Business Development Consultant

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. What you’ll be doing • 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 What makes this role different • A true hunter role with full ownership of new business generation • Access to existing prospect lists, data tools, and CRM (HubSpot) to accelerate your success • Opportunity to sell solutions, not just services • A long-term sales environment focused on high-value, strategic wins What we’re looking forMust-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 What will make you successful • 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 Ready to join us and make a difference? Apply now!