience in B2B Business development.
- Familiarity with CRM platforms (e.g. MS CRM Dynamics and HubSpot).
- Experience supporting marketing or thought leadership activities.
- Strong understanding of social value/ESG.
Housekeeping
Working hours – a standard full‑time week is 37.5 hours. The role is based in Leeds; there could be travel across the UK, including overnight stays as required (with reasonable notice). Unsociable hours may be required. There is a requirement to be in the office a minimum of 2-3 days per week. Flexible working and other arrangements are happily considered.
Equal Opportunity
Our vision is a society where a young person's potential isn't limited by their background. That means we recognise the importance of our team reflecting the communities we serve, so we welcome and encourage candidates from all backgrounds for this role.
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Leeds – Permanent, Full Time – Salary: £35-40k DOE – Closing date: 27 May 2026
About this position
The challenges we address are often too big for any one organisation. We build partnerships with purpose that deliver lasting impact. This role will be key to growing our impact with new partners and ultimately the impact we have on young people and the employers we work with.
The Business Development Manager will work closely with our broader growth and marketing teams to create new partnerships with like‑minded organisations who are ambitious in their efforts to drive the social of young people.
Reporting to the Commercial Director, this role is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and fast‑paced team. Our ideal candidate will have experience in a B2B context, be proactive and commercially minded. Importantly, they will champion our vision of a society where a young person’s potential isn’t limited by their background.
Key responsibilities
- Business Development
- Supporting the wider growth plans of the business through identifying and developing growth opportunities and winning new work.
- Lead generation and qualification, scoping and converting new opportunities that arise from marketing campaigns, networking, events, tenders and partners.
- Identifying emerging market opportunities across the private and public sector.
- Tracking trends and developments around social value to shape our propositions.
- Maintaining accurate and up‑to‑date CRM records. We use Dynamics and HubSpot.
- Proposal and Bid Management
- Leading the creation of high‑quality proposals.
- Co‑ordinating the wider team to develop accurate scoping and pricing.
- Understanding client challenges and translating them into bespoke solutions that develop strong and long‑term partnerships.
- Identifying, signing up to and managing opportunity identification through appropriate tender portals.
- Setting up and maintaining a bid/proposals filing system.
- Leading the proposal debrief process with both successful and unsuccessful bids and proposals, ensuring learnings and trends are identified, communicated and acted upon going forwards.
- Marketing and Reputation Support
- Collaborating closely with Marketing in the identification and conversion of leads generated from marketing campaigns.
- Working with the marketing team to create case studies and thought leadership content.
- Attending and representing the organisation at events and conferences, providing regular feedback to the wider team.
- General
- Competitive benchmarking – contributing to the growth, marketing, creative and delivery teams’ knowledge of competitors and helping with the competitive differentiation of our offer on a client‑by‑client basis.
- Championing and advocating for a holistic approach to the assessment and consideration of macro‑economic factors and market forces analysis.
- Working alongside growth and delivery teams to better understand targets, how to defend and build client programmes and better understand client relationship dynamics.
- Undertaking any other duties as requested and commensurate with the post.
Qualifications
Essential
- Proven experience (around 2-3 years) in business development or account management.
- Excellent relationship building and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Strong written communication with an ability to produce compelling proposals and pitches.
- Commercially astute, with experience negotiating deals.
- Ability to work independently, prioritise workload and drive results.
- Ability to think outside the box, develop ideas and create clarity from ambiguity.
- Confidence presenting to senior leaders and external audiences.
Desirable
- Experience in a consultancy or client facing organisation.
- Experience in B2B Business development.
- Familiarity with CRM platforms (e.g. MS CRM Dynamics and HubSpot).
- Experience supporting marketing or thought leadership activities.
- Strong understanding of social value/ESG.
Housekeeping
Working hours – a standard full‑time week is 37.5 hours. The role is based in Leeds; there could be travel across the UK, including overnight stays as required (with reasonable notice). Unsociable hours may be required. There is a requirement to be in the office a minimum of 2-3 days per week. Flexible working and other arrangements are happily considered.
Equal Opportunity
Our vision is a society where a young person’s potential isn’t limited by their background. That means we recognise the importance of our team reflecting the communities we serve, so we welcome and encourage candidates from all backgrounds for this role.
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