Job Introduction

We are seeking a sales driven and member-focused individual to join our Ireland Business Development team as a Business Development Executive (BDE), focusing on secondary care and medical undergraduates.

As a Business Development Executive, you will play a key role in acquiring, engaging with and retaining Medical healthcare professionals in Ireland. This position involves proactive engagement with existing and prospective members through various channels such as telephone communication, emails, as well as attending events and conferences.

We are the largest medical defence organisation, operating across 9 countries globally and we have an established Business Development team who work together across all segments to achieve the organisation's corporate objectives and aspirations in line with our MADE values (Member First, Ambitious, Determined and Empowered). 

Joining MPS means becoming part of a positive culture that highly values ethics, prioritises members and passionately cares for the well-being of healthcare professionals. As a colleague working in a mutual organisation, you'll have the opportunity to make a significant impact to the lives of medical professionals in Ireland. This role not only allows you to contribute to the broader healthcare landscape in Ireland but also provides a supportive team environment and ample training for your professional growth and development.

Role Responsibility

• Implement effective sales strategies to optimise acquisition, retention, and brand engagement within the medical professional community.
• Focus on engaging and building relationships with secondary care medical professionals and medical undergraduate students.
• Support the retention and acquisition efforts for secondary care medical professionals and medical undergraduate students.
• Actively engage with members and prospects through various communication channels and attendance at relevant events.
• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders, such as the marketing team, to ensure alignment and achievement of targets.
• Support team members with their respective segments.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have experience working in a targeted, member facing or business development environment, a sound grasp of account management and commercial principles. You will possess a sales-oriented mindset and be focused on delivering tangible results.

Experience of implementing activity plans and achieving targets is key and you must have the ability to work collaboratively across an organisation, coupled with the capacity to communicate effectively and influence stakeholders.

You will have broad knowledge of the healthcare environment in Ireland, including the public and private hospital sectors.

Ability to work collaboratively across an organisation and effectively communicate and influence stakeholders.

Sector-specific knowledge, particularly within health indemnity, professional support, or insurance, would be beneficial.

Package Description

Salary: Competitive and negotiable depending on experience (Plus up to 15% bonus)

Location: Remote working in Ireland

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full time, 37.5 hours per week

• Up to 15% discretionary annual bonus
• Annual performance-related pay review
• 11% pension contribution (3% from you, 8% from us – optional additional matched 3% contributions, e.g. 6% from you, 11% from us)
• 25 days annual leave plus 9 flexible bank holidays (option to buy/sell additional 5 days)
• Company car
• Medical Insurance Allowance
• Career development and progression opportunities – 22% of our vacancies in 2023 were filled internally
• A culture that promotes inclusivity, wellbeing, and rewards hard work
• Paid volunteering day
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 6x salary death in service
• A range of shopping discounts from major high-street retailers

About the Company

Medical Protection Society (MPS) is the world’s leading protection organisation for Doctors, Dentists and healthcare professionals. We protect and support the professional interests of almost 300,000 Members around the world, in countries as diverse as the United Kingdom, South Africa and Hong Kong.

We are a not-for-profit organisation, meaning our Members’ premiums are either invested into bettering the organisation, its employees and our products, or kept safe should our Members require support for complaints or claims arising from professional practice.

Our philosophy is to support safe practice in medicine and dentistry by helping to avert problems in the first place. We also actively campaign for regulatory and legal reforms that benefit Members and the wider healthcare professions.

To do this, we need colleagues who are trusted and supported to deliver their best work, whether that be through leadership development, fully-funded training courses or peer-to-peer support. We want our colleagues to feel empowered enough to deliver positive change, display ambition to push themselves and are determined when faced with a challenge, whilst ensuring our Member’s best interests are at the core.

Medical Protection Society