Job Description
Business Development Partner (Employment Services)
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Are you energised by building relationships, influencing decision‐makers and creating meaningful employment opportunities? Do you understand the barriers faced by people with disability or chronic health conditions and know how to advocate for inclusive hiring with confidence?
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This role is all about
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Are you energised by building relationships, influencing decision‐makers and creating meaningful employment opportunities? Do you understand the barriers faced by people with disability or chronic health conditions and know how to advocate for inclusive hiring with confidence?
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This role is all about employer engagement, business development, and championing inclusive employment across Hunter and Lower Hunter regions. You'll be out on the road, meeting employers, opening doors, and helping businesses see the value of partnering with Employment Plus.
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Why this role matters
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As a Business Development Partner, you will work directly with employers to understand their workforce needs and support them to hire jobseekers with disability, injury or health conditions. You'll be the connector between local businesses and our services; influencing, educating and building long‐term partnerships that lead to sustainable employment outcomes.
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(This role is known internally as a Recruitment Partner, but functions primarily as a Business Development / Employer Engagement position.)
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What you'll be doing
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Develop employer partnerships across Hunter and Lower Hunter regions, working closely with local site teams
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Identify workforce needs and provide tailored recruitment solutions
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Advocate for inclusive hiring by helping employers understand and accommodate candidate needs
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Match job‐ready candidates through referrals, job carving and reverse marketing
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Collaborate with Employment Consultants to align employer opportunities with caseload needs
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Provide post‐placement support to ensure sustainable outcomes for both employers and participants
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Maintain strong labour market knowledge to identify emerging opportunities
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Achieve performance targets with a solutions‐focused, high‐performance mindset
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About you
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Business development or B2B sales experience - confident in approaching, influencing and building relationships with employers
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Employment services experience - particularly in barrier management, reverse marketing or disability employment
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Understanding of disability employment barriers and the ability to communicate these sensitively and persuasively
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Strong networking and stakeholder communication skills
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Knowledge of local employers and labour market trends
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A performance‐focused mindset with proven results in achieving KPIs
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A valid Driver's Licence and own vehicle and willingness to travel across multiple sites
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Relevant qualifications in Employment Services, Community Services or related areas are desirable.
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What we offer
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Attractive remuneration + car allowance + NFP salary packaging ($15,900 tax‐free + meal & entertainment benefits)
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Work-life balance with the opportunity to work a 9‐day fortnight or have an accrued day off every 4 weeks (FT)
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Comprehensive training and opportunities for further tertiary study
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Discounted fitness memberships, health insurance and retail perks
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Generous leave benefits, including purchased leave, 12 weeks paid parental leave and 5 days paid Salvos volunteering leave
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Free counselling and wellbeing programs
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Long‐term career pathways across Employment Plus and the wider Salvos network
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Ready to make a difference?
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If you're passionate about employer engagement, disability inclusion and creating real employment opportunities, we'd love to hear from you.
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The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer who provides an inclusive work setting and embraces the diverse talent of its people. We value and include people of all cultures, languages, abilities, sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions and intersex status. We are committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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The Salvation Army is a child safe organisation and is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. All child facing roles will require the successful completion of a Working with Children Check or relevant state equivalent. Applicants for all roles require a mandatory National Police Check.
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We value Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Diversity, and Collaboration.

📌 Business Development Partner (Employment Services) (New South Wales)
🏢 The Salvation Army
📍 New South Wales