Business Development Manager for Livelyhood Pubs

Livelyhood Pubs is looking for a commercially sharp, relationship-led Business Development Manager to help our pubs thrive.

Your Mission

More bookings, better conversion, higher spend per head — without ever losing the fun art of great hospitality.

This is a brand new role for us.

About Livelyhood

Livelyhood is an established London based owner, creator & operator of modern, inviting & independent neighbourhood pubs.

We run lively, stand-out community- led pubs — the kind people are proud to work in, proud to partner with, and proud to call their local.

Our people lead in the delivery of Livelyhood in a way that has our five Lively Ways (values ) of Authentic, Daring, People, Lively and Sustainable at its very heart.

Our Business Development Manager Role

You’ll spot opportunities before others do and turn them into real, repeatable revenue.

Working across our 7 pubs, you’ll drive growth through corporate outreach, community engagement, in-house activations, and strategic partnerships, collaborating closely with Operations and Marketing to ensure all venues are maximising their commercial potential, while maintaining clear processes, accurate reporting, and consistent use of the Collins booking system.

Whilst this role will be focused on a standard working week, we are seeking an element of flexibility based on business requirements for some evening or weekends as agreed with Line Manager

What You'll Be Doing

Key responsibilities of the role include:-

• Driving pre-booked sales, conversion, and booking value

• Growing private hire, group bookings, and loyal repeat business

• Building genuine relationships with local businesses, corporates, and community partners

• Actively managing and optimising the booking pipeline

• Increasing spend per head through structured bookings and confident upselling

• Tracking performance and sharing clear, useful insights on what’s working

What We're Looking For

• Proven hospitality sales or business development experience (multi-site a big plus)

• Commercially minded, confident with numbers, and comfortable owning results

• Experience with booking systems (Collins is a bonus)

• Brilliant communicator who builds trust quickly

• Proactive, organised, and detail-driven

• Passionate about hospitality and creating memorable moments that people come back for

• Be the self motivated, results driven individual we've been thinking about.

If you get a buzz from building relationships, spotting opportunities, and helping great pubs reach their full potential, we’d love to hear from you.

What's in it for You

•  £40k – £45k base salary

•  Additional Quarterly Bonus Plans -  based on agreed KPIs

• 40% food and drink discount for you and 3 guests valid in all sites from day 1

• Financial Flexibility through our partnership with Hastee, you have access to 35% of your earnt pay as you need it

• Access to hospitality and retail discounts via our partnership with Hospitality Rewards

• We offer hospitality apprenticeships to support our people's career development

• Wellbeing focused employer– employee assistance support available

Plus regular incentives, our annual Livelyhood Love Awards & recognition awards to celebrate your key milestones.  

Auditions happening now! We're reviewing Business Development Manager applications as they arrive, so don't delay in sending us yours. 

You’ll understand that all applicants will require a UK bank account and proof of their eligibility to work in the UK