Business Development Director - Social & Supported Housing - #1786403

Job Title: Business Development Director - Social & Supported Housing

Location: Bristol, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds or Manchester

Salary: £83,411 - £98,130

Hours: Full time

Working Pattern: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of your time, at our above offices.

About This Opportunity:

Are you passionate about making a significant impact through your work?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Business Development Director to join our Social & Supported Housing team. In this pivotal role, you'll work alongside the Head of Social and Supported Housing to drive franchise growth and deliver tailored banking solutions to clients across the sector.

You'll support clients with a full suite of banking services, including lending, deposits, and a wide range of financial products-helping them achieve their goals while delivering social value.

This is a critically meaningful role that contributes directly to our Group Social Housing Initiative (SHI), aligning commercial success with social purpose and impact.

What you'll be doing:

• Origination Strategy: Originating and structuring lending for smaller housing providers - nurturing the clients and prospects through the deal completion journey
• Market Insight: Develop deep understanding of housing demand, funding structures, and key public and private sector stakeholders.
• Relationship Management: Be a phenomenal partner with key professional contacts and non-paid introducers to support business development.
• Needs Identification: Identify emerging issues and unmet needs, analysing root causes and potential barriers to advise strategic responses.
• Solution Evaluation: Assess sophisticated, expertise-led solutions against multiple criteria to resolve best fit for business needs.
• Customer & Market Planning: Deliver plans for key product, service, or marketing areas, advised by data analysis and under senior mentorship.

Why Lloyds Banking Group:

If you think all banks are the same, you'd be wrong. We're an innovative, fast-changing business that's shaping finance as a force for good. A bank that's empowering its people to innovate, explore possibilities and grow with purpose.

What you'll need:

• Sector Expertise: Confirmed experience in developing and implementing sector-specific origination strategies with a track record of supporting social and supported housing clients with their lending and banking needs
• Market Knowledge: Strong understanding of housing demand dynamics, funding structures, and the roles of public and private sector stakeholders.
• Planning & Delivery: Experience in developing and delivering plans for products, services, or marketing initiatives, with the ability to work independently and under senior guidance.
• Relationship Leadership Skills: Confirmed ability to lead and influence key professional relationships, including introducers and strategic partners.
• Analytical Thinking: Ability to analyse complex data from multiple sources to identify trends, emerging issues, and their potential business impact.
• Solutions: Proficient at assessing and proposing personalised solutions that meet business demands.

About working for us:

Our ambition is to be the top tier UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities, and we're committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more.