Business Development Manager – Eastbourne & Edenbridge (Live-in & Visiting Care)
Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 + uncapped commission
Locations Covered: Eastbourne (primary), Edenbridge & parts of Kent
About the Role
A leading home care provider is expanding its community presence across Eastbourne and Edenbridge and is seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to drive growth across both live-in care and visiting care services.
This is a newly created role designed to bring focus, momentum, and structure to business development activity. You will play a key part in growing private client referrals, increasing brand visibility, and strengthening relationships across the local health and social care landscape.
If you are passionate about later-life care, thrive in community-based work, and enjoy building strong referral networks, this role offers the autonomy, variety, and earning potential you’re looking for.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and grow referral relationships with
Solicitors, financial advisers, and later-life planning professionals
Increase private client enquiries for both live-in and visiting care
Promote the brand within the community through events, presentations, and networking
Represent the service with professionalism, compassion, and confidence
Support local branches with marketing activity, promotional events, and client introductions
Advise families on care pathways and help transition clients between visiting and live-in services where appropriate
Work closely with operations and commercial teams to deliver growth targets
Why Work Here?
Opportunity to promote both regulated care and introductory/live-in services
Ability to offer clients a unique “step up/step down” care model
Varied working week including home working, time in branch, and community engagement
High level of autonomy with strong support from local and central teams
Clear earning potential through an uncapped commission structure
About You
You will succeed in this role if you are:
Confident, charismatic, and comfortable representing the organisation at events
Empathetic with a genuine interest in improving later-life care
Commercially minded and able to convert relationships into referrals
Highly organised with excellent communication and presentation skills
Proficient in PowerPoint and able to deliver engaging presentations
Experienced in the care sector or another premium, customer-focused service environment
Experience in live-in care is not essential — full training and support will be provided.
Suitable Locations
This role is ideal for candidates based in or near Eastbourne, Edenbridge, Uckfield, Tunbridge Wells, Crowborough, Hailsham, Seaford, Lewes, Haywards Heath, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, and the surrounding East Sussex and West Kent areas.
Interview Process
Stage 1: Online interview with senior management
Stage 2: Face-to-face interview with senior leadership, including a short (5–6 slide) presentation on how you would approach the role
Package & Benefits
Base Salary: £40,000 – £45,000
Uncapped commission:
£500 per live-in client (over 28 days)
£250 per live-in client (under 28 days)
Additional fees for visiting and introductory care services
Flexible working: mix of home, branch, and community-based activity
Supportive culture with autonomy, collaboration, and a strong focus on quality
Recommendations
Compass Associates Ltd is acting as a Recruitment Consultancy for this permanent vacancy; we offer £200 John Lewis vouchers for each successful recommendation.
Contact details
If you would like to be considered for the Business Development Manager position or would like to request a full job description, please contact Robbie Peto direct on 0161 938 1181. Alternatively, please email [email protected]
