Business Growth Advisor, Membership Body, London (Hybrid), FTC to end of March 2025 ftc pro rated £43k-£46k per annum (+benefits), with strong possibility of extension.
Our client, a Business Membership Body, requires an Business Growth Advisor to join their team. This role's purpose is to contribute to the successful delivery of ambitious, high growth potential innovative businesses and help them to survive, stabilise and grow. The role will also focus on helping companies to benefit from national and global opportunities.
Responsibilities of the Business Growth Advisor
- Be a strategic coach and mentor to clients to support them in developing their own long-term innovation commercialisation plans
- Support them in developing a growth strategy and their own long term innovative operations and help them expand to new markets
- Facilitate a holistic analysis of the business to gain an in-depth understanding of its current performance and potential for growth, then assist clients to prioritise matters and stabilise the business, address short-term issues, and identify potential courses of action
- Identify innovative businesses with the best growth potential
- Knowledge and understand the regional, national, and international supports available for businesses
- Select business support services that meet the agreed needs, from the full range of private and public sector providers. Maintain knowledge of network, through attendance at events and other networking opportunities
- Identify business needs and signpost as necessary and appropriate. To work with companies to develop an innovation commercialisation strategy and tailor available support to deliver the objectives
- Collaborate with other teams to deliver on the project objectives
- Be part of an innovative culture within the organisation
- Represent organisation at networking events
- Contribute to team objectives and targets
- Travel within the UK is anticipated
- Use of Salesforce
- Resolve service delivery issues and complaints quickly and effectively in accordance with policy, recommending improvements and escalating where appropriate
- Ensure processes and activities are fully compliant with protocols and legislation including data protection and marketing communications
- Reflect the organisation's values, demonstrating high levels of professional performance and behavioural standards, always seeking continuous improvement
- Demonstrate flexible and adaptable approach to business needs at any given time
Skills and aptitudes
- Funding & Finance: Experience of raising finance either through IUK/European funding or through other financial vehicles (private investment)
- Internationalisation: exposure to international collaboration and strategic partnering (challenges/processes/region specific knowledge)
- Innovation Management: a few years' experience of using innovation/strategic management tools within an SME/MNE environment
- Industrial: have at least a few years' experience working in/around an industrial environment. Understanding of supply chain and various intermediaries involved
- Have a global mindset and experience in the legal and operational aspects of doing business abroad
- Business acumen and enough experience to credibly mentor Senior Managers in development of differentiated business
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build positive relationships
- Proficiency in using Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, social media, apps.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Due to the large number of applications that we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Val Wade Recruitment are actively looking for applicants from underrepresented communities and pride ourselves as an equal opportunities' employers and agency.