New Business Development Manager - Corporate and Major Donors

Webrecruit Ireland Ltd.; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic New Business Development Manager to spearhead initiatives with Corporate and Major Donor partners. This role is pivotal in creating and nurturing relationships that yield significant donations, essential for achieving long-term strategic goals. You will leverage your expertise in business development, research, and partnership management to identify and secure opportunities within the market. With a flexible home-based working environment, you will enjoy the freedom to innovate while collaborating with a passionate team dedicated to making a difference in the lives of deaf children. If you are driven by results and have a knack for building impactful partnerships, this is an exciting opportunity for you.

Benefits

Home-based working

Flexible hours

25 days holiday plus 3 additional days at Christmas

Pension with 5.5% employer contribution

Annual performance-based salary increase

Employee Assistance & Wellbeing Programmes

Qualifications

• Proven experience in developing new business from prospecting to partnership.
• Strong research skills and ability to perform due diligence.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement new business development pipeline.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business aims.

Skills

Business Development

Research Skills

Partnership Management

Market Analysis

Digital Skills

Agile Principles

Education

Relevant Degree or Equivalent Experience

Job description

New Business Development Manager - Corporate and Major Donors (Chapter Member Partner)

Reference: DEC20241357

Expiry date: 23:59, Sun, 19th Jan 2025

Location: Home-based UK

We are looking for a New Business Development Manager - Corporate and Major Donors to develop and implement a comprehensive new business development pipeline, aligning with our longer-term strategic aims. You’ll collaborate across the organisation to understand business aims and objectives, and with one eye on the external market you’ll seek new opportunities and develop key new business relationships with Corporate and Major Donor funders. You will have a track record of securing new fundraising partnerships and meeting agreed financial targets. You will be skilled in research and prospecting for new business development opportunities and performing due diligence. You will have a demonstrable track record of developing mutually beneficial relationships with key partners which will yield 5 and 6 figure donations to enable us to deliver for our audiences and achieve our long-term plans.

Alongside this, there will be times when you will use your skills, knowledge and expertise to work in squads of between six to nine people on exciting and customer-focused initiatives. This involves following agile values and principles and working collaboratively with the product owner and colleagues to deliver on the strategic objectives and value for our customers. You'll be given direction on what needs to be achieved and the freedom to achieve it.

What you'll do

• Collaborate with stakeholders across the charity to understand priority projects, business aims and objectives.
• Survey the external marketplace to ensure we capitalise on key opportunities.
• Prospect both warm and cold relationships for potential Corporate and Major Donor partners to help us achieve our goals.
• Use your keen research skills to perform due diligence to ensure potential partners are compatible with our aims and our values.
• Make strong decisions regarding which partnerships to take forward and which to not progress based on insight.
• Develop mutually beneficial relationships, yielding 5 and 6 figures, with new and existing partners to enable NDCS to deliver against strategic plans.

What you'll need

• Proven experience in developing new business from prospecting to partnership.
• Strong research skills and a demonstrable ability to perform due diligence to ensure partners are aligned with NDCS values.
• Proven ability to manage risk effectively making tough decisions based on insight.
• Demonstrable experience in developing warm and cold relationships and partnerships delivering 5 and 6 figure donations to meet agreed targets.
• Experience in developing a strategic approach to new business, performing market analysis and using this insight to inform your decision making.
• Strong digital skills and a sound understanding of agile values & principles.
• A criminal record check / DBS disclosure (if offered the position).

What you'll get

• Home-based working with flexible hours.
• 25 days holiday - plus additional 3 days at Christmas (and bank holidays).
• Pension (5.5% employer contribution).
• Annual performance-based salary increase.
• Employee Assistance & Wellbeing Programmes.

What we do

The National Deaf Children's Society is the leading charity for deaf children. We give expert support on childhood deafness, raise awareness and campaign for deaf children's rights, so they have the same opportunities as everyone else.

Disability Confidence

We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification. Please contact us at [e-mail] with any accessibility or reasonable adjustment enquiries.

The National Deaf Children’s Society is a registered charity in England and Wales (1016532) and in Scotland (SC040779).