Business Development Manager

Accountancy And Finance Personnel Limited; Stafford; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Derby/Nottingham Care Company is seeking a commercially focused Business Development Manager to drive growth and expand the care portfolio across the region. This permanent full-time hybrid role offers a basic salary of up to £50,000 plus benefits.

You will identify new opportunities, build relationships with Local Authorities and ICB commissioners, and collaborate with care teams to meet KPIs and tender opportunities.

Qualifications

• Care experience is required.
• Experience as a Business Development Manager or Customer Relations Manager is preferred.
• Proven business development and lead generation experience.
• Excellent relationship-building skills are essential.
• Experience working with Local Authorities is advantageous.
• Strong commercial awareness and market insight are required.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities.
• Build and maintain relationships with Local Authorities, ICB commissioners, housing partners, case managers and other key stakeholders.
• Generate referral pipelines and maintain clear pipeline information.
• Report progress against KPIs and coordinate with operations, quality and finance teams.
• Manage relationships and performance against agreed targets.
• Support tender and proposal opportunities.

Skills

Care experience

Business development

Lead generation

Relationship building

Local Authority experience

Commercial awareness

Job description

HYBRID OPPORTUNITY

Derby/Nottingham Care Company is looking to recruit a commercially focused Business Development Manager to support with their growth plans. Our client has grown considerably throughout 2026 with further plans to increase their portfolio in 2027. We are looking for someone who enjoys building relationships, working with Local Authorities and Care Boards. This is a permanent fulltime hybrid positon and offering a basic of up to 50,000 + Benefits

Duties:

• You will be responsible for identifying and developing new business opportunities
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with Local Authority and ICB commissioners, housing partners, case managers and other key stakeholders
• Generating referral pipelines
• Maintaining clear pipeline information and reporting progress against KPIs
• Working with operational, quality and finance team
• Managing relationships and performance against agreed targets
• Supporting with tender and proposal opportunities

About You

• Due to the nature of the role only candidates with Care experience will be considered for the position
• Current or previous Care experience as either a Business Development Manager or Customer Relations Manager
• Proven business development experience
• Strong lead generation experience
• Excellent relationship building skills
• Experience working with Local Authority
• Commercial awareness