Head of Business Development - Full Time

As one of the UK’s leading charitable leisure trusts, we’re proud of our mission of Improving Lives Through Leisure.  We’re here to help communities live healthier, happier lives by making our centres welcoming, inclusive and accessible to everyone - because everyone deserves to feel good.  We’re all about delivering amazing customer service and creating spaces where people feel at home, supported and inspired.

We are seeking an accomplished and commercially astute sport and leisure professional to provide leadership for Freedom Leisure’s business development function. As Head of Business Development, you will play a central role in shaping and delivering the organisation’s growth strategy, strengthening our market position and securing sustainable opportunities that advance our charitable purpose.

You will bring strong commercial and financial acumen, extensive experience of leading complex bids and tender submissions and the judgement to ensure that every proposition is tailored to the strategic priorities of each prospective client. You will also provide informed oversight of business cases, financial proposals, project mobilisation and associated governance.

Reporting to the Business Development Director, you will lead, develop and performance manage a team of Business Development Managers, setting clear priorities and ensuring a consistent, high-quality approach across the opportunity pipeline. You will be expected to exercise sound judgeme