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Are you passionate about supporting businesses to grow and succeed? Do you enjoy building strong relationships, delivering tailored advice, and creating thriving business communities? Looking for a flexible, part-time role where you can make a real impact across a dynamic network of business centres? Gillespie Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with a well-established, purpose-driven organisation as they look to appoint a Tenant Business Adviser to support tenants across multiple Sunderland-based business centres. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and proactive adviser to play a key role in delivering business support, driving tenant engagement, and contributing to regional economic growth.
Job Responsibility
Building strong, trusted relationships with tenants across multiple business centres
Delivering structured one-to-one business advice and support sessions
Identifying business needs and developing practical growth plans
Providing ongoing support to encourage engagement and long-term development
Designing and delivering workshops, events, and business support initiatives
Supporting the promotion of programmes and celebrating tenant success stories
Identifying opportunities for collaboration and new initiatives
Creating an engaging and supportive business community environment
Connecting businesses with funding opportunities, specialist advisers, and support networks
Building relationships with regional partners, stakeholders, and organisations
Acting as an ambassador to promote the centres and attract new opportunities
Supporting networking activity across the local business ecosystem
Maintaining accurate records of tenant engagement and support activity
Contributing to reporting against KPIs and programme outcomes
Supporting case studies and impact reporting to demonstrate success
Requirements
Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
Experience providing business advice, coaching, or enterprise support
Excellent communication skills, including presenting and facilitating sessions
Ability to manage multiple priorities across different locations
Proactive and self-motivated approach with strong organisational skills
Experience working with SMEs, start-ups, or growing businesses
Knowledge of business growth areas such as finance, funding, operations, or leadership
Experience delivering or supporting events, workshops, or programmes
Ability to signpost businesses to external support and opportunities
Nice to have
Experience within digital, tech, manufacturing, or professional services sectors
Familiarity with business centres, coworking spaces, or incubator environments
Knowledge of the Sunderland or wider Northeast business support landscape