New Business Development Manager - North - North East, UK

Housing 21; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Housing 21 is seeking a New Business Development Manager to lead opportunities across the North, shaping development and delivery of affordable housing schemes. The role involves driving growth, engaging with stakeholders, and promoting Housing 21’s mission across the region.

The position emphasizes identifying, initiating and appraising projects, communicating across the organisation, and supporting schemes with travel across the North as needed.

Qualifications

• Strong specialist knowledge of the early-stage New Business Development process within the social housing sector
• Demonstrable experience and a proven track record of securing affordable housing developments
• End-to-end project delivery experience, managing the full lifecycle from concept and design through to completion and post-implementation review
• Knowledge of development financial and risk appraisals
• Understanding of Homes England procedures and funding mechanisms
• Knowledge and experience of the operating environment for Registered Providers
• Experience and understanding of specialist housing for older people

Job description

New Business Development Manager - North - North East, UK

New Business Development Manager (North)

Salary: £75,195 per annum

Hours: Full time - 35 hours per week/ 70 hours over two weeks (nine-day fortnight)

Location: The North Region spans a large geographical area, from Staffordshire to the Scottish Borders. This role will primarily support schemes across the North West; however, there may be a requirement to work across regional boundaries and support schemes throughout the wider North region when necessary. Therefore, the post holder must demonstrate flexibility and a willingness to travel extensively across the North region, with occasional travel required outside the region to meet business needs.

The Role

Help shape what comes next. We’re growing and exploring new opportunities across Development and Delivery and we’re looking for people to help turn our plans into reality. Bring your skills, experience and ideas to our next chapter.

We are currently recruiting for a New Business Development Manager to join our North team.

This is a target-driven role responsible for identifying, initiating, and appraising a range of projects that support the delivery of Housing 21’s business growth strategy.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a strong understanding of the new business development process. You will be expected to communicate effectively with colleagues across the organisation, as well as external stakeholders, and act as the primary point of contact for operational teams and partners.

Curious to know more? If you’re looking for an opportunity to make a real difference within an organisation with a strong social purpose, take a look at the attached job description.

We’d love to meet you!

What We’re Looking For

Essential requirements for the role include:

• Strong specialist knowledge of the early-stage New Business Development process within the social housing sector
• Demonstrable experience and a proven track record of securing affordable housing developments
• End-to-end project delivery experience, managing the full lifecycle from concept and design through to completion and post-implementation review
• Knowledge of development financial and risk appraisals
• Understanding of Homes England procedures and funding mechanisms
• Knowledge and experience of the operating environment for Registered Providers
• Experience and understanding of specialist housing for older people

Why us?

We support our employees to do what they do best, whether that’s through flexible working, learning new skills or being part of a friendly and supportive workplace culture. We also offer a great benefits package including Blue Light Card discount, holiday trade scheme, volunteer days, Occupational Sick Pay, Occupational Maternity Pay and more.

As part of our commitment to our employees and offering flexibility, we now offer a nine-day fortnight, providing employees with the opportunity to work their hours across nine days and have a three-day weekend every other week. Further details on how this works will be discussed with successful candidates upon an offer being made.

An offer of employment will be subject to the satisfactory completion of basic disclosure check.

Closing date for applications: 18 November 2026

Due to the nature of this role this advert may close earlier than the closing date listed and once sufficient applications have been received. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.