Role: Business Development Manager
Salary: Up to £45,000
Location: Bolton
Sector: Health & Social Care /munity Services
Reporting to: Senior Leadership Team
Role PurposeThis position is responsible for driving, leading, and shaping strategic partnerships withmissioners, stakeholders, and external organisations across the health and social care landscape. The successful candidate will develop and secure growth opportunities, strengthen the organisation’s market position, and support long‑term financial sustainability. The role plays a central part in designing and delivering innovative service models that enhance quality, broadenmunity impact, and support the future development of Shared Lives and wider care services.
Key Responsibilities
1. Build, develop, and maintain strong relationships with new and existingmissioners.
2. Lead onmunication withmissioning bodies, ensuring clarity, responsiveness, and alignment with strategic priorities.
3. Negotiate, design, and secure service agreements that protect organisational interests while supportingmissioner objectives.
Strategic Growth & Development
4. Plan and drive business development activity in alignment with long‑term organisational growth strategies.
5. Research, monitor, and analyse market trends,missioning intentions, and sector developments.
6. Support the creation and implementation of innovative service models that respond to emerging needs within localmunities.
Financial Sustainability
7. Lead initiatives to secure long‑term contracts and funding arrangements.
8. Collaborate with finance and operations teams to developmercially viable proposals and agreements.
9. Identify and drive opportunities for efficiency, value for money, and cost‑effective growth.
Stakeholder Engagement
10. Develop strong relationships with local authorities, NHS partners, voluntary sector bodies andmunity organisations.
11. Represent the organisation at external networks, forums, and partnership boards.
12. Facilitate joint working and collaborative initiatives to strengthen presence within the local care economy.
Internal Collaboration
13. Work collaboratively with operational teams and service managers to ensuremissioner expectations are met effectively.
14. Provide insights, intelligence, and external analysis to influence service design and innovation.
15. Support leadership in building a culture of partnership working, accountability, and strategic forward planning.
Key Skills & Attributes
16. Strong relationship management and negotiation skills.
17. Confidentmunicator with the ability to influence at all levels.
18. Strategic thinker with experience of planning and delivering growth initiatives.
19. Knowledge ofmissioning processes within health and social care.
20. Collaborative, proactive and solutions‑driven approach.
21. Ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders acrossplex systems.
Strategic AlignmentThis role directly supports organisational ambitions to:
22. Strengthen partnerships withmissioners and key external stakeholders.
23. Secure sustainable funding and long‑term contracts.
24. Expand and innovate services that respond to evolvingmunity needs.
25. Position the organisation as a trusted, forward‑thinking provider of high‑quality care and support.
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