Full Time | Member of the Executive Team
Salary: between £50,000 and £75,000 per annum (subject to experience)
Cheadle Hulme School is seeking to appoint a strategic, commercially astute and forward-thinking Senior Business Development Manager to join the Executive Team at an exciting point in the School’s development.
This is a pivotal leadership role focused on driving sustainable non-fee revenue growth, delivering major cross-cutting projects and strengthening the School’s long-term financial resilience. Working closely with the Head, Governors and senior colleagues, the successful candidate will help shape and deliver initiatives that enhance both our financial sustainability and our educational provision.
About The Role
The Senior Business Development Manager will:
* Identify, evaluate and deliver new non-fee revenue-generating initiatives
* Lead complex projects from feasibility and business case through to implementation and review
* Oversee the Enterprises function and line manage the Enterprises Manager
* Contribute to the School’s capital expenditure strategy and long-term site development
* Support strategies to enhance the student experience, particularly at Sixth Form level
* Work closely with External Relations and Admissions to ensure initiatives strengthen brand and pupil recruitment
* Build and manage effective internal and external partnerships
The role requires a strong commercial mindset, excellent project management skills and the ability to operate with credibility at senior level in a complex, people‑centred organisation.
About You
You will be educated to degree level (or have substantial relevant professional experience) and bring significant experience of developing and delivering successful business development strategies.
You will demonstrate:
* Strategic thinking with the ability to translate vision into delivery
* Strong financial and commercial acumen, with the ability to assess and manage risk
* A track record of leading teams and managing complex projects
* Excellent negotiation, influencing and stakeholder management skills
* The resilience, gravitas and personal integrity required to operate at Executive Team level
An understanding of the UK education sector and the challenges facing independent schools would be advantageous.
This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a well‑established, values‑driven independent school that combines ambition with a strong sense of community. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring that the School remains innovative, financially secure and positioned for long‑term success.
Cheadle Hulme School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate pre‑employment checks.
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