Business Development Manager (Wilder Marches)

Business Development Manager (Wilder Marches)

Salary: £15,610 - £16,571 pro rata (FTE £39,024-£41,427 per annum)

Location: Home based - Some travel to Shrewsbury office and other locations within the project area will be required.

Part Time, 21 hours per week

Fixed Term - 8-month duration, likely commencing June 2024

Closing Date: 28th March 2024

1st Interviews: WC 8th April 2024

The 'Wilder Marches’ is an iconic cultural and ecological landscape straddling the English Welsh border, broadly defined by the Radnorshire Hills and Clun & NW Herefordshire national landscape character areas. Wilder Marches is also the name of a new initiative to bring about nature’s recovery by creating and restoring habitat at scale in partnership with land managers and other agencies.

The project is currently in a development phase, with the aim of this phase is to create specific projects, to secure funding for expansion, and to begin building a team of land management, green finance advisors, and project officers. One of these workstreams is the establishment of a business model that will be sustainable in the long term. This will be the primary responsibility of the successful candidate to further develop and deliver.

Due to upcoming maternity leave, there is an opportunity to join the Wilder Marches team as Business Development Manager on a fixed term basis.

The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for developing new business models leveraging emerging green finance 2 approaches to support nature’s recover to enable long term programme sustainability and delivery.

The candidate will be expected to research and identify new business opportunities - including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services. They will develop business models and plans to enable sustainable revenue for the programme. The candidate will present findings to the steering board for approval, and then provide a detailed road map to enable delivery of this. Some operational work including establishment of legal structures, development of a customer base and contract management may be required as part of the role.

What we’re looking for:

o Commercial acumen with proven experience within the private, public, or charitable sector; especially regarding designing and implementing sustainable business models.

o Financial budgeting experience, with the ability to forecast, analyse and model income and expenditure.

o Motivated entrepreneurial mindset, with the ability to manage own time effectively to deliver results.

o Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

o Strong planning and project management skills.

o An understanding of emerging green finance mechanisms, such as Biodiversity Net Gain, Carbon and Nutrient Neutrality, or ability to effectively upskill in this area.

Please note some evening and weekend work may be required from time to time. Time off in lieu of hours worked will be given if requested.

The rate for full time per annum is £39,024-£41,427 for this role, please note as this role is for an 8-month period the salary is: £26,016 - £27,618 dependant on experience FTE

We will consider those who would prefer to work on a consultancy basis. Please state this in your application if this is the case.

Why work for us - benefits we offer:

o Flexible working

o Home working

o Salary sacrifice scheme

o Generous pension

o Employee Assistance Programme

o Support with training and development to assist career progression

o Inclusive & supportive work atmosphere

We value passion, respect, trust, integrity, strength in diversity, and pragmatic activism. Whilst we are passionate in promoting our aims, we are not judgemental and are inclusive. We want our people to be as diverse as nature, so we particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.

As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let us know if you require any adjustments to make our recruitment process more accessible.

No enquiries from agencies or for further advertising will be taken.

About us:

Shropshire Wildlife Trust (SWT) has a vision of a thriving natural world, where Shropshire's wildlife and natural habitats play a valued role in addressing the climate and ecological emergencies, and people are inspired and empowered to take action for nature. We combine projects across Shropshire (including Telford & Wrekin) with advocacy and campaigning to restore nature and to engage people. We manage over 40 nature reserves and have almost 50 staff, 300 volunteers, and over 9000 members. SWT is an autonomous charity, but we are increasingly working collectively, as part of The Wildlife Trusts (TWT), to ensure that our local actions have a national impact and help to address global issues.