Business Development Officer

Brook Young People; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity organization in the UK seeks a full-time role focused on securing partnerships and increasing income through education and wellbeing initiatives. The successful candidate will have outstanding communication and networking skills, advocating for the organization and its service users. Benefits include a 4-day workweek, ample annual leave, and ongoing training opportunities.

Benefits

4 Day Week

Annual leave – 28 days

Sick pay

Flexible working

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong presentation skills required.
• Experience working with education providers is essential.
• Proficiency in establishing and maintaining partnerships is critical.

Responsibilities

• Support the organization in diversifying and growing income.
• Maintain effective partnerships with various organizations.
• Serve as a persuasive advocate for Brook and its service users.

Skills

Outstanding communication skills

Excellent networking skills

Excellent negotiation skills

Excellent organizational skills

Ability to work autonomously

Ability to manage a varied workload

Job description

Overview

We are a 4 Day Week employer. Purpose of the role: to support Brook to diversify and grow income through the sale of its education and wellbeing work, 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 who 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

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: National - UK wide
• Salary: £25,000 FTE
• Closing date: 19/10/2025
• Application Tip: Ensure your supporting statement refers to the person specification as this will assist in a successful sift through to the interview stage.

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

• 4 Day Week (Working 20% fewer hours 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.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.

Due to the high number of applications for this post, it will not be possible to respond to every application. We will contact you within 4 weeks of the closing date if you have been shortlisted for the role.

Thank you for your interest in working for Brook.

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