Slave-Free Alliance is an international social enterprise, wholly owned by global anti-slavery charity Hope for Justice. Slave-Free Alliance started in 2018 and provide services to global companies and public bodies seeking to protect their operations and supply chains against the risks of modern slavery and labour exploitation. If you’re looking to make a difference, this is the place for you.

Slave-Free Alliance and Hope for Justice are committed to the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion. Slave-Free Alliance and Hope for Justice are a global organisation with staff from a wide variety of backgrounds, and ensure through our recruitment processes that we continue to welcome candidates from all walks of life. If you feel that your skills and experience fit one of our advertised roles, and you share our values and passion for human rights then we strongly encourage your application regardless of your background.

· New business development. Build a sales pipeline to develop new & nurture existing relationships with businesses in the UK. This will involve “cold calling” businesses.

· Develop and deliver a comprehensive business development strategy.

· Following-up on marketing qualified leads, replying to enquiries, converting leads.

· Writing proposals, create and deliver presentations, arrange and facilitate meetings, take responsibility for overall relationships with key stakeholders in target businesses.

· Work cross-functionally to develop compelling proposals for prospective SFA members/ clients.

· Provide monthly revenue forecasts for new business.

· Work cross-functionally to ensure SFA service contracts are delivered on time and to the agreed specification.

· Be one of the key representatives for SFA in UK.

· Support International SFA projects as required.

· Account Management of SFA Client base and newly on-boarded Members until point of handover

· Understand and uphold the standards outlined in the Hope for Justice Safeguarding policies, acting with due care and attention to safeguard the wellbeing of anyone that comes into contact with our work and reporting concerns if they do arise.

• 3-5+ years of New Business Development experience
• Strong knowledge of the sales cycle from initial contact/prospecting through to signed contracts and account management
• Experience in building and executing sales campaigns and lead generation activities
• Experience/background in the consulting industry would be advantageous but not essential
• Experience of working in a small start-up preferred but not essential
• Experience of working in human rights, ethical trade preferred but not essential

Benefits of working at Slave-Free Alliance and Hope for Justice

Slave-Free Alliance and Hope for Justice are committed to supporting our staff’s wellbeing and offers competitive salaries and a range of additional benefits to our staff.

We are a Living Wage Employer.

As part of Slave-Free Alliance and Hope for Justice, you will benefit from an excellent package including:

· 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

· 1 day Marriage Leave

· Enhanced employer pension contributions

· Company sick pay

· Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

· Access to our Employee Rewards Platform, providing discounts and offers for well-known retailers

· Free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme for staff and their family

· Professional development opportunities

· Professional memberships paid

· Flexible and hybrid working

Role Details

Job type: Full Time (37.5 hours per week)

Salary: up to £40,000, dependent on experience.

Closing date: 22nd November 2024

Applications will be reviewed and interviews held on a rolling basis. The advert may be removed prior to the closing date if the position is filled. If you are interested in this role please ensure to submit your application as soon as possible.

Location: Flexible / Remote (UK-based, with UK & International travel as well as regular travel to Manchester head office)

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which include criminal records checks, in line with our Global background checks policy – to view this please click here. Hope for Justice participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme, as part of the referencing process we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We would like to inform you that due to the high number of applicants we receive, we regret that we are not able to respond individually to all applicants. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further steps in the selection process. Thank you for your understanding.