Senior Business Growth Advisor

2 weeks ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Business Support Business Finance (BSBF) Full time

**Location**

Manchester

**Company**

Business Support Business Finance (BSBF)

**Contract type**

Permanent/ Full
- time

**Salary**

Up to £50,260 per annum

**Closing Date**

07/03/2025

**Ref No**

4504

**The Growth Company’s (GC)** Business Growth Hub (BGH) team has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Business Growth Advisor to lead a team of specialist advisors to deliver high-quality business growth advice and manage a portfolio of ambitious businesses aiming for growth through strategic planning, job creation, new products and services, increased GVA, business expansion, and exporting.

**GC Business Growth Hub** is a community of specialists dedicated to helping businesses in Greater Manchester achieve their ambitions. Since 2011, the hub has supported over 15,000 businesses, providing finance guidance, international links, and fostering innovation and people development. We collaborate with top public and private partners to offer expert business support, events, specialist programs, funding, and more.

**Please note: The recruitment process will include a full-day assessment from 9am to 5pm during the week commencing 10th March.**

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Lead and support a team of 5 business advisors to deliver targeted growth services.
- Manage quality assurance, monitor performance, and report progress against targets.
- Stay updated with growth support developments to align services with business needs.
- Develop and deliver tools and resources to improve business productivity and competitiveness.
- Manage external and partner services to ensure effective business advice delivery.
- Handle client enquiries, assess growth potential, and establish key client relationships.
- Ensure compliance with project eligibility criteria and monitor service delivery.
- Collect and report output and impact data throughout and at the end of projects.
- Manage a diverse portfolio of businesses across various sectors, providing tailored support and guidance to help them achieve their growth objectives.

**About You**:

- Experienced in line management and leading professional teams.
- Knowledgeable in business growth support and current industry developments.
- Skilled in quality assurance, performance monitoring, and reporting.
- Proficient in managing external and partner services.
- Strong relationship-building skills with clients and stakeholders.
- Detail-oriented with a focus on compliance and accurate data collection.
- Analytical mindset for diagnosing business needs and developing growth plans.
- Effective communicator with the ability to handle complex business discussions.

**Skills Required**:

- Leadership and team management.
- Quality assurance and performance monitoring.
- Business growth support and industry knowledge.
- Relationship building and client management.
- Compliance and data collection.
- Analytical and diagnostic skills.
- Effective communication and problem-solving.
- Multi-disciplinary approach to support provision.

GC aims to promote a culture of flexibility and agile working. Going forward we will be transitioning to a culture where full agile working will be a feature of many of our roles. We also recognise that there may be a need for more permanent flexibility in your working arrangements and in such cases, we encourage you to have these discussions at the interview stage, to enable your flexible working request to be considered as early as possible.

All GC colleagues will work inline with the Health & Safety at work act and the GC Health & Safety Policy.

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