Everyone deserves a decent place to live – join Habitat for Humanity Great Britain as our new Business Development Manager and play a pivotal role in making lasting impact by building meaningful corporate relationships that support life-changing projects both in the UK and globally.
| What is the role? | Business Development Manager |
| Salary | £31,000 – £35,000 |
| Department | Corporate Partnerships |
| Reports to | Head of Corporate Partnerships |
| Will I be managing anyone? | No, This post has no direct reports but will work closely with the Head of Corporate Partnerships to direct volunteers and ambassadors who can support the objectives of the role. |
| Where will I work? | This is a remote role, but regular travel to meetings is expected, this is likely to be 2 – 4 days a month including travel to greater London. Candidates MUST have the right to work in the UK |
| Contract type | Permanent This is a full-time position; however, part-time applicants will be considered. |
About Habitat for Humanity GB
Habitat for Humanity is the leading international organization providing housing solutions for the most vulnerable populations around the world. Habitat for Humanity GB is an independent UK charity and part of the international Habitat network, working in over 60 countries worldwide to tackle housing poverty for the 1.8 billion people living in inadequate housing.
We do this by building and improving homes, making them healthier and safer; by responding to shelter needs in disaster, and supporting preparation and rebuild efforts; and by making housing systems and policies work better for more people. We are also drawing on our housing expertise to develop our work here in Great Britain to meet the growing housing need which has been exacerbated by the pandemic and now the cost-of-living crisis.
About the role
We’re excited to be recruiting a new team member who will join our driven Corporate Partnerships team and be responsible for securing new corporate and commercial partnerships, whilst strengthening our brand in the UK.
This new role will join our corporate partnerships team to build on our success of working with UK headquartered companies to raise vital funds to support our vision of a decent home for all. The role will focus exclusively on new partnerships and with scope to define what sectors are prioritised within the first year of post such as construction, logistics, transport, or manufacturing.
If this sounds like it could be a good match for you, please click here to take a look at the Candidate Pack.
Job purpose
The role will help to develop and increase income for Habitat GB from corporate partners. Reporting to the Head of Corporate Partnerships and working closely with our new business executive and partnership manager. We are a small but growing team who work collaboratively and creatively to share ideas to grow our fundraising successes. There is also opportunity to collaborate and learn from global fundraising teams across the Habitat for Humanity family as part of our corporate fundraising community of practice.
We favour a proactive, autonomous style of working over micromanagement, and want team members to thrive and develop their skills by meeting challenges, and taking a creative, curious, and propositional approach to their work.
Key roles and responsibilities include:
- Identifying and engaging with prospective corporate partners, developing, and nurturing relationships to secure new partnerships
- Building and maintaining a robust pipeline of potential corporate supporters, leveraging your existing network, and researching new leads
- Creating compelling and tailored proposals, showcasing the value of partnerships and the positive impact they can have on our mission.
- Collaborating effectively with internal teams, senior leadership, and external stakeholders to drive successful partnerships.
- Providing regular updates on new business activities, pipeline progress, and partnership outcomes
- Representing at relevant events and conferences, expanding our reach within the corporate sector
How to apply
We want the recruitment process to give you the opportunity to share your skills and experience, and to find out more about Habitat. You are welcome to get in touch and arrange an informal chat with a member of the team before applying. To apply for the role, please send us your CV and a cover letter telling us about yourself and your motivation for applying – we don’t expect this to be more than two sides of A4. Email it to AWoods@habitatforhumanity.org.uk
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and interviews will take place online.
The deadline for applications is 13th June 2025 (at 11:59 pm)
Start your Habitat journey
Habitat for Humanity requires that all employees take seriously their ethical responsibilities to safeguard our intended beneficiaries, their communities, and all those with whom we work. Managers at all levels have responsibilities to support and develop systems that create and maintain an environment that prevents harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, safeguards the rights of beneficiaries and community members (especially children), and promotes the implementation of our code of conduct.
At Habitat for Humanity GB, we aim to build, develop and retain a talented workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds, skills and experiences. We welcome and actively encourage applications from anyone who feels they’d be a good fit for our organisation, regardless of race, religion, colour, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, neurodiversity or any other protected characteristic
Unfortunately, because of the high volume of applications, we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants. If you haven’t heard from us within a month of the application deadline, please assume that your application has not been successful.
We’d prefer to hear directly from applicants – we won’t be working with third party recruiters on this role.