Graduate Business Development Executive - Events

Graduate Recruitment Bureau; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An international events company is seeking a Graduate Business Development Executive in London. This entry-level role focuses on developing sales skills and working with senior executives to enhance networking opportunities. Ideal candidates should have a desire to work in sales and be ready to start soon. The position involves relationship building, selling event benefits, and achieving targets in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Desire to be in a sales environment.
• Availability to start between now and January.

Responsibilities

• Building strong relationships with senior-level executives.
• Having intelligent discovery conversations with clients.
• Selling benefits of attending events.
• Meeting targets and KPIs.
• Managing clients face-to-face at conferences.

Skills

Sales skills

Relationship building

Communication skills

Job description

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Graduate Business Development Executive - Events, London

Client:

Graduate Recruitment Bureau

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

Job Description:

An international events company with 10 offices around the globe. Their mission is to provide business leaders with tailored networking opportunities to keep up to date with industry trends, new technologies, and investment opportunities.

This is a fantastic graduate entry-level role for those looking to develop their sales career within the events space. You could be joining the defence, customer success, oil and gas, travel and leisure, or tech team.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Building strong relationships with senior-level executives
• Having intelligent discovery conversations with clients to understand their business goals and challenges
• Selling the benefits and value of attending your events as solutions to these goals and issues
• Becoming an expert on your portfolio of events
• Meeting targets and KPIs
• Attending London-based conferences on-site and managing clients face-to-face

What You Need:

• A desire to be in a sales environment
• Availability to start between now and January