About Finance Earth

We are the UKs leading environmental impact investment advisor and fund manager, working in partnership with world leading environmental organisations, such as RSPB, WWF and the National Trust, to protect and restore nature utilising market-based mechanisms, implementing bespoke financial tools and creating high impact investments.

We are a pioneering employee-owned, mission driven, social enterprise with a rapidly growing international mandate, providing strategic consultancy and corporate finance advice to many of the most impactful environmental organisations in the UK and across the globe. We have now undertaken over 100 projects and mobilised over £100 million for nature, climate, and communities.

We work across a wide variety of the conservation, natural and built asset sectors on projects specifically structured to deliver significant impact for the environment and local communities whilst delivering fair returns for investors. Our team of experienced professionals all excel in their given fields and innovate to meet changing trends in government policy, sources of finance and market opportunities.

The Role

We are looking to recruit a Business Development Coordinator to support business development initiatives across the business. This newly created role offers an exciting opportunity to support and refine our Business Development activities to drive business growth.

The Business Development Coordinator will: Support the development of new business, including managing relevant portals to scan for new requests for proposals, identifying and analysing opportunities for fit, project managing the bid-writing and proposal process and coordinating key stakeholders across the business to gather necessary input.

Skills and Experience

You will have at least 3 years' work experience in Business Development or a related field (e.g. fundraising and or partnerships). It is essential that you can demonstrate experience of and an interest in, the wider environmental and conservation finance sector in your application.

Personal attributes that we are looking for include: 

• Enthusiastic self-starter with the ability to work independently, while also being a strong team player

• Analytical and strategic thinker

• Well-developed relationship building capabilities, with an adaptable style

• Resilience to operate in a dynamic working environment, handling multiple tasks and deadlines with exceptional attention to detail

• Highly committed and engaged individual looking to take ownership of business development and to create meaningful value for the long term

Specific skills, competencies and experience that we are looking for include: 

• Well-developed analytical and research skills

• Proficient writing capability and presentation skills

• Excellent project management skills

• A well-developed commercial mindset

• Exceptional stakeholder management skills

• Well-developed communication skills

• A track record of pitching new business offerings that resulted in short-term and/or long-term business wins

• Proven ability to exceed revenue targets and secure long-term contracts

• Extensive experience in identifying, managing and growing client relationships

• Account-Based Marketing (ABM) expertise, with a focus on driving lead generation and new business development

• CRM Sales & Marketing adeptness

• Experience in developing business development strategies, integrating traditional methods with Thought Leadership and event planning to generate leads

• Advanced IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office

We do not expect candidates to possess all these skills and competencies; importantly, what we are looking for is someone who can creatively show how their skills and experience could be adapted to fit this profile, if/where there are gaps. Business Development experience (especially developing high quality bids and proposals and evidence of winning new business in past role(s)) is essential.

Rewards and Benefits

Our people are our business; we work hard to ensure that they have fulfilling careers and a good work-life balance. We encourage training to make sure our people are equipped to do their jobs to the best of their abilities, and offer flexible working and generous holidays so that staff can both meet client expectations and personal goals.

As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence and strong team ethic. Finance Earth can provide a superior experience for building and maintaining a professional career in finance – a place for people to learn, achieve and grow whilst delivering work that is highly impactful and beneficial for our planet. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

• Base salary of £34,000 – £37,000 (GBP) per annum based on experience

• Up to 10% of salary discretionary annual bonus and discretionary Christmas bonus of up to £1,000

• Opportunity to become a shareholder after 12 months with a potential dividend allowance

• 25 days holiday plus 2-3 days free at Christmas (plus English bank holidays)

• Generous training budgets with learning and continuous improvement as a critical element of the way we work

• Private medical insurance, group life insurance, and 3% pension contribution

• Monthly team socials

Finance Earth is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximise their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the disciplines in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.