Business Development Lead

Bord Iascaigh Mhara / BIM is pleased to welcome applications from suitably qualified and experienced candidates for the post of:
Business Development Lead
(EO; Permanent)
About BIM
BIM is a non-commercial semi-state body, formally established by statute (Irish Sea Fisheries Act 1952) and an agency of the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (DAFM). It is the Irish State agency responsible for developing the Irish seafood industry. BIM’s strategy aims to enhance the competitiveness of the Irish seafood sector focusing on the following five key strategic priorities: Sustainability, Skills, Innovation, Competitiveness, Leadership.
The organisation has four business units: Seafood Technical Services, Corporate Services, Development and Innovation Services, Economic and Strategic Services, and these are supported by the Office of the CEO. BIM’s Head Office is in Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.
In supporting the seafood sector, BIM’s staff are also strategically located in the coastal communities which they serve, including offices in Galway and Killybegs. In addition, BIM’s two National Fisheries Colleges are located in Greencastle, Co. Donegal and Castletownbere, Co. Cork.
Brief description of Role
The Business Development Lead reports into the Aquatech Business Manager and is a key member of BIM’s Development & Innovation Team who will support the implementation of the business development and innovation components of BIM’s strategic plan. The role requires administrative and programme management expertise for the successful deployment of these initiatives. Developing, expanding and ensuring effectiveness of social licence communication is the key objective.
In accordance with the Public Sector, Department of Finance the approved Salary Scale is a salary range of €37,544 to €60,610 (as of 1st March 2025) per annum pro-rated with time worked.
How to apply:
A full C.V. together with a letter of application and completed BIM application form, summarising experience and skill sets applicable to the position should be emailed to jobs@bim.ie .
Please note that late applications will not be accepted.
The closi ng date for Applications 16 th May 2025.
The full candidate briefing pack and the required application form are available here.
If you have any queries or for additional information, please contact jobs@bim.ie .
BIM is an equal opportunities employer, and we are committed to ensuring that all recruitment candidates have complete and equitable access as can reasonably be provided. If you require any support or accommodation as part of the recruitment process, please contact us directly at HRinbox@bim.ie.
Fair Processing Notice for Job Applicants Purpose of this document Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin, as the Data Controller has created this notice to outline the manner in which personal data will be handled and processed in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Irish Data Protection Act 2018. This notice has been created to inform you of how your personal data will be processed for the purposes of recruitment.
In line with the principles of data protection, we will take steps to ensure that personal is:
• Used lawfully, fairly and in a transparent way;
• Collected only for valid purposes that we have clearly explained to you and not used in any way that is incompatible with those purposes;
• Relevant to the purposes we have told you about and limited only to those purposes.
• Accurate and kept up to date;
• Kept only as long as necessary for the purposes we have told you about;
• Kept securely; and
• Processed in accordance with the principle of accountability.
Categories of personal data For the purposes of recruitment, you provide personal data directly to us, however, we also receive personal data about you from external sources, such as referees or recruiters.
In connection with your application for work with us, we will collect, store, and use the following information:
• Identification details
• Contact details
• Previous employment details
• Qualifications
• Right to work details
• Fitness to work details
• Application details
Purpose of data collection and lawful basis We process your personal data for recruitment purposes. The information we process is used to assess eligibility for the role applied for. Your personal data is processed under the lawful basis of contract or the steps taken in order to enter into a contract. Where you provide consent to us, you have the right to withdraw this consent.
Third party sharing of personal data We will not share your personal data with third parties unless required to do so by law.
Transfers of personal data Your personal data is hosted within the EEA for the purposes of recruitment.
We will retain all recruitment related data belonging to unsuccessful job applicants for a period of 12 months from the completion of the recruitment process.
Your rights as an individual Your rights as an individual
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA2018) you have a number of rights with regard to your personal data:
1. The right to access your personal data
2. If your personal data is inaccurate or incomplete, you have the right to have the data rectified without undue delay
3. The erasure of your personal data or the right to be forgotten – the right to be forgotten is not an absolute right will not apply where processing is necessary for:
Compliance with a legal obligation.
Archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes.
Establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
4. The right to restrict processing, object to the processing as well as the right to data portability in certain circumstances.
5. If you have provided consent for the processing of your personal data, you have the right (in certain circumstances) to withdraw consent at any time which will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before your consent was withdrawn.
6. If you believe that we have not complied with the requirements of the GDPR or DPA 18, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Irish Data Protection Supervisory Authority.
If you wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact us. We will seek to deal with your request without undue delay, and in any event within one month (subject to any extensions to which we are lawfully entitled). Any request to access personal data will be dealt with free of charge unless it is considered excessive in which case, we may charge a reasonable fee.
Automated decision making We do not engage in fully automated decision making which has significant or legal effects on you for the purposes of recruitment.
Data Protection Officer If you have any queries you can write to us at dataprotection@bim.ie or Data Protection Officer, Bord Iascaigh Mhara, Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, A96 E5A0.
If you believe that we have processed your data incorrectly, please contact the DPO in the first instance for assistance. If you require further support, you can contact the DPC through their online query support form or submit a complaint to the Data Protection Commission (DPC). The DPC can be contacted by email info@dataprotection.ie or by post 21 Fitzwilliams Square, Dublin 2, D02 RD28.
Changes to this Fair Processing Notice We may update this notice from time to time. If we make any changes, we will post those changes here and update the ‘Last Updated’ date at the bottom of this Fair Processing Notice.

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