Business Development Manager

• Make a difference and be part of a successful team that helps people in the community
• Be supported for success and benefit from having an experienced team of people to share with you how to make it work
• Opportunity for career development in a large NFP organisation

Purpose of the role
The primary purpose of this role is to lead and drive a B2B sales team responsible for building strong network of referrers and driving growth. This will include building and servicing referrers from a range of different Government and Private Sector Service Providers as well as the NDIA and families of people with a disability, identifying new service opportunities for Achieve Australia.
Why join team Achieve?
For many of our staff making a real difference to the lives of people with disability and working with a great, supportive team is its own reward.
We appreciate that, but we want our team to know that we value them so we offer benefits such as:

• Salary sacrifice options including Fringe Benefits Tax and car leasing
• Access to personal and financial counselling for you and your family
• A range of paid leave and flexible working options
• Support to stay fit and healthy with fitness memberships and access to wellness programs.

At Achieve it’s more than just a job.
You have the chance to change lives and bring inclusion to life every day for people living with a disability.
Our focus is our people; the people we support, and the team we employ, that we value the most. We offer a career you can be proud of and a place where you feel safe to be yourself. We invest in our workforce and appreciate the rich diversity they represent of life experience, languages, and culture.
Achieve has been providing services to people with disability since the 1950s. Today, we are a registered NDIS provider offering integrated clinical, health, social and disability services in accommodation, community participation, supported employment and support coordination services in the Greater Sydney and Northern Rivers regions in NSW.
About the role

• Assessing potential partners, performing competitive research, evaluating proposed deals/partnerships, and analysing and developing business cases for new business targets
• Identifying opportunities for business improvement and strategic new business opportunities
• Networking and meeting with NDIS Officers, Support Coordinators, hospitals, health practitioners, SDA providers, mental health departments, schools and other registered and non-registered NDIS providers
• Networking to develop, implement and evaluate community engagement and brand awareness opportunities for our services
• Bringing in new NDIS Participants for our Services
• Ensuring all delivered services are charged to the most appropriate part of the participant’s plan
• Managing multiple strategic initiatives simultaneously, interacting with a diverse set of partners and prospective partners

About you

• Tertiary qualification in business or a related discipline
• Demonstrated knowledge of all facets of the NDIS including a high-level commitment to individualised, person centred service delivery
• Ability to influence and negotiate with key stakeholders, including funding bodies
• Robust budgeting and financial management experience and high-level report writing
• Strong interpersonal and advocacy skills with the ability to liaise and nurture relationships with colleagues, staff, clients, their families and guardians and other relevant stakeholders.
• An ability to prioritise work and meet conflicting deadlines and excellent time management skills

Pre-employment checks:
Achieve Australia is committed to safer recruitment practices, which safeguard and promote the welfare of the people we support and staff are expected to share this commitment. To achieve this, your application may be subject to a number of pre-employment checks; including reference checks, a Police check, NDIS Worker Check, Working with Children check, Right to work in Australia check. Please note criminal history does not immediately effect employment opportunities. Applications will be assessed on merit.
We have a Covid-19 Safety Plan to support our vulnerable clients and our workforce. It is a condition of employment to be fully vaccinated for Covid-19.
How to apply:
To register your interest, please click ‘Apply’ now and provide a resume and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role.
If you have questions about this role, or would like to discuss any reasonable adjustment you may require throughout the recruitment process, or require alternate method of sumbitting your application, please email careers@achieveaustralia.org.au.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent