Business Engagement Officer
Citizens Advice Gateshead — United Kingdom
Salary: £33k - £35k · Schedule: 4-Day Week · Work model: On-site
Skills: Account Management, Business Development, Employer engagement, Lead Generation, Relationship Building, Stakeholder Engagement
Job Description
Business Engagement Officer
33,323.00 ~ 34,899.00 GBP annually
Location Davidson Building Swan Street Gateshead NE8 1BG United Kingdom
This job ends on 14 December 2026
Build employer relationships that help make working life better for families.
Join Society Matters CIC as our Business Engagement Officer and help North East employers make practical changes that benefit employees and their families. Your main focus will be our Child Poverty Reduction Programme (CPRP), alongside other funded work.
Reporting to the Partnerships Manager, you will recruit employers, guide them through onboarding and support them to stay involved. You will connect organisations with knowledge, practical guidance and specialist support, helping them turn employee insight into improvements in workplace policies and practices.
What you'll be doing
- Identify and engage employers across the North East through outreach, networking, referrals and presentations, turning interest into programme participation.Build trusted relationships, understand employer priorities and agree practical next steps to help reduce in-work poverty
- Work with delivery and data colleagues to help employers use employee insight, access training and resources, and put workplace improvements into practice.
- Maintain an active employer portfolio, review progress regularly and help overcome barriers to participation.
- Keep accurate HubSpot CRM records, track progress against agreed targets and capture evidence, feedback and learning.
What we're looking for
You will bring experience in employer engagement, business developme nt or account management, with a track record of proactive outreach, generating leads and securing organisational participation. You will be confident talking to senior leaders, explaining the value of support and building productive relationships.
Interested?
This is an opportunity to combine relationship-building with practical social impact: helping employers strengthen employee financial wellbeing and contribute to reducing child poverty.
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