Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager - Government

A leading professional services firm is seeking a strategic Business Development Manager to drive growth within its Government sector focus.

Acting as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders, the role will shape and deliver market strategy, client development, bids, marketing and profile-raising initiatives. The successful candidate will translate sector insight into commercially focused plans, oversee delivery and measure impact.

Key responsibilities

• Advise and challenge senior stakeholders on Government sector strategy, opportunities and priorities.
• Develop and deliver business development and marketing plans, managing budgets and maximising ROI.
• Monitor financial performance, profitability, bid win/loss data and client activity, turning insights into actionable recommendations.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities, supporting pitches, bids and framework activity.
• Work with client relationship teams to drive retention, cross-selling and revenue growth.
• Lead targeted marketing, events, sponsorships, memberships, directories, CRM and internal communications.
• Build strong relationships across business services teams and mentor junior colleagues where appropriate.

About the candidate

The ideal candidate will bring strong business development experience, ideally within professional services or a complex B2B environment. They will be highly organised, commercially minded and confident influencing senior stakeholders.

Essential skills and experience:

• Strong strategic planning, stakeholder management and project delivery skills.
• Experience managing multiple priorities, budgets and performance data.
• CRM expertise, ideally InterAction or similar platforms.
• Experience supporting bids, pitches and client development initiatives.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to demonstrate measurable commercial impact.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of the UK Government sector, public procurement or framework environment.
• Experience across digital marketing, social media, website and email campaigns.

This is an opportunity for a proactive, commercially focused BD professional to take ownership of a high-profile sector strategy and work closely with senior leaders to drive measurable growth.

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