Business Development Manager

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Job Description

An exciting opportunity to join a new team at CIPFA as a Business Development Manager driving business in the Public Sector based in the South East.

One of the leading accountancy bodies in the UK, CIPFA has forged its reputation and influence by specialising in public services and is at the heart of public sector transformation. With annual revenues approaching £30m, their commercial activities are well established and provide a range of highly valued services designed to convert public sector aspirations and policy to reality and results. To support their ambitious growth plans, CIPFA are expanding their Business Development Team and are looking to fill various roles to build a position of involvement and influence across the public sector.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING 

• Educated to degree level or equivalent

EXPERIENCE 

• Extensive experience of devising/implementing business development strategies
• Significant experience of large-scale commercial lead generation
• Experience of producing sales proposals and tender documents
• Experience of providing innovative solutions to organisational business issues
• Proven high volume lead generation skills for B2B and public sector
• Proven experience of presenting at a senior level
• Excellent persuasive, influencing and negotiation skills in a sales situation
• Commercial lead generating techniques including sales promotion
• Ability to develop and maintain constructive relationships with current and prospective clients

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Professional approach to work demonstrating the highest integrity at all times
• Resilient and tenacious
• Able to influence at all levels
• Excellent team working and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with colleagues across the organisation
• Able to work on own initiative
• Able to prioritise and organise work well

CIPFA is one of the leading professional accountancy bodies in the UK and the only one which specialises in the public sector. It is responsible for the education and training of professional accountants and for their regulation through the setting and monitoring of professional standards. Uniquely among the professional accountancy bodies in the UK, CIPFA has responsibility for setting accounting standards for a significant part of the economy, namely local government.

All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

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