Business Development Manager

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About The Role

Role: Business Development Manager
Location: South Ribble and Chorley
Contract: Full time (36.25 hours per week) / Permanent
Salary: £43,693 - £44,711 plus 6% car allowance
Closing Date: 9 March 2025

Do you have an eye for spotting commercial opportunities and the ability to build excellent relationships?

We're looking for a proactive and results-driven manager to maximise income generation through a number of initiatives including weddings and functions at Astley Hall and Worden Hall, the shop at Astley Hall, sponsorship for our events and the development of packages for our Tourism Network .

In a role that works across two organisations, you will be the key point of contact for business tenants at Astley Hall and Worden Hall and will work with teams across the council to make best use of council-owned venues and open spaces.

What you'll be getting up to:

• You will develop and manage the councils' wedding and functions offer at Astley Hall in Chorley and Worden Hall in South Ribble.
• You will work with the Wedding and Functions Coordinator to ensure events run smoothly and we deliver an excellent level of customer service
• You will oversee income and expenditure for bookings to maximise income generation.
• You will work closely with the contracted bar supplier and caterer for our bookings
• You will manage stakeholder engagement and act as the main point of contact for tenants
• You will maximise the potential of our commercial assets
• You will work with the councils' Events Team to look at new opportunities to bring new events to our boroughs
• You will work with the councils' Communications and Marketing Team to promote our commercial activities
• You will work with the councils' Culture and Heritage Team to ensure our commercial offer is in line with our cultural services at our venues
• You will work with other teams across the council including Property Services to develop a vision for our historic sites.
• You will manage, monitor and report on budgets, income and expenditure and use data to continually develop and improve our service
• You will seek out new commercial opportunities for the councils

Who we're looking for someone who:

• Is customer focused with a positive attitude
• Is a great problem solver, adaptable and with brilliant negotiation skills prepared to take on a wide variety of work
• Can be innovative and creative in their approach
• Can work efficiently while demonstrating value for money
• Is able to create and maintain excellent relationships with external and internal colleagues
• Has a keen interest in commercially driven work
• Has experience working in hospitality/retail/events

Other requirements

• This role requires some travel around our boroughs. You should have a valid driving license or the equivalent mobility.
• This role requires some out of hours evening and weekend working
• Personal Alcohol License Holder is preferred but not essential

Our Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and Christmas shutdown)
• Hybrid working from day one
• Local Government pension
• Healthcare Cash Plan for cash back on health treatments
• Cashback website access for savings on brands you love
• Free parking

Many of our colleagues work flexibly for us. We're always open to conversations around different working arrangements. If you're interested in part-time, compressed hours or any other working arrangement, please get in touch with us through the "Contact Us" form on our careers website.

About Us

At South Ribble Council, our mission is to provide a first-class service and improve the quality of life for our communities. Our staff are our greatest resource in helping us achieve this. They're at the heart of everything we do and are crucial to the delivery of excellent services.

Working Together

We share a number of our services with Chorley Council. This allows for improved resilience across both councils and provides numerous benefits to our operations. Whilst some staff and back-end processes are shared between the Councils, both Councils still retain sovereignty and have separate strategies and corporate plans.

Additional information

Applicants are advised to apply early. We reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date.
Equal Opportunities

We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to the elimination of unfair and unlawful discrimination and prejudice in all our policies, procedures, and practices.

We're committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, please contact us via the "Contact Us" page on our website.

If you are disabled or your last employer was the armed forces, and you meet all the essential criteria of a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.