Business Development Manager

Venue based - Your chance to utilise your strong relationship development skills and take on a pivotal role in driving the department forward and securing new business!

• Excellent holiday days (+ mandatory Christmas closure)
• Generous maternity, paternity and adaption leave
• Excellent career progression including staff review and development scheme
• A range of policies promoting work life balance and flexible working

The Company

This long established academic institution is one of the leaders in its field. With a renowned and well established reputation in the academic field they also have a range of events space both onsite and at an additional nearby venue. With unlimited possibilities across the available space they host a range of events from large scale conferences and meetings through to training events and launch events as well as hospitality receptions and away days. Hosting events for corporates, charities and academics to name a few their close knit team work collaboratively to ensure the seamless delivery of events across the space for their varied client base.

The Role

Due to continued business growth and demand there is now a need for a Business Development Manager to come on board and help drive forward the sale of the versatile space! A broad role, responsibilities include:

• Leading on the development and implementation of a proactive sales strategy
• Developing a strong network of contacts and developing and strengthening these relationships
• Identifying opportunities for new business
• Internal and external stakeholder management
• Ensuring sales activities are delivered
• Working closely with internal teams to ensure the availability of events space and maximisation of the diary
• Working closely with the marketing teams
• Identifying and attending key industry events
• Management of a small team

The Candidate

The ideal Business Development Manager candidate will come with a proven background of strengthening and developing relationships within the MICE sector (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions). A commercial mindset is key and ideally candidates will have worked as a Business Development Manager / Account Manager / Client Relationship Manager previously. Venue or hotel backgrounds would be ideal but other backgrounds will be considered provided candidates are able to demonstrate the ability to identify opportunities and develop business. Strong stakeholder management (both internal and external) is essential.

In return the successful Business Development Manager will get the opportunity to work for a leading venue and be part of a hugely collaborative team, building your career in a supportive environment with fantastic benefits.

Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) across events, experiential and exhibitions. If this position isn't quite what you're looking for please visit live-recruitment.co.uk to view all of the opportunities we are recruiting.

As a specialist events recruitment agency we help our clients build the most talented and diverse teams in the UK. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, embracing diversity across all intersecting dimensions, including ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, well-being, abilities, and neurodiversity. We are dedicated to ensuring a supportive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations for any reason, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Vacancy Ref: LGK14926