Lumen Partners
Business Development Associate | Leadership & Development Pathway
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About the role
We are looking for a Business Development Associate to join our Liverpool team.
This role is designed for someone who wants to build a strong foundation in business development, communication, customer acquisition, and leadership, while taking increasing ownership of their professional development.
The role starts with developing strong commercial and communication skills, with opportunities to take on additional responsibility across team development, leadership, operations, and business performance as you progress.
There isn't a fixed timeline for progression. Development is based on performance, consistency, attitude, and the ability to take on greater responsibility.
What you'll be doing
- Develop strong communication, relationship-building, and business development skills
- Represent established brands through face-to-face customer interactions
- Understand customer needs and communicate solutions effectively
- Work towards individual and team performance targets
- Take feedback and apply it to improve your performance
- Develop an understanding of how a growing business operates
- Support and develop newer members of the team as your experience grows
- Take on additional responsibility across team coordination, leadership, and operations
- Build the skills required to take greater ownership of your career progression
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What we're looking for
Experience is useful, but attitude, work ethic, and willingness to learn are more important.
We're looking for someone who:
- Has a strong work ethic and is willing to put the work in
- Is comfortable being challenged and receiving feedback
- Has a genuine student mentality
- Takes responsibility for their own development
- Communicates confidently and professionally
- Can work independently while contributing to a team
- Is competitive with themselves and wants to keep improving
- Understands that progression comes from developing capability, not simply time served
Progression
The role is structured to give people the opportunity to develop beyond their initial responsibilities.
As you build your skills and demonstrate consistency, there are opportunities to develop across:
- Business Development → Team Development → Leadership → Operations & Business Responsibility
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The aim is to give people the skills and experience to take greater control of their own career direction rather than following a fixed progression path.
Why this role?
This isn't designed as a traditional 9–5 role where development stops at a job description.
You'll be expected to learn, adapt, take feedback, and gradually take on more responsibility.
If you're looking for a role where your development is something you actively contribute to, rather than something that happens automatically, this could be a good fit.
Ready for the next step?
If you're ready to take control of your career progression, apply now to find out more about the opportunity and what the next step could look like.
📍 Liverpool
💼 Full-time
📈 Performance & development-based progression
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