Senior Business Development Partner (Maternity Cover)
Do you have a background in business development and health and social care? Are you commercially minded and able to build excellent relationships? Do you want to make a difference to the lives of people with a learning disability or mental health condition? If so this could be the job for you!
Community Integrated Care is recruiting for a Senior Business Development Partner to join our team on a 12‑month maternity cover contract covering the Midlands and Central business regions.
What is "The Deal" for you?
* Flexibility! Work 37.5 hours over 4 days for a long weekend, or 5 days to fit in other commitments. Work from home, regional office, or a mix.
* Competitive Salary: £50,000 – £60,000 (+£5K Car Allowance)
* Pension: contributory pension scheme
* Benefits: retail discounts, holiday discounts, cycle to work scheme, and travel discounts through our benefits app
* Best Lives Possible: Work for an award‑winning charity passionate about ensuring colleagues and people we support lead the best lives possible.
* Development: We will work with you to develop your career or to learn and experience new things.
* Support: Employee Assistance Programme (24/7), financial support options, and wellbeing fund.
Day To Day
* Develop and present partnership proposals, working with the Director for Business Development to deliver bespoke bids, formal tenders and joint ventures.
* Manage a portfolio of relationships including commissioners, housing associations, public sector and corporate organisations, private funders and investors.
* Maintain a thorough understanding of the sector, local markets, government initiatives and competitors.
* Progress diversification strategies and service redesign to meet changing needs of the social care landscape.
* Engage with our funders to ensure services are sustainable and have opportunities for collaborative redesign.
* Be a brand ambassador.
Our Ideal Candidate
* Self‑motivated and not shy to seek out opportunity and partnerships.
* Visionary and able to deliver on strategy.
* Great eye for detail and accuracy.
* Enjoy a variety of challenges.
* Brilliant at communicating and have existing relationships across the sector.
Skills And Experience
* Experience of business development in a social care organisation, ideally learning disabilities or mental health – this is essential.
* Experience of securing new business through competitive tendering.
* Good with people, able to lead, inspire, motivate and develop teams that you may not directly line‑manage.
* Plan and organise a complex workload with shifting deadlines to meet specific targets.
* Experienced in managing budgets, financial planning and risk management.
* Excellent knowledge of the care industry including regulatory and contractual frameworks, government legislation.
Please note, if you are interested in this role, we welcome your application as soon as possible! Depending on the volume of applications received, the vacancy may be closed before the expected advertising end date.
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