Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Duration: Permanent
Location: Remote
Job Ref: 205289
Ecclesiastical Planning Services, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looking for a Business Relationship Manager. This role will be remote / field based.
As a Business Relationship Manager, you will act as the relationship lead for EPS’s key Funeral Director partnerships. The role is responsible for building and maintaining influential relationships at all levels, from Executive leadership and operational management through to funeral branch teams, creating and delivering aligned partnership growth plans.
Join a collaborative and inclusive culture that’s committed to making a difference and building a more sustainable future. Ranked amongst the UK's 15 Best Big Companies to Work For in 2025, we offer fantastic career and development opportunities within a rapidly growing, innovative Group - where all profits go to charity and good causes.
"You'll be joining a genuinely brilliant team that's ambitious, collaborative, and full of energy, but has never lost the close-knit, supportive culture that makes Ecclesiastical Planning Services such a special place to work. It's one of the best companies and teams I've had the privilege to be part of; we challenge each other, celebrate our successes, and always support one another. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who loves building relationships, spotting opportunities, and turning ideas into results. You'll have the chance to make your mark, shape key partnerships, and play a meaningful role in our growth journey, all while working alongside talented people who are passionate about what they do and excited about the future we're building together."
Ecclesiastical Planning Services (EPS) work with a UK-wide network of funeral directors to provide pre-paid funeral plans. Our business is based on trust, so we focus on personal service, offering guidance and support to funeral directors and families when they need it most.
Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.
We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.
At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.
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*Directory of Social Change’s UK Guides to Company Giving 2017-26
Benefact Group is a diverse family of specialist financial businesses, driven by our shared ambition to do right by our customers and clients, and united by a common purpose. To give our profits to good causes.
Being owned by a charity – Benefact Trust – places good intentions at the foundations of our Group, but our ability to turn this movement for good into positive action is based on better business.
Whether it be in specialist insurance, investment management, broking or advisory, every business that makes up the Benefact Group is an expert in their respective fields – leading in ethical investment, protection of iconic buildings and world heritage sites, and providing specialist guidance to people who deliver critical services to communities.
