Business Account Manager

Nottingham City Council; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Pension scheme 17.9%

Smart Working

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is seeking a Business Account Manager to support local businesses by delivering the Business Support & Investment Readiness Programme. You will engage new firms, assess needs, create action plans and provide growth advice to help businesses reach their full potential.

The role involves managing a portfolio, coordinating events, and traveling across the city to NCC sites and partner premises. A driving licence and vehicle are preferred due to travel requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering business support, advice, IBD and account management.
• Knowledge of the business support landscape and ability to broker services.
• Experience helping businesses access finance and understand options.

Responsibilities

• Engage new businesses and manage a portfolio of clients across NCC sites and partner venues.
• Create action plans and provide business support to drive growth and sustainability.
• Lead event management and travel as required to client locations and NCC sites.
• Identify businesses for the Investment Readiness Programme and guide cohorts through funding applications.

Skills

Business support

Account management

Finance options knowledge

Diversity engagement

Job description

Job Description

Contract Type: Fixed Term for 12 months

Working Hours: 37 Hours Per Week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £40,777 (Level one) rising to £44,075 per annum (pro rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)

Location: Hybrid Working - working remotely, with Travel to Loxley House and Business Premises

We've got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you've been looking for? Read on to find out more...

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

Business Account Manager

An opportunity to play a pivotal role in supporting Nottingham City businesses by proactively working to ensure that they are accessing all available support in overcoming barriers to growth and in reaching their full growth potential.

This role involves delivering Nottingham City Council's Business Support & Business Account Management Service and Investment Readiness Programme.

Responsible for engaging new businesses and managing a portfolio of current organisations, the primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to; understanding and assessing business needs, creating action plans and providing business support and advice to support business growth, sustainability and planning.

Event management and speaking will be required, travel across the city to various NCC sites, partner venues and business premises is essential.

The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying businesses to access the investment readiness programme, manage this journey for individual cohorts of businesses and support businesses with funding applications.

Ensuring the business support service is accessible and representative of the vast diversity within Nottingham City is a key priority of the business support service, dedication to employing inclusive procedures and best practice is essential to this role.

About You

Full, Clean Driving Licence and access to a vehicle is preferred due to the nature of travel required and transporting materials.

• Experience of delivering business support, advice, IBD and account management
• Current and working knowledge of the business support landscape and experience in navigating this to broker businesses into internal and external support
• Experience of working with businesses to access finance and understand the various finance options
• Experience of working within a diverse environment, successfully engaging businesses and delivering growth within a business(s)

• This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English, is an essential requirement for the role.

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Lisa Barton, Local Business Manager, by email at [e-mail]

Closing Date: 10th September 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: TBC

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

About Us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years' service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working - to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair, inclusive and Disability Confident Employer, welcoming applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

If you are a disabled candidate and wish to be considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this within your application. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment journey.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from serving personnel, veterans, reservists and military families.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the LGBTQ+ community, or are disabled. These groups are currently underrepresented in our workforce, and we are committed to better reflecting the communities we serve.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and encourage candidates to discuss this with us during the recruitment process.