About us
Changing Lives is a nationwide charity helping people facing the most challenging of circumstances to make positive change - for good. We believe that everyone deserves a safe home, a rewarding job and a life free from addiction or abuse. We know that given the right support, anyone can change their life for the better.
Our services across the country help thousands of people each year who are experiencing a wide range of complicated challenges, including homelessness, drug and alcohol addiction, unemployment, involvement with the criminal justice system, sexual exploitation and domestic abuse. By focusing on their strengths, potential and opportunities, we support the people we work with to overcome their problems and live safe, successful, independent lives.
Our charity is powered by over 600 passionate colleagues who bring a diverse and inclusive environment for our colleagues to grow. We are proud to say that many have actual lived experience of the challenges faced by those we support. We are looking for committed and compassionate professionals to join our team, who share our enthusiasm for changing lives.
About the role
We are looking to bring on board a new Bid Manager who is passionate about Changing Lives’ mission and want to make a real difference to peoples’ lives. As a member of the Business Development Team, you will make a compelling case to funders and commissioners so that we can secure existing and new business, in order to further support the communities we work with.
Together the Business Development Team work across all our delivery areas. You will work closely with our operational teams to help design and develop life-changing services. You will seek to involve people accessing our services as much as possible to ensure their needs, aspirations and views are the foundations of our thinking and model development. And as the world never stands still, you’ll continually review and develop our offers to reflect best practice and innovation.
You will build excellent, trusted relationships with our partners and commissioners, so you’ll be well placed to build relationships, spot and assess potential opportunities, and ultimately convert them into new business. You’ll manage the tender process from start to finish, from identifying opportunities through to submission of bids to Local Authorities and other commissioning bodies. Key to this will be writing clear and persuasive bids that meet the requirements of our funders, represent our vision and values, and showcase our excellent services.
Flexible working
At Changing Lives we want you to be able to work flexibly to suit your needs as well as the needs of the job. That means you have the option to work from home and and/or from our buildings and to work flexible hours, including condensed hours.
What we’re looking for
* You will have direct experience of business development or commissioning, ideally within a charity or the public sector
* Great networking and relationship-building skills which you’ll put to good use both internally and externally
* Excellent writing skills, with the ability to develop compelling proposals
* A passion for tackling homelessness in all its forms and the ability to demonstrate our beliefs and behaviours every day:
o Unique and authentic
o Inclusive and open
o Compassionate and caring
o Dedicated and driven
o Innovative and reflective.
Benefits
25 days annual leave + 2 Well being days + Birthday day off + 8 Bank Holidays – Pro rata'd for reduced hours workingContributory pension schemeDeath in service x2 salary benefitAccess to employee benefit platform Employee savings plan