Growth Manager

We are seeking a Growth Manager to join our dynamic team.

The Growth Manager leads the outreach strategy to attract new Participants to the UN Global Compact Network UK, the growth engine of the organisation and its impact. The role owns the end-to-end outreach function, building a prioritised action plan for the prospect pipeline and driving it through to conversion, with marketing experience used to support lead generation, content, and campaign activity. The Growth Manager also line manages two Outreach Managers and Participant Engagement Coordinator, providing strategic direction, coaching, and oversight to ensure team targets are met.

About the UN Global Compact Network UK:

We are a dynamic multi-stakeholder initiative, dedicated to connecting UK companies to the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest responsible business initiative. The Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact, rooted in UN treaties, provide a robust foundation and comprehensive framework for corporate sustainability and business action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Our mission is to champion sustainability leadership to create a world we want to live and do business in, by inspiring ambition, enabling impactful action, and collaborating to reshape the business environment for the better.

The UN Global Compact Network UK has over 900 participating companies, with a team of 26 people.

Our work is guided by the core values of the UN – Integrity, Respect for Diversity, and Professionalism – alongside nine additional values and behaviours of the UN Global Compact which can be found here. During a recent review, the team described our workplace as friendly, inclusive, supportive, passionate, and hard-working.

Who we are looking for:

Must-haves

• Business development experience: Experience in consultative sales, business development, or growth roles within professional services, sustainability advisory, or a corporate commercial function, with a track record of managing sales cycles and long-term account relationships.

Nice-to-haves

• Marketing strategy and execution: Experience developing and executing lead-generating marketing strategies through digital channels, content marketing, and event-based outreach.
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills, able to build buy-in internally and externally.
• Comfort in managing multiple priorities across strategy, outreach, marketing, and people management in a fast-paced environment.

In your first 6 months:

To help you settle quickly, we will provide a thorough and comprehensive onboarding. Through meetings with key colleagues and online training, we will help you to become familiar with our way of working and our value proposition.

Key Responsibilities - after onboarding, we will expect you to:

Business Development and Growth

• Lead and champion the growth mission of the UN Global Compact Network UK, acting as a senior ambassador for the organisation’s value proposition. Drive strategic outreach to engage C-suite and sustainability leaders at prospective member companies, articulating the case for participation compellingly and with industry understanding.
• Deploy the outreach approach across the team, building and maintaining a priority action plan for the prospect pipeline that translates strategy into clear, sequenced action and targets. Draw on marketing experience to shape supporting content and campaigns, including email outreach, social media, and outreach communications to generate a consistent pipeline of qualified leads.
• Lead on high-level outreach activity, including proactive prospecting, conducting outreach calls, inbound lead conversion, and relationship development with key targets. Ensure the team operates within an agreed and consistent outreach methodology, maintaining quality and compliance at every touchpoint.
• Drive the conversion of inbound leads and warm prospects into Network participants. Initiate outreach emails and sequences, and design and implement structured follow-up processes, working with the team to maximise conversion rates and minimise drop-off across the pipeline.
• Own and maintain a high-quality, structured pipeline of prospective participants in Salesforce, ensuring data integrity, accurate stage progression, and timely follow-ups. Use Salesforce to produce regular pipeline reports, track KPIs, and provide growth updates and forecasting to senior leadership.
• Produce and present regular growth performance reports using Excel and Salesforce, including pipeline analysis, conversion metrics, lead source tracking, and initial revenue forecasting. Translate data into clear insights and actionable recommendations for the Director of Participant Engagement and wider leadership.

Cross-cutting Collaboration

• Work closely with programme and communications colleagues to align growth and outreach activity with the Network’s broader impact agenda. Identify and leverage events, publications, and Network milestones as marketing and lead generation opportunities.
• Cultivate and manage strategic partnerships with business associations, chambers of commerce, and sector bodies to extend the Network’s reach. Represent the organisation at senior-level events and conferences, generating high-quality leads and raising the Network’s profile with key audiences.

People Management & Team Leadership

• Line manage two Outreach Managers, a coordinator, providing clear direction, regular one-to-ones, performance management, and professional development support to build a high-performing growth team.
• Set clear individual and team objectives aligned to the overall growth strategy, tracking progress against targets and KPIs and holding regular pipeline reviews with direct reports to ensure accountability and quality.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture, supporting continuous improvement of outreach and marketing practices, and contributing constructively to the wider Participant Engagement team.

What we offer:

• Hybrid working – After onboarding, a minimum of two days in the office per week, working from home up to 3 days per week.
• Flexible working around our core/active hours of 10 am to 4 pm.
• Compressed hours of 9-day fortnights in Summer.
• Employee Assistance Programme for you and your immediate family.
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, increasing with length of service.
• Three additional days off between Christmas and New Year, offered at the organisation’s discretion.
• Menstruation and menopause leave.
• Three additional days off for mission-related volunteering or sustainable travel.

This is a full-time position (37.5 hours per week). The salary offered is £45,000-£52,000per annum depending on experience

Before applying for this role, please note the following:

• Our hiring process aims to eliminate bias by using a software called Applied. To do this, we do not engage candidates outside the Applied programme until the final stages.

• The UN Global Compact Network UK is not able to sponsor work visas. We will only consider applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.

• While this role is within the UN Global Compact Network UK Secretariat, the successful candidate will not be formally employed by the United Nations. Learn more about the UN Global Compact Network UK's governance here.

Next Steps:

The application process includes the following steps:

1. Complete an equal opportunities questionnaire and provide essential admin information.
2. Upload your CV and cover letter highlighting the skills and experience you would bring to the role.
3. Longlisted candidates will be asked to complete a written test which includes questions designed to test your ability to excel in this role. Your answers will be scored by people, not AI tools.
4. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an online interview.
5. Final candidates will be invited to an informal, in-person meeting.

Closing date: 17 August 2026, 9am BST

Application link: https://app.beapplied.com/apply/cyrkmxmfii