Business Development Manager

Barnardo's; London Borough of Redbridge; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnardo's is seeking a proactive Business Development professional to lead the bid and proposal process for services supporting children, young people and families. You will work with Barnardo's colleagues to produce compelling responses to tenders for commissioners and partners, and to develop new services and innovations in priority growth areas.

You will manage all aspects of proposals and tenders, ensuring deadlines are met, and you will monitor market intelligence to assess risks and

Qualifications

• Strong ability to write clear, compelling proposals and tenders.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and delivery of bids to commissioners and partners.

Skills

Proposal writing

Stakeholder management

Business development

Written & verbal communication

Project coordination

Attention to detail

Job description

You will use a wide range of commercial and interpersonal skills to develop the way our services support children, young people and families. The core area of your work will be working with teams of Barnardo's colleagues to produce compelling proposals to commissioners and partners. As such, you'll be able to demonstrate:

• Strong organisational skills
• Attention to detail
• The ability to elicit and articulate great ideas
• Strong written and spoken communication.

You will need to be a good writer, communicating ideas effectively on paper with an ability to analyse large volumes of information to develop clear and compelling responses to tenders. It is critical that you can build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support the development of proposals and service design. You will manage all aspects of proposals and tenders, leading the development and delivery of bids, working to deadlines, ensuring that we present strong business cases and bids that underpin successful outcomes. In addition, there will be the opportunity to help us develop new services and innovations in priority growth areas, monitor market intelligence, assess commercial and contract risks and work alongside operational colleagues in Children's Services. Your project management skills may have been developed in any sector, and may need further development, but your commitment to the work we do will be demonstrated by your enthusiasm and ability to learn. In Business Development we are a supportive team, with stimulating and challenging work and extensive opportunities to learn and to help Barnardo's transform the lives of the UK's most vulnerable children.

This is a full-time, fixed term role (36.25 hours per week) within Business Development. The role will operate on a hybrid working model, meaning that you can work both from home and/or from an office 'hub that's nearest to where you live. Some travel may be required. Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.