Impact Development Manager

This is an exciting new role in a fast-growing sustainability advisory working to enable businesses to prosper by being a force for good. We are driven by our passion to help to fix our planet and inspire society to change for the better.

What we are looking for

We are a growing team of Seismic Changemakers, and we are seeking an Impact Development Manager to help drive forward and support the next phase of impact and business growth.

About us

At Seismic we have 2 key goals: to be the best place you have ever worked, and to help 10 million people join the shift by 2030.

Along with creating impact through everything we do, connecting and building relationships is a core priority for us. That goes for our relationships with our amazing clients and with our fantastic team, made up of a strong mix of B Corp, Net Zero, Reporting and Sustainability Comms experts, throughout the UK and Europe.

We love working with our clients. From SMEs to multinational corporations, we are committed to enabling them to prosper by helping them become ever more impactful forces for good.

All that’s missing is you!

The role and its responsibilities

The exact role definition will be dependent on the desire, capability and experiences of the right person. Key responsibilities are likely to include:

• You will be at the heart of our high growth business, supporting our co-founders, Heads of Departments and Consultants with business development opportunities. 

• Lead management and nurturing will be key activities of the role, qualifying our inbound leads, determining the right next step to help our prospects. This includes activating digital campaigns helping to activate our webinars and events

• You will support our new client deals, undertaking pricing and creating proposals, taking meaningful and valuable notes, to meet our clients' varying and specialist requirements, guided by our expert consulting team.

• Clear and tailored communication to drive sales forward will be a critical part of the role, you will be supported throughout by an experienced sales leader. 

• There will be an element of diary management support to arrange client meetings. 

• You will help manage our client relationship management system, Hubspot and support team utilisation.

• You will analyse business development data and provide insights to help steer us towards higher performance. 

About you 

You believe that humanity and businesses need to make a seismic shift in the right direction and want to apply your consulting and analytical capabilities to help make that happen. At the same time you want to work in a friendly, collaborative and empathetic team who are delivering impactful projects for high-profile clients.

To be successful in this role you would need the following attributes: 

• You are passionate about sustainability and have knowledge of the corporate sustainability market. 

• You are focused on your personal development and keep to progress in a commercial and/or advisory role in your future 

• You are a practical “doer”, you are organised, and you push yourself and others. 

• Learning and Development is important to you have a growth mindset

• You are confident and comfortable in C Suite and Heads of Sustainability settings.

• A minimum 2 years' pre-sales or consultative management experience, and a passion for creating high quality client communications.

• You are accustomed to working in a fast-paced environment and can perform under pressure while ensuring accuracy is maintained.

• You prioritise your workload well and are good at asking for help and communicating with your colleagues effectively.

• Proactively identify issues and opportunities taking action to ensure consistent and reliable output.

• You are comfortable giving feedback, even to senior management, with the spirit and intention needed to deliver our impact. 

• You are excited about the opportunity to be part of a high performing business development team, learning and growing with Seismic as we deliver our vision. 

Importantly, you love client work and also working with teammates to iterate products and services. You are a team player - you like a laugh, but are not afraid to graft. You are a student of sustainability, have plenty to offer, and know you have even more to learn.

You are action oriented, have a keen eye for detail and enjoy juggling multiple projects and priorities and enjoy just the right amount of time pressure to help keep productive and focused. You are a ‘people person’ with a knack for building relationships with a diverse group of people.

You are excited by the opportunities of working for a young, fast growing, ever evolving, purpose-driven business.

Location

Ideally you will be within commuting distance of our London office. You will be within commuting distance of our London office, attending the office (Spitalfields) at least twice per week.

Working hours 

We believe in flexible working hours to better suit our personal lives while being considerate of each other and our clients. We generally work office hours but trust each other to make fair decisions. 

Salary and benefits

• 25 days annual leave per year pro-rata

• An extra day of annual leave for your birthday

• The option to swap up to two Bank Holidays per year to suit your religious/cultural/family/personal needs

• £500 per year professional development budget

  • Plus two days per year professional development time

• £200 per year wellbeing budget

• £200 home office setup budget

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Wellbeing and benefits platform

• Bupa health insurance

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Financial coaching (Bippit)

• …and a roadmap for future benefits as we grow

Seismic is an equal opportunities employer

Seismic recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. We are building a world class team and we know we need a diverse mix of talented people doing their best work.