Business Development Officer

Our mission is to supports adults, young people and children living with long-term neurological conditions and/or neuro diversities to access specialist therapies, support, and information in a safe, supportive environment to help them improve their physical and mental well-being.

The Merlin Neuro Therapy Centre, located in mid-Cornwall, is a Cornish charity providing a place of support, therapy, information, and community for people living with a long-term neurological condition and/or those who are neurodiverse. We give financial assistance to our beneficiaries in the form of subsidised specialist therapies. Our purpose built, fully accessible Centre, opened in 2009 and offers physiotherapy; exercise classes; Ayres Sensory Integration (ASI) therapy (a discipline of Occupational Therapy), and oxygen therapy. The Primrose Hydrotherapy Pool facility, which was built in the grounds, opened in 2019, providing both individual and group hydrotherapy sessions.

Living with a long-term health condition brings many challenges, not just for those diagnosed, but also for family members. Symptoms can affect physical, cognitive, emotional, and psychological health. For our clients who have sensory processing difficulties, due to being neurodivergent, everyday situations and relationships can be perplexing and taxing.

Our main aims are to improve the health and well-being of our community; help people manage their symptoms and situations; and support their main care giver, often a family member. Services are delivered by a highly experienced team, with a broad range of skills and experience in delivering specialist therapies.

The Role

We are seeking a motivated and results-driven individual to join our team as the Business Development Officer with a commercial sales focus. This role requires a unique blend of fundraising expertise and commercial acumen to drive our vision forward.

Additionally, this role will focus on developing commercial sales strategies to generate revenue through partnerships, sponsorships, and product sales. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in both fundraising and sales, with a proven track record of achieving targets and building lasting relationships.

No day is ever the same but as one of our team you can be certain that each day, you ll be making a real difference to the lives of people who are affected by neurological conditions.

About you

• Identify, cultivate and manage corporate accounts. Working with the wider Income Generation team, ensure strong stewardship and fulfilment of marketing returns for each corporate account.

• Plan and attend fundraising and engagement events within the community

• Identify and attend networking meetings to educate and inform local business about our charities aims, missions and objectives, and opportunities for supporting our charity.

• Seek out new partnerships that could be beneficial to our charity

• Woking with the Marketing Manager, support in the creation of marketing for engagement, communication, and fulfilment for corporate accounts.

• In liaison with the marketing manager provide support with social media, creating content for platforms such as LinkedIn.

• Attend and speak at a variety events to promote the charity and engage with potential corporate accounts

• Locate and enrol our charity in business incentives i.e. Charity of the Year.

• Deliver tours of the centre to supporters autonomously.

• To assist the Income Generation Team in delivering against their financial and non-financial targets as specified within the corporate fundraising strategy.

• Be an outstanding advocate for the Merlin Neuro Therapy Centre in line with the core values of the organisation.

• To act as a spokesperson for the charity when required, including representing at external events as appropriate

• Attend and support events run by the fundraising teams where required.

• Gain and maintain in-depth knowledge and understanding of the charity s work, priorities and future plans, acting as a spokesperson for the Charity when required

• Any other reasonable duties as required by your line manager.

Desirable skills and experience

• Proven success in corporate fundraising or leading charity partnerships in a commercial setting

• Track record of managing corporate accounts

• Experience or knowledge in commercial sales

• Experience in working with or volunteering with a charity (desirable, not essential)

• Confident in speaking in front of a large audience

• Organised, efficient and able to manage workload effectively

• Ability to work within a team but also comfortable lone working

• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills