Business Development Consultant

Business Development Consultant (JR) Liverpool, England

Salary: GBP
37000 - GBP
45000 per annum

Role: Business Development Consultant - Social Care Solutions

Location: Liverpool

Working model: Hybrid - 2 days in the office, 3 days working from home

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

As a Business Development Consultant, you’ll lead on winning new business across the public sector - focusing on local authorities and social care services.

This is a business development role where you’ll take ownership of building a pipeline, opening doors, and securing new partnerships. You’ll engage senior stakeholders, understand their workforce challenges, and position solutions that deliver real impact.

This is not a traditional recruitment role. While sector knowledge will come, your success will be driven by your ability to identify opportunities, generate conversations, and convert them into long-term business.

• Driving new client acquisition across local authorities and public sector organisations
• Building and managing a targeted pipeline of prospects using CRM and market insight
• Cold calling, outreach, and networking to create opportunities and meetings
• Engaging and influencing senior stakeholders and decision makers
• Leading consultative sales conversations to understand client challenges and position solutions
• Working with internal specialists to develop and deliver tailored proposals
• Converting opportunities into new business wins and long-term partnerships

• A true hunter role with full ownership of new business generation
• Access to existing prospect lists, data tools, and CRM (Hub Spot) to accelerate your success
• Opportunity to sell solutions, not just services
• A long-term sales environment focused on high-value, strategic wins

Must-have experience

• Proven track record of winning new business in a BD or sales role
• Strong experience in cold outreach, pipeline building, and deal conversion
• Confident engaging and selling to senior stakeholders
• Experience working towards targets and revenue goals

Nice to have

• Experience selling into the public sector or regulated industries
• Background in consultative, solutions-based sales
• Exposure to recruitment, consultancy, or managed services

• Tenacity and resilience in long sales cycles
• Ability to open doors and create opportunities from scratch
• A structured, organised approach to managing pipeline and activity
• Strong communication and influencing skills

Note: This description reflects the role and responsibilities as presented. Any application details or contact methods not essential to the role have been omitted to maintain focus on the job responsibilities and qualifications.