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Director of Enterprise, Birmingham Botanical Gardens

  •  West Midlands
  •  Â£50k+
  •  Full time
  •  Closes January 14, 2026
  •  Cat Haines
  •  cat@birminghambotanicalgardens.org.uk
  • #Charity

Description

Job Summary

As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), this role will lead and manage all the income and business support operations, being responsible for ensuring that relevant frameworks for strategic business planning, performance delivery and risk management are established and implemented

Job Description

Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Director of Enterprise will be responsible for the delivery of key corporate objectives at both the strategic and operational level to help ensure that Birmingham Botanical Gardens is consistently operating as a sustainable, efficient, effective and safe organisation.

Lead and manage the development of profitability through:

o Birmingham Botanical Gardens Trading Company retail outlets and any forthcoming online channels

o Catering, hospitality and venue hire

o Retail opportunities

o Licensing, filming and commercial photography

o Ticketed public events

o Admission services (in partnership with Visitor Welcome Team)

o Marcomms strategy

o Corporate sponsorship

o Effective management of digital systems (inc. Spektrix, Vector, YesPlan)

  • Actively lead and manage BBG procurement, including catering contracts and service level agreements across the Gardens and ensure performance measures and quality standards are achieved.
  • Develop new income streams through maximising commercial use of the BBG estate and increase the development and delivery of ticketed public events.
  • Identify commercial sponsorship opportunities and develop a pipeline of corporate contacts for BBG.
  • Seek opportunities to build a lucrative licensing, filming and commercial photography proposition.

Job Requirements

Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to convey the vision to internal teams and external partners and stakeholders

Demonstrable experience of delivering profitable functions in the following: Catering, hospitality and venue hire

Ticketed public events

Visitor admissions Retail

Licensing, filming and commercial photography

Corporate sponsorship

Demonstrable track record of personally leading and managing organisational growth and change initiatives and/ or embedding new ways of working

Excellent negotiating, influencing and communication skills with a range of stakeholders and external organisations and the ability to produce clear, concise and objective written reports and presentations to communicate effectively at all levels

Ability to manage workloads and conflicting priorities to meet SLT/Trustee reporting targets, project deadlines and provide an effective customer driven service

Job Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities:

  • Corporate Leadership
  • Strategic Development and Performance
  • Commercial Partnerships and Communication

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How to Apply

Please see the full job details on our website at:
https://birminghambotanicalgardens.org.uk/about-us/current-vacancies/

Application is by CV and Covering Letter, to be sent to:
[email protected]

If you would like support with making an application, or have any questions, please contact us at the same email address.

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