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Job Title: New Business Manager
Location: Leeds
Salary: £58,000 per year
Job Type: Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 17th August at 11:59pm
Interviews Date: Week commencing 1st September 2025
Leeds Federated is a housing association with around 4,500 properties across Leeds, Wakefield, and North Yorkshire.
Our mission is to enable the maximum number of people to access and live sustainably in good-value, affordable housing.
The Vacancy:
Leeds Federated are looking for a New Business Manager to play a central role in identifying and securing new business opportunities, to enable the association to make informed decisions on the targeting of future investment.
You'll lead on identifying and securing new development opportunities for affordable homes to rent and buy, including outright sale properties that generate profit to reinvest in delivering even more affordable housing. You'll also work closely with the delivery team to ensure a smooth handover of new schemes at the appropriate stage, while also identifying and developing new partnerships and joint ventures to seize opportunities and overcome challenges.
What you'll do:
* Responsible for sourcing and securing viable new development opportunities that support Leeds Federated's strategic objectives, while adhering to our financial and policy standards.
* Prepare and submit expressions of interest, initial feasibilities and competitive bids in support of new development opportunities.
* Proactively identify, negotiate and secure S106 and land acquisition opportunities.
* Actively seek out and develop strategic partnerships and joint ventures
* Maintain a pipeline of land/sites and other new opportunities
* Work collaboratively with finance colleagues to shape development budgets, ensuring alignment between Development priorities and the Association's business plan
* Prepare clear and insightful reports on new business opportunities for senior leadership, committees, and other key stakeholders to support informed decision-making.
* Lead, support, and motivate a team to deliver excellent services and maintain high standards of customer care for both colleagues and customers.
* Play an active role in delivering outstanding customer service throughout all development activities
* Support the Association's Equality and Diversity Strategy while ensuring all Health and Safety responsibilities are met in accordance with our policies and procedures.
What we're looking for:
* Proven success in securing new development opportunities, including land, S106, and partnerships
* Good knowledge and experience of the development process, including planning, site acquisition, building contracts and compliance
* Understanding of procurement processes in development projects
* Experience of carrying out feasibility studies and appraisals
* Strong knowledge of planning, site acquisition, building contracts, and compliance
* Broad understanding of the role of social housing providers and the interaction between different business areas
* Ability to apply sound business principles to a wide variety of situations and scenarios
* Skilled at building trusted relationships with stakeholders
* Effective leader who motivates teams to deliver high performance and service
Join a team driven by the purpose of helping people make a home. We're looking for experienced individuals to be part of that work and help drive our development goals!
If you are ready to take the next step in your career and want to be part of a purpose-driven organisation, apply today!
We reserve the right to close this vacancy if it is deemed that we have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible.
Leeds Federated is an equal opportunities employer and promotes diversity in everything we do and therefore welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Please click on the APPLY button to be redirected to our careers page to apply for this role.
Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Business Development Manager, Sales Manager, Director of Business Development, Sales Manager, New Business Lead, Sales Lead, may also be considered for this role.
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