New Business Development Officer

New Business Development OfficerLocation:Hybrid, remote with travel to Bristol /LondonSalary: £29,450(Grade 3) per year (plus Inner London Weighting of £3,483.94, if eligible)Length of contract: PermanentHours per week:37Closing date: We reserve the right to adapt the advert at any time per organisational circumstances and to close this vacancy early for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.Interviews: Interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis Who are Women’s Aid? Women’s Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. We are a federation of just under 180 organisations which provide over 300 local lifesaving services to women and children across England. For 50 years we have campaigned on behalf of our members and survivors to shape policy and practice, and to raise awareness of domestic abuse.Our support services, which include our Live Chat, the Survivors’ Forum, the No Woman Turned Away Project, the Survivor’s Handbook, Love Respect (our dedicated website for young people), the national Women’s Aid Directory and our advocacy projects, help thousands of women and children every year.Purpose of the New Business Development Officer role: To play a vital role in advancing Women\’s Aid strategy across both earned and voluntary corporate income streams. The post-holder will be responsible for building a pipeline of new business opportunities and converting these into income generation opportunities. Working collaboratively with internal teams and external partners, the post-holder will build strong, trusted relationships to expand Women’s Aid’s portfolio – through tailored proposals, events, and other strategic fundraising activities to generate income and achieve ambitious targets. Using confident communication and influencing skills, the role will lead on developing tailored proposals, managing events, and delivering targeted fundraising activities to engage new and existing donors across various departments and industries.Key duties and responsibilities of the New Business Development Officer:To implement a robust strategy to secure income from corporates and earned income.To support the generation of creative and impactful collateral across the team, to ensure proposals, presentations and information (aligned with the WA strategic objectives and messaging) attract and retain donors.To support and deliver appropriate bespoke donor journey.To work with the Partnerships & Development Manager to develop and deliver commercial products alongside service delivery teams.To identify new business opportunities and potential donors through external information, WA’s database, and through WA’s extended networks, as well as identifying prospects with a likely interest in our cause.To lead and directly manage a portfolio of key donor relationships.To implement network mapping, research profiling and identification of new prospects with the capacity and propensity to donate at all levels whilst maintaining accurate records, and growing our corporate supporter database.To support the account management and stewardship of all donors, liaising with appropriate teams, ensuring that objectives of the donor are fully met.To manage a timetable of deadlines to ensure donors receive reports and other correspondence as required, in liaison with other team members.To ensure all information relating to donor relationships is accurate and well-organised on the internal CRM system.To support the wider team in the tracking and recording income on a regular basis in relation to corporate income from earned and voluntary sources.To process all incoming donations in line with internal procedures and ensure prompt and appropriate acknowledgement of all income.What we are looking for in our New Business Development Officer:Ideally educated to Degree-level in a relevant field.Ability to work sympathetically and appropriately with survivors of domestic violence and specialist service providers.An understanding of the experiences, needs and effects of domestic violence on women and children.Proven experience of fundraising from corporate partnerships and potential commercial business sources.Experience of managing and developing relationships with existing and potential corporates.Experience of prospect research and creating successful bespoke proposals or asks for corporates, or other potential high value donors.Experience of working systematically to targets and deadlinesExceptional organisational skills with experience of managing multiple tasks and prioritising effectively.Good interpersonal and communication skills, as well as oral and written skillsGood organisation, prioritisation & time management skillsBenefits of joining us as our New Business Development Officer include:Generous Annual Leave: 25 days + 2 Company Holidays + 8 UK Bank Holidays, with an extra 1 day per year after 1 year of service, up to a maximum of 5 additional days.Valuable Pension Benefits: 7% employer contribution.Flexible Working: generous TOIL scheme, and family-friendly policiesWellness and Support: cycle to work scheme, optician check-ups,flu vaccines, 24-hour employee assistance counselling helpline & ‘Headspace’ appNB:Women only need apply under schedule 9 (Part 1) of the Equality Act 2010All posts, including remote posts, must be based in the UK.Women’s Aid is committed to quality, equality, and valuing diversity. Applications are particularly welcome from Black and minoritised women. Please read our Single Sex Statement on the Women’s Aid Website

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