Business Development Manager

Threshold Sports; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading event management company in Brighton is seeking a Business Administration Manager to support the delivery of exciting events. The role offers a salary between £35,000 and £45,000 and includes managing HR and finance administration tasks. With flexibility regarding remote work and a vibrant team culture, this position is ideal for those passionate about operational efficiency and team collaboration. The start date is February 2026, with various wellness and social perks offered.

Benefits

Salary: £35k to £45k per annum

Potential for performance and company-related bonuses

28 days holiday (including bank holidays)

5% employer pension contribution

Up to 50% off trainers and free health checks from Vitality

Subsidised gym membership

Annual fully funded business trip

Volunteering days available

Qualifications

• Experience in business administration, HR or Finance management.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion.
• Familiarity with accounting software and HR platforms.

Responsibilities

• Oversee office administration and ensure a welcoming environment.
• Manage HR admin including payroll, contracts, and recruitment.
• Perform basic bookkeeping and liaise with payments and banking.
• Work closely with IT support to fulfill hardware and software needs.

Skills

Planning and organising

Cross-functional collaboration

Adapting and coping

Leading and supervising

Education

Degree in Business Administration or related field

Tools

Xero

HiBob

Excel (Intermediate)

Job description

Overview

Organisation Threshold Sports
Salary £35,000-£45,000
Location Brighton, UK
Contract type Permanent (Full time)
Closing date 28 February 2026

Job Description Threshold Sports UK

In 2025, our team successfully delivered over 50 mass participation events across the UK and as far afield as Rajasthan, empowering more than 60,000 people to discover what they’re truly capable of. Along the way, these events raised over £16 million for charity. 2026 is set to be another significant year of growth with our public events in double-digit growth and multiple new brand partnerships and high-profile clients coming on board.

Who We Are Looking For

We’re looking for a new Business Administration Manager to join us at our Brighton HQ. They will sit at the heart of the business supporting the team to deliver some of the most exciting events in the world.

The Business Administration Manager sits at the heart of the company over-seeing the smooth delivery of key business administration.

It’s best suited to someone with a love of administrative efficiency combined with strong interpersonal relationships to ensure people adhere to the systems and processes they are responsible for.

The growth of the company and breadth of the role means that there will potentially be scope to develop a greater role in either HR or finance functions.

If you are interested, and seeking a new challenge filled with enthusiasm and energy and you posses a strong sense of teamwork and culture, then read on for what the job involves and a quick snapshot of what life is like here.

Your main tasks

• Facilities: Oversight of office administration ranging from tenancy admin through to inboxes and ensuring a welcoming environment
• People: Managing HR admin such as payroll, contracts, training, on and off-boarding, rewards and recruitment
• Finance: Basic bookkeeping using Xero and our event payment system (Equals), and liaison with payments and banking
• IT: Working closely with our external support team to ensure hardware and software requirements are in hand

Your profile

• Planning and organising: setting objectives, planning, managing time, managing resources, and monitoring progress.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Working closely with internal teams and stakeholders to ensure consistent adherence to processes. Able to work independently and know when to escalate issues appropriately
• Adapting and coping: Flexing and responding to change, accepting new ideas, adapting interpersonal style, dealing with ambiguity.
• Leading and supervising: providing direction and coordinating action, supervising and monitoring behaviour, coaching, delegating, empowering staff.

This experience will also be useful

• Handling sensitive information with discretion
• Familiarity with Xero or similar accounting software
• Familiarity with HiBob or similar HR platform
• Previous experience in business administration, HR or Finance management role
• Excel - Intermediate

What we offer

THE CORE PACKAGE

• Salary: £35k to £45k per annum
• Bonus: Potential for performance and company-related bonuses
• Holiday: 28 days (inc. bank holidays) plus time off between Christmas & New Year
• Pension: 5% employer contribution
• Location: Brighton
• Reporting to: Chief Client Officer
• Start date: February 2026 onwards

FLEXIBLE WORKING

• Remote working: 4 days a week in the Brighton office as a baseline
• Flexible hours: 9-5 pm with flexibility for early or late starts
• Extended breaks: Flexible time during the day to exercise or take time out
• Additional Holiday: Option to buy additional holiday at a discounted rate
• Time off in lieu: 1 extra day off for every weekend day worked on event
• Extended remote working: Option for additional days e.g. working abroad
• 4-day week: Open to discussion of reduced hours

LONG SERVICE

• 5yr & 10yr long service rewards with additional annual leave and and budget for adventure funding

WE LIKE BEING HEALTHY

• Vitality Healthcare, which includes:
• Up to 50% off a pair of trainers every year and free annual health checks
• Subsidised gym membership, free coffees and cinema tickets
• £250 challenge fund each year to put towards a challenge of your choosing
• Free entry into Threshold events and discounts for friends and family
• Boot camps, pilates, yoga and energisers led by Thresholdians
• Free fruit, treats and a well-stocked top shelf bar in the office

WE LIKE BEING SOCIAL

• Annual 3-day business planning and celebration trip (fully funded)
• Programme of activities throughout the year from pottery to padel
• Welcoming and lively environment in a bright and social office
• We like to keep learning
• Internal training and opportunity for funding for personal development
• Mentoring opportunities both internally and externally

WE LIKE TO GIVE BACK

• Match Funding of up to £100 for any charity challenges you take on
• Volunteering days available each year upon request

*Please note that the benefits package is subject to change.

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