{"id":32664,"date":"2026-08-14T10:43:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T09:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsa.wales\/?post_type=wsa_vacancy&#038;p=32664"},"modified":"2026-08-14T10:43:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T09:43:51","slug":"business-development-officer-emd-uk","status":"publish","type":"wsa_vacancy","link":"https:\/\/wsa.wales\/cy\/vacancies\/business-development-officer-emd-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Development Officer \u2013 EMD UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Business Development Officer \u2013 EMD UK<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Closing date 31<sup>st<\/sup> August 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Salary \u00a332,000 per year<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location Remote<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contract Type Full time 40 hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The National Governing Body for Group Exercise<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emduk.sport80.com\/public\/wizard\/a\/1494\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Join our community<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EMD UK was set up to unite and support the group exercise community in their careers. Through our activities, we keep members informed, uplifted and safe in their profession, so that they can continue to build on the sector\u2019s incredible \u00a35.3bn social impact to society. We are funded by Sport England, governed by an independent board and work with partner organisations to deliver our support to as many instructors as possible, for as little as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vacancy for Business Development Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EMD UK is looking for a Business Development Officer to help maximise retention and growth of EMD UK Partners by building and maintaining strong, strategic relationships that foster long-term engagement and commercial success,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This role will be responsible for increasing revenue and uptake of EMD UK CPD Recognition and Commercial offers by proactively engaging existing partners and identifying new opportunities with organisations and training providers across the fitness and physical activity sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a more detailed overview of this role, please refer to the full job specification:  <a href=\"https:\/\/emduk.org\/jobs\/business-development-officer\/\">https:\/\/emduk.org\/jobs\/business-development-officer\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-emd-uk wp-block-embed-emd-uk\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"3jnoIHd3Qe\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emduk.org\/jobs\/business-development-officer\/\">Business Development Officer<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cBusiness Development Officer\u201d \u2014 EMD UK\" src=\"https:\/\/emduk.org\/jobs\/business-development-officer\/embed\/#?secret=3sOoLsieFm#?secret=3jnoIHd3Qe\" data-secret=\"3jnoIHd3Qe\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business Development Officer \u2013 EMD UK Closing date 31st August 2026. 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