Head of Business Development
Employer: National Youth Agency
Location: Home-based with occasional travel for meetings, workshops, and team activities.
Working hours: Full-time – 37 hours per week
Salary: £53,000 – £59,000 dependent on experience and qualifications
Closing date: 5pm Wednesday 18th March
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What we do
As the national body for youth work, the NYA has a dual function. We are the professional statutory and regulatory body (PSRB) responsible for qualifications, quality standards, and safeguarding for youth work and services in England. In line with our charity mission and aims, we also champion youth work through research, advocacy, campaigns, and programmes.
We work in partnership and believe in collaborative leadership, listening to youth workers and the youth work sector so that we can understand their needs and respond to the challenges they face. We are ambitious for youth work and for young people and integrate youth voice and influence across our work
About the Role
The Head of Business Development will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the organisation’s Business Development Strategy, leading the Business Development team to secure new opportunities, and ensuring the sustainability and growth of NYA’s income streams.
Key Responsibilities
As Head of Business Support, you will:
Lead, motivate, and support the Business Development team to deliver ambitious growth targets.
Develop and implement business development strategies to secure new commercial opportunities and funding from public, voluntary, and private sector partners.
Spearhead new strategic initiatives for business development, identifying and pursuing innovative opportunities for growth and diversification.
Build and maintain high-value relationships with clients, funders, and stakeholders, ensuring NYA’s offer is visible and compelling.
Oversee the development and management of the sales pipeline, ensuring targets are met or exceeded.
Work closely with the Director of Growth to align business development activities with NYA’s strategic objectives.
Engage directly with trustees, including managing the relationship with the Finance and Growth Committee, preparing reports, and presenting business development performance and strategy.
Lead on market research, business planning, and the development of commercial proposals and pitches.
Represent NYA at meetings, events, and conferences, promoting the organisation’s reputation and offer.
Support the Director of Growth in reporting to the CEO and Board on business development performance and strategy.
Please refer to our Candidate Pack for more information on the role and the requirements.
Why Work for NYA?
NYA operates as a people-focused organisation, prioritising the well-being and needs of its employees.
NYA offers an exceptional flexible working approach which encourages our team to balance professional responsibilities with their personal life.
A remote based team, spread across England, fostering inclusivity and diverse talent. Despite geographical distances between team members, NYA maintains a highly motivated and connected team through the optimisation of digital tools.
NYA is committed to supporting the continual personal and professional development of our team and helping them achieve their ambitions.
We provide 25 days leave plus 8 days, life assurance scheme, 5% employer pension contribution and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme via Spectrum.life with unlimited specialist support available to all NYA employees.
How to Apply:
Please apply by completing this application form which will ask you to:
Answer several questions to help highlight your suitability for the role and how you meet the requirements in the About You Please note that these questions must be answered for your application to be considered.
Upload a detailed CV outlining your career history, roles, responsibilities and achievements.
Complete a diversity monitoring – This is optional, and your data will at no time be connected to you or your application.
Closing date: 5pm Wednesday 18th March
Interviews: Monday 23rd March (subject to change)
Please note: We use AI detector software, so applications or CV’s with high levels of AI generated content may be disregarded. We understand that AI tools can offer support to candidates who have learning differences, which is why we will accept applications with some AI assistance.
The National Youth Agency is an equal opportunities employer.
At NYA our inclusive culture means that we embrace individual differences and understand that we need a diverse team to achieve our organisations mission.
We wish to recruit candidates from all backgrounds to ensure our team reflects the rich diversity of the communities we serve. We encourage applications from anyone regardless of disability, ethnicity, heritage, gender, sexuality, religion, socio-economic background and political beliefs but we particularly welcome applications from global majority candidates and those from other minoritised ethnic groups in the UK as they are currently underrepresented in our team.
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