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Join Enable as a Business Development Manager to foster community well-being, experience a vibrant team culture, and drive impactful events
Overview
Salary
£45000
Location
Battersea Park
Expires
Expires at anytime
Enable is a dynamic charity focused on enhancing community wellbeing and collaborating with various partners to deliver health, leisure, and community services. Joining our mission offers the chance to be part of a team dedicated to making a real difference in people's lives. At Enable, you'll benefit from flexible hours, a hybrid work environment, generous leave, and a host of wellbeing perks, including a free gym membership and engaging social activities within a supportive and creative team.
- Develop and execute a strategic sales plan for the Events Team.
- Research industry trends to create effective sales solutions.
- Seek new partnerships and business opportunities.
- Focus on sales growth and exceptional customer service.
- Manage and develop team members.
- Engage in networking with local businesses.
- Negotiate contracts to enhance revenue.
- Monitor sales performance and report on KPIs.
- Demonstrated success in sales growth and strategy implementation.
- Deep understanding of business and sales development techniques.
- Proactive and persistent in opportunity identification and conversion.
- Strong negotiation and networking abilities.
- Effective communication skills across various platforms.
- Experience in line management.
- Ability to work collaboratively with local authorities.
About Us
Enable is a charity dedicated to improving people's wellbeing and strengthening local communities. Core to our work is the development of strong working relationships with councils, charities and other organisations to deliver, health leisure and community services and events that enrich people's lives.
Benefits
- Flexible working hours & a hybrid working environment
- 30 days of annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays), 3 additional free days off at Christmas
- Life Insurance
- Reward Schemes (RewardHub Membership, wellbeing budgets and cycle to work)
- Mental Health & Wellbeing Perks (Yoga, activities, massages, monthly talks)
- Free Gym Membership
- Free breakfasts/snacks
- When in the office, we enjoy a well-stocked fridge and food cupboards, and a variety of social activities
Reports to: Deputy Head of Events
Based: Battersea Park
Salary: £40,000 to £45,000 a year
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Working Pattern: Hybrid/Office based - Flexibility to work weekends, early mornings and late nights as required
DBS: Basic
Role Overview
Reporting to the Deputy Head of Events, the Business Development Manager will be responsible for looking at long term commercial growth across the Events Team. This person will implement an effective sales approach that expands our reach, strengthens client relationships and builds networks with local businesses. They will actively seek out new business opportunities that can boost revenue and set our company apart.
Long term progression in this role will be set to look at opportunities in large scale production events through partnerships and strategising new growth plans with the senior management of the team.
The Events Team:
Are a busy, creative, tight knit group of vibrant professionals who are looking for someone to join the team who pride themselves in 5 start customer service and going the extra mile for their clients. In the Events Team we celebrate creative problem solving, autonomy and integrity in our approach to work.
Main Duties/Responsibilities:
- Developing, executing, and overseeing the Events Team Sales Strategy
- Conducting high-level industry research to develop effective sales solutions
- Actively seeking new partnerships
- Prioritising sales growth and positive customer feedback
- Line management of team members and lead on development and progression of direct reports
- Networking with local businesses to identify new opportunities
- Negotiating business contracts that improve revenue
- Monitoring sales progress and providing reports to track and measure against KPIs
The successful candidate will have:
- A proven record of sales growth and implementing successful sales strategies
- Strong knowledge of business and sales growth tactics
- A hunger for identifying new opportunity, and the tenacity to see that through to conversion
- Excellent negotiation and networking skills
- Ability to communicate effectively and professionally in writing, by telephone or face to face with senior management, other staff, clients and members of the public
- Previous line management experience
- Appreciation for working alongside Local Authorities
If this opportunity sounds right for you, please don't hesitate to Apply Now and follow the prompts!
