The Business Development Manager sits in the Development Team, which is responsible for delivering income to sustain and grow The Reader’s work and developing relationships that can help make that work happen.
The Business Development Manager will be responsible for all commissioned income secured from NHS bodies, the criminal justice sector and from Local Authorities. These commissions may be to deliver Shared Reading in mental health settings or services, to read with those living in prison or probation settings or to deliver our Reading Heroes programme enabling us to read 1-2-1 with care experienced children. The post holder will hold a strategic overview within this area, ensuring a coherent and joined up approach to fundraising from within the public sector. Partnership working will be instrumental in the role, progressing key relationships, seeking potential new fruitful partnership opportunities, and working collaboratively across teams.
Person specification:
• Experience working in either a business development or marketing/sales role, fundraising or account management.
• Excellent verbal, presentation and written communication skills with the ability to understand, interpret, and present complex information in a persuasive and accurate way for a range of audiences both internally and externally
• Excellent interpersonal skills in order to understand needs of partners and build relationships.
• A proven track record of delivering to income targets with the ability to work under pressure and manage conflicting priorities.
• The ability to identify trends, think and plan strategically, shape projects or products and deliver to agreed timelines.
• An effective influencer and negotiator with a demonstrable ability to sell concepts in a clear and engaging way.
• A self-motivated, proactive and collaborative individual with a proven ability of networking, using initiative and developing new partnerships from scratch.
• A team player with a positive and flexible attitude with a willingness and ability to work collaboratively with colleagues.
• Confident in dealing with budgets and costings in order to be able to present them accurately within proposals and negotiate where required.
• Familiarity with IT programmes including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Be able to demonstrate an understanding of, and passion for, the mission and work of The Reader and its values.
Hours – Full Time (35 hours per week)
Salary – £29,870 per annum
Contract – Permanent
Please visit The Reader to view a full job description and application form. All completed forms should be sent to laurakershaw@thereader.org.uk