Business Development Officer

Brook; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 Day Week (20% less hours)

Annual leave 28 days + 8 bank holidays

Sick pay

Flexible working

Cycle to Work

EAP

Training and development

Long service awards

Job summary

Brook is seeking a commercially minded role to diversify and grow income through the sale of its education and wellbeing services, building partnerships with education providers, local authorities, businesses and other organisations that support young people. You will advocate for Brook and its service users. Hours: Full-Time 37.5 hours per week.

Location: London, Newcastle, Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol. Salary: £26,277.50 - £28,860. Closing date: 26 September 2026.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication, including confident presentation.
• Strong networking and social skills.
• Excellent negotiation abilities.
• Outstanding organisation and attention to detail.
• Able to work autonomously whilst meeting targets and deadlines.
• Able to manage a varied, high workload.
• Customer-focused and solution-oriented.
• Able to promote Brook’s brand messages and beliefs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain partnerships with education providers, local authorities, businesses, and other organisations.
• Identify opportunities to diversify income and promote Brook education and wellbeing services.
• Represent Brook with stakeholders and advocate for service users.
• Meet targets and contribute to financial sustainability.

Skills

Communication

Networking

Negotiation

Organisation

Target-driven

Customer-focused

Job description

Purpose of the role

To support Brook in diversifying and growing income through the sale of its education and wellbeing services, contributing to the financial sustainability of the organisation. To identify, develop, and maintain effective and successful partnerships with a range of education providers, local authorities, businesses, and other organisations that work with and support young people. To be a persuasive advocate for Brook and its service users.

• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal, including confident presentation skills
• Excellent networking and social skills
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Able to work autonomously whilst meeting targets and to tight deadlines
• Able to manage a varied and high workload
• Customer care focused and solution focused
• Able to effectively represent and promote Brook’s core brand messages, position statements and beliefs

We are 4 Day Week employer

Purpose of the role

To support Brook in diversifying and growing income through the sale of its education and wellbeing services, contributing to the financial sustainability of the organisation. To identify, develop, and maintain effective and successful partnerships with a range of education providers, local authorities, businesses, and other organisations that work with and support young people. To be a persuasive advocate for Brook and its service users.

Essential Criteria

• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal, including confident presentation skills
• Excellent networking and social skills
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Able to work autonomously whilst meeting targets and to tight deadlines
• Able to manage a varied and high workload
• Customer care focused and solution focused
• Able to effectively represent and promote Brook’s core brand messages, position statements and beliefs

About the role:

• Hours: Full-Time 37.5 Hours per week

(Upon completing your probationary period, you will be eligible to join the 4 Day Week program, which allows you to work 20% fewer hours without a decrease in salary)

• Contract: Permanent
• Location: London, Newcastle, Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol
• Salary: £26,277.50 - £28,860
• Closing date: 26th September 2026

About Brook:

Brook is the UK’s leading sexual health and wellbeing charity. We are committed to changing attitudes, challenging prejudice and championing equality.

Our unique combination of clinical services and education programmes are designed to meet individual needs and instill positive behaviours that influence their whole lives. Our digital solutions help us reach even greater numbers of young people and professionals, and our expansion into all-age services ensures that whole communities can benefit from our inclusive, non-judgmental approach to sexual and reproductive health.

We are continuously listening to and learning from our service users and the communities we support. We amplify the voices of those who face barriers to access, ensuring that sexual health remains high on the political agenda and that law, policy and practice is aligned with what they need.

Benefits of working for Brook:

• 4 Day Week (Working 20% hours less without salary decrease)
• Annual leave - 28 days per annum, increasing up to 33 days plus 8 bank holidays
• Sick pay (from 3 up to 12 weeks fully paid)
• Flexible working
• Gratitude scheme
• Assisted purchase scheme
• Cycle to Work up to £1k
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Long service awards
• Maternity and paternity pay
• Pension scheme - Employee pension contributions matched by Brook up to 4% of qualifying earnings
• Training and development opportunities
• Coaching

Please note - this role requires the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced DBS check

Candidates must be able to provide paperwork demonstrating their right to work in the UK.

Please note: internal applicants with live sanctions will not be considered for this role.

Thank you for your interest in working for Brook.

Brook Safeguarding with Purpose

Working with People Safely. Safe Place, Safe People.