Regional Business Development Manager

This home-based role is within the South region, offering flexibility to manage your territory effectively from your base. Join RICS, a globally respected organisation upholding the highest ethical standards across land, property, construction, and infrastructure, supporting 140,000 professionals worldwide. At RICS, we are at the forefront of shaping the built and natural environment. As a leading professional body, we empower our members with globally recognised qualifications, influential networking opportunities, and access to cutting edge resources. Your work here will directly contribute to advancing knowledge and fostering sustainable practices on a global scale, creating a positive impact for society internationally.

As a Regional Business Development Manager, you’ll play a key role in supporting the growth of RICS across your region. By developing meaningful partnerships and identifying opportunities for collaboration, you’ll help extend our reach and increase our impact. This newly created role offers the opportunity to shape our presence in London and the South East by working closely with internal teams and external stakeholders.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver a Regional Commercial Plan that aligns with RICS’ strategic aims
• Build and maintain B2B relationships, promoting group membership, sponsorship and product offerings
• Collaborate with public sector organisations, private firms, SMEs and universities
• Represent RICS at events and within professional and industry networks across the region
• Use feedback and insights from customers and stakeholders to inform regional activity
• Work alongside cross functional teams to grow and support member engagement
• Monitor progress toward key goals and maintain accurate records in Salesforce CRM

We’re looking for someone who has:

• Experience in B2B sales and account management, ideally within a membership body or similar organisation
• A consistent record of achieving revenue and engagement goals
• The ability to build long lasting, positive working relationships across sectors
• Clear and confident communication skills with the ability to adapt to different audiences
• An interest in working with a mix of public, private, SME and academic partners
• The ability to draw insight from customer needs and market data to guide activity
• Familiarity with CRM systems such as Salesforce
• A collaborative, open and inclusive approach to team and stakeholder engagement

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits to support your work life balance, health, financial security, and personal time:

• 35 hour working week with flexible working options
• Private medical insurance and income protection
• Life assurance and a group personal pension scheme (Aviva)
• 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays
• Additional wellbeing days and enhanced family and lifestyle leave policies
• Volunteering day and support for staff led community groups
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme, wellbeing champions and mental health first aiders
• A welcoming and inclusive workplace that supports professional growth

RICS is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, as we believe that our differences strengthen our performance. Please advise us if any adjustments to our recruitment process would support your application. Candidates must possess the appropriate right to work in the country where the role is based.