Business Development Manager

Overview

In this role you drive growth for Professional Education and Skills at the University of York, expanding the portfolio of corporate and public-sector training programs. You will partner with internal and external trainers to tailor offerings that meet client needs and generate revenue. You’ll operate across business development, market insight, and brand awareness to secure high-value contracts. This is an opportunity to shape the training strategy in technology, engineering and applied science within a collaborative, mission-driven environment. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver impact at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• family friendly policies
• flexible working arrangements
• inclusive facilities
• Disability Confident employer
• diversity and inclusion commitments
• career development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Strategic business development and revenue generation
• Client partnership and needs analysis
• Market expertise and brand awareness

Key requirements

• Proven track record of building relationships with industry partners and generating income
• Strong commercial acumen and experience in identifying market opportunities and creating viable leads
• Excellent communication skills with ability to analyse workforce development needs and map them to training portfolio
• Ability to translate academic expertise into a course roadmap and craft strong proposals/tender responses
• Level 6 qualification (or equivalent)

• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Relationship-building and stakeholder management
• Strategic thinking and opportunity identification
• Proposal and tender writing
• Market analysis and opportunity spotting
• Marketing content creation

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