Business Development Manager

Hospice UK; London; Hybrid; GBP 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare charity is seeking a Business Development Manager to join their Compassionate Employers team in London. This role focuses on driving growth and building partnerships that transform workplace culture around grief and end of life. The position offers a competitive salary, a hybrid working model, and a supportive environment for professional development. Interested candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK.

Benefits

25 days holiday, increasing with service

Matched pension scheme up to 7%

Support for staff with caring responsibilities

Family-friendly culture

Qualifications

• Proven track record in driving business growth.
• Ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience working with organizations and charities is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Supporting sales and partnership development for Compassionate Employers.
• Shaping tailored packages to meet clients’ needs.
• Building relationships to grow program impact.
• Supporting cultural change around grief and terminal illness.

Skills

Dynamic sales skills

Consultative sales approach

Strategic thinking

Relationship building

Education

Experience in sales or business development

Job description

Overview

Business Development Manager - Compassionate Employers

Are you a dynamic sales professional with a passion for purpose-driven work? Join Hospice UK's Compassionate Employers team and help transform workplace culture across the UK.

Details

Salary: £40,373 per annum.

Location: Our office is a short walk from King’s Cross station in London. For this role, we need someone to come into the office at least one day a week, on a Tuesday. A day where all of Income Generation come into the office. Otherwise we are proud to promote a truly hybrid work culture. You can work remotely for the rest of the time. Equally, you may prefer to work from the office full-time. There will also be an expectation for the successful candidate to be available for in-person sales meetings in London and across the UK, when needed.

Contractually this role is London based.

Benefits

• 25 days in the first year, increasing to 27.5 days in the second year of service and 30 days in the third.
• Matched pension scheme up to 7% of salary
• Support for staff with caring responsibilities
• Family-friendly culture

How to Apply

CV and supporting statement using Hospice UK’s supporting statement document – see below.

Closing date for applications: 9 am on Monday 29 September 2025.

Interview dates: Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 October. Interviews will take place in person at our office in London.

We’ll send assessments and some questions to you in advance so that you can prepare. Let us know if you have any specific needs to be able to fully engage with the process.

Job Information

This is a unique opportunity to support business development for a programme that changes how employers support their employees through grief, caring and end of life.

You’ll be at the forefront of driving growth, building strategic partnerships and expanding our reach to new sectors. If you thrive in a consultative sales environment and want to make meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you.

As a creative and strategic thinker, you’ll have the ability to sell both one-off products and build long-term, bespoke partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the sales and partnership development for the Compassionate Employers programme
• Shaping tailored packages that respond to the clients’ strategic needs
• Building relationships across sectors to grow programme reach and impact
• Supporting cultural change in workplaces around grief, caring and terminal illness

About Compassionate Employers

Compassionate Employers is our flagship workplace support programme. It helps organisations better support employees affected by terminal illness, caregiving responsibilities and bereavement. Through practical resources, expert guidance, training and recognition, we empower employers to foster truly inclusive and supportive cultures.

Join us as we enter an exciting new phase of growth and innovation. Be part of redefining how workplaces respond to life’s most challenging moments.

If you’re interested in this role we’d love to hear from you. If you’d like to ask any questions before applying, you can contact Paul (his contact details are available on our website).

You’ll find lots more information in the Candidate Information Pack (available on our website to download).

Note: At Hospice UK the job title for this role is Senior Corporate Development Executive. In other organisations this role might be called a Business Development Manager.

How to apply

To apply for this role, please send us the following documents by 9 am on Monday 29 September 2025:

• Your CV. Ideally in Microsoft Word format and less than 3 pages of A4.
• A completed supporting statement form (where you can demonstrate how you meet the person specification) - available on our website to download.
• A completed equalities monitoring form - available on our website to download.

We will shortlist candidates based on their CV and supporting statements. A briefing of what to expect will be sent in advance to shortlisted candidates.

Closing date for applications: by 9 am on Monday 29 September 2025.

We believe in fair recruitment and working to remove bias, so all applications will have identifying indicators removed before being submitted to the shortlisting panel.

Please make sure you provide your contact details in your email. Please note the interview dates above and let us know if there are any accommodations you might need to participate fully in the process. We will try to be flexible.

To be considered for this role you must have the right to live and work in the UK for your application to be progressed. Hospice UK is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.