Business Account Manager

Responsibilities

The Business Account Manager will deliver business support services and the Investment Readiness Programme to help local businesses overcome growth barriers. Responsibilities include managing a portfolio of organizations, assessing business needs, and assisting with funding applications.

Requirements

Candidates must have experience in business support, account management, and navigating the business support landscape. A full, clean driving licence and the ability to speak fluent English are essential requirements for this role.

Skills

• Business support
• Account management
• Business growth
• Investment readiness
• Funding applications
• Event management
• Public speaking
• Stakeholder engagement
• Business planning
• Financial advice
• Inclusive practice
• Communication

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Generous pension scheme
• Annual leave
• Smart working
• Employee assistance programme
• Discounted sports and fitness membership
• Discounted cinema and shopping

About this role

Contract Type: Fixed Term for 12 months. Hybrid Working.

Working Hours:  37 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is Grade H £42,123 (Level one) - £45,529 (Level four)
per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location:  Loxley House, Nottingham NG2 3NH

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our
workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to
find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive
pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive
to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone
is supported to do and be their very best. 

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative,
driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham.  So, if you are
passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in
our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working
for Nottingham City Council here
[https://eism.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/ncc/pages/1004].

About the Role

Business Account Manager

An opportunity to play a pivotal role in supporting Nottingham City businesses
by proactively working to ensure that they are accessing all available support
in overcoming barriers to growth and in reaching their full growth potential. 

This role involves delivering Nottingham City Council's Business Support &
Business Account Management Service and Investment Readiness Programme.

Responsible for engaging new businesses and managing a portfolio of current
organisations, the primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to;
understanding and assessing business needs, creating action plans and providing
business support and advice to support business growth, sustainability and
planning.

Event management and speaking will be required, travel across the city to
various NCC sites, partner venues and business premises is essential. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying businesses to
access the investment readiness programme, manage this journey for individual
cohorts of businesses and support businesses with funding applications.

Ensuring the business support service is accessible and representative of the
vast diversity within Nottingham City is a key priority of the business support
service, dedication to employing inclusive procedures and best practice is
essential to this role.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

* Experience of delivering business support, advice, IBD and account
management 
* Current and working knowledge of the business support landscape and
experience in navigating this to broker businesses into internal and external
support
* Experience of working with businesses to access finance and understand the
various finance options
* Experience of working within a diverse environment, successfully engaging
businesses and delivering growth within a business(s) 
* Full, Clean Driving Licence and access to a vehicle is preferred due to the
nature of travel required and transporting materials.
* This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration
Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers) and
therefore the ability to speak fluent English, is an essential requirement
for the role.

You can find the job description for this post here
[https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/media/yiclqyta/9036-business-account-manager.doc].

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do
it.  We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including
hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms
of how and where you work can be found on the additional information
[https://eism.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/ncc/pages/1014] for
applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Lisa Barton, Local Business Manager, by
email at lisa.barton@nottinghamcity.gov.uk [lisa.barton@nottinghamcity.gov.uk] 

Closing Date: 19th November 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing
date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: TBC

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please
contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support
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By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.
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Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of
the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a
range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the
people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding
career, with access to the following benefits. 

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will
have access to:

* 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service)  + bank
holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
* Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
* Smart Working – to support your work life balance
* Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance
Programme
* Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema,
shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that
reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair, inclusive and Disability
Confident Employer, welcoming applications from people of all backgrounds,
identities and abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

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About Nottingham City Council

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