Business Development Manager - Association Sales
| Location: | Belfast |
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| Contract: | Permanent |
| Closing Date: | Thursday 28 May 2026 at 12 noon |
| Reference: | BWUH0223 |
ROLE SUMMARY
Responsible for an individual target and a collective annual budget of over £6M across room hire, additionals and catering commission and the delivery of a £20M annual economic impact target, the Business Development Manager will lead on new and repeat ICC Belfast conference sales.
The postholder will assume a leadership role to achieve commercial event targets, providing direction to cross-functional project teams as well as ensuring effective account management plans are devised and executed.
Alongside the Head of Association Sales and Sales Director, the Business Development Management will build and manage a healthy pipeline of qualified sales opportunities and prepare reports to assist with management reporting and forecasting. Forecasting and management of sales pipeline. Setting and execution of key account management plans in line with the overall sales and marketing strategy to ensure events deliver against contribution targets.
The company is committed to its vision to be world class and create an environment in which our people will continue to grow and play their part in building business tourism, live entertainment and events to deliver socially, culturally and economically for Belfast and Northern Ireland. All employees are expected to commit to the company values of “Do It Right, Do It Now”.
How to Apply
To apply for this post, please upload your CV, and a covering letter detailing how you meet the essential criteria via the following link: https://iccbelfast.com/careers
or
by post to; HR Team, Waterfront Hall, 2 Lanyon Place, Belfast. BT1 3WH
The deadline for applications is Thursday 28 May 2026 at 12 noon.
The applicant should highlight on their CV industry specific qualifications, certificates and experience as well as educational achievements.
Please note that it is the applicants’ responsibility to ensure that their CV, covering letter and Monitoring Form are submitted by this closing date and time. Any offer of employment is subject to the receipt of proof of eligibility to work in the UK and proof of any required qualifications.
Short-listing, testing and interview dates
It is envisaged that interviews will be held on Wednesday 03 June 2026.
ICC Belfast will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate applicants who are unavailable on the specified interview date, but it is under no obligation to do so.
Requiring Reasonable Adjustments Section
We encourage any applicants with a disability to contact us to discuss reasonable adjustments, the intention of which is to enable full participation in the application and selection process.
If you want to contact us to discuss reasonable adjustments, please call us on 07585888240 or [email protected]
Guaranteed Interview Schemes
We welcome applications from people with disabilities and operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme. This means if you have a disability, and you apply and meet the essential criteria for one of our positions, we will consider your application under this scheme and guarantee you an interview.
Your application will be considered like all others, by measuring it against the essential criteria as set out in the employee specification but any short-listing or desirable criteria will not be applied to you.
Selection methods, such as computer-based skills tests, paper-based aptitude tests, situational judgement tests, driving assessments and assessment centers, are deemed to be part of the essential criteria. This means that all applicants must sit and pass these tests or assessments.
If you want to more information about the Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please call us on 07585888240 or send an email to [email protected]
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