Business Development Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Barnsley Museums to lead our Commercial Development Team.

This is a pivotal role within the service, shaping the embedding commerciality with colleagues and supporting a positive visitor experience across our heritage sites as a whole.

The successful candidate will be challenged drive income generation and meet annual targets for the service through the effective delivery and growth of a range of activities and initiatives:

· Management and development of the retail offer across five site specific locations.

· Delivery and development of commercial events and activity programmes varying size and scale across key sites.

· Support the development of tenancy mix and ensure site occupancy policies are maintained and managed across sites.

· Support targeted fundraising for the service.

· Reimagine the current wedding and functions offer across sites.

· Develop sponsorship opportunities.

The successful candidate will have proven experience within the field, leadership skills to manage a dedicated team and be able to work under pressure to meet deadlines.

The role requires the post holder to use their own initiative and demonstrate strong communication skills with a range of internal and external stakeholders.