Business Development Manager (23720)

Barnardo's; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnardo's is recruiting into a Business Development role to lead proposals and tenders across Scotland, Northern Ireland, and national partners. You will collaborate with teams to craft compelling bids, manage deadlines, and build strong business cases that support services for children, young people and families.

You will be a strong writer, able to analyse large volumes of information and articulate ideas clearly. The role offers flexible working with travel across regions as needed.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of proposals and tenders, leading the development and delivery of bids to deadlines.
• Ensure strong business cases and bids that underpin successful outcomes.
• Help develop new services and innovations in priority growth areas; monitor market intelligence and assess commercial and contract risks.
• Work alongside operational colleagues in Children's Services to support proposals and service design.
• Demonstrate commitment to Barnardo's mission and manage projects with enthusiasm and learning.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Idea generation

Written and spoken communication

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join a thriving national charity, as part of a high-performing, ambitious Business Development team. 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 in Scotland and Northern Ireland. As such, you'll be able to demonstrate:

• Strong organisational skills
• Meticulous 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.

These roles will operate on a 'Work from Anywhere' basis, meaning that you can work both from home and/or from an office 'hub' that's nearest to where you live. Some travel across Scotland and Northern Ireland 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.