Marketing and business development officer

Marketing and Business Development Officer

Salary: £30,000 - £33,000 per year (dependent on experience)

Location: Northallerton, with hybrid working (following)

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time, (Monday – Friday)

Ready to help drive growth and win new business?

At Align Property Services, we’re looking for a motivated Marketing andBusiness Development Officer to play a pivotal role in securing exciting opportunities and expanding our client base.

You will be joining our Business Development Manager, supporting the team with the day-to-day business development activities for a broad range of disciplines (covering Commercial Agency, Sustainability, Building Surveying, Architecture and more). You will be working alongside our Business Development Officers to drive our business into new territories.

With offices spanning across North Yorkshire, Durham, and Cumbria, our aim is to continue to drive business to the rest of our locations up and down the country whether that is facilitating client meetings/events, organising charity fundraisers, or composing winning tenders to retain clients / take on new.

If you’re driven by success, love the challenge of winning new business, and take pride in achieving outstanding results, we can’t wait to hear from you!

A little more about your team…

In the last year, Align’s Business Development team has doubled in size due to the increased amount of opportunities APS continues to receive from both North Yorkshire Council and external clients (from National Highways to Westmorland & Furness Council, NHS to National Wealth Fund). Every day there is a new challenge, a new opportunity and the potential for new business.

Within the last year, our marketing initiatives have also been driven forward including the introduction of an events calendar (and organisation of events thereafter) and even the production of a brand-new website, ensuring our image reflects our strong reputation. In 2025, Align won prestigious awards including SME Employer of the Year at the North Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards and Energy Consultant of the Year at the Regional Energy Efficiency Awards, also Highly commended nationally and receiving national recognition at the Department for Education Awards as SME Employer of the Year 2025. All of this, and more, has been made possible by the hard work and passion of the Business Development team who enjoy celebrating the success of both the staff and the company.

• Assist with general day-to-day marketing and business development activities to support growth initiatives.
• Craft compelling presentations, proposals, and bespoke tender submissions that showcase our expertise.
• Review and summarise tender documents, highlighting key requirements, submission deadlines, and evaluation criteria.
• Coordinate with internal teams to gather necessary technical and operational information for bid responses.
• Ensure accuracy, quality, and consistency across all submissions by maintaining compliance with brand standards
• Assisting the Business Development team in generating leads and building relationships with potential new clients.
• Planning and coordinating marketing campaigns, events, and promotional activities to support with bids.
• Maintaining and refreshing marketing materials to ensure they are up-to-date, consistent, and aligned with APS’s vision and values.

What we’re looking for

• Experience within an office-based environment
• Exceptional written communication and editing skills, with the ability to turn complex information into concise, compelling responses that resonate with clients.
• Strong organisational and project management abilities, with confidence coordinating multiple contributors and meeting tight deadlines without compromising quality.
• IT proficient including the use of Microsoft packages and confident in using digital tools, with experience in using AI desirable
• Excellent verbal communication with the ability to build strong working relationships with both colleagues and clients

When you join us, you become part of a team that values your contribution. We offer a supportive, professional environment where you’ll have the tools and training to thrive. Everyone here plays a vital role in delivering the high-quality services we’re known for, and we make sure our people feel valued and respected.

In return for your commitment, we offer:

• A Competitive salary up to £33,000 per year, dependent on your skills and experience
• Enrolment on to a company pension scheme which we will contribute up to 6%
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidayswith opportunity to purchase up to 10 additional annual leave days per leave year.
• Hybrid workingto support you in a healthy work-life balance.
• Professional development through varying project work
• A benefits scheme which includesa good maternity leave package, cycle2work scheme and our online voucher portal giving access to discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in.
• Stability in your role-public sector security in a private sector industry

Closing date

Midnight on Thursday 2 nd of July 2026

We reserve the right to remove any vacancy in the event of the position being filled before the proposed deadline.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief.

Please note, we do not accept applications from agencies and can only consider applications from individuals with right to work within the UK