Business Development & Programme Manager, UK Public Health

Palladium; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Palladium in London is seeking a Business Development & Programme Manager to grow its UK Public Health portfolio. The role combines BD and project delivery, with 60% BD and 40% programme oversight, based in Palladium's London office with hybrid work.

You will build client relationships with public health bodies, lead bid pursuits, and translate market insights into scalable health solutions while delivering high-quality programmes.

Qualifications

• Experience bidding on and delivering commissioned services in public health.
• Ability to develop technical and commercial content for proposals.
• Strong client engagement and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead BD pursuits end-to-end, from opportunity tracking to submission and negotiation.
• Support programme design and provide technical content for proposals.
• Manage bid teams and coordinate with health project delivery.

Skills

Business development

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Proposal writing

Financial analysis

Tools

Excel

CRM systems

Job description

Business Development & Programme Manager, UK Public Health

About Palladium:

Operating in over 50 countries,Palladium is aglobal consulting and implementation company working in partnership withgovernments, businesses, investors, and communities to design and deliversolutions that create lasting positive impact. We address some of the world’smost complex challenges across infrastructure, economic growth and naturalcapital, health, energy, climate and environment, and digitaltransformation—strengthening systems, institutions, and markets to supportinclusive and sustainable development. Our more than 2,100 staff worldwide workas trusted advisors across diverse contexts, combining deep technicalexpertise, implementation techniques, and innovative technology to deliverlocally informed, client-focused solutions that help organisations achievemeasurable, sustainable impact. Palladium is part of GISI’s global family of companies, which aims tocreate solutions for the world’s most complex challenges. With annual revenuesof $14 billion, GISI’s approximately 15,000 employees are engaged in projectsacross 100 countries worldwide providing construction, program/projectmanagement, and engineering consulting services.

This Opportunity:

Palladium’s UKEA Partnership is growingits regional health portfolio, including establishing and growing its presence in the UK public health market. Palladium is seeking an experiencedBusiness Development & Programme Managerto join its UKEA team tosupport business expansion and programme implementation. Joining Palladium’sHealth Cluster, the Manager will bring business development, projectmanagement, and technical acumen to this role. The position will play animportant role in shaping Palladium’s regional health portfolio, developingscalable models for expansion, and promoting health equity throughcollaborative engagement. The primary focus of this role (60%) willbe to drive business development (BD) for new opportunities in health,with a focus on commissioned health services with localauthorities and related public sector bodies. In their BD capacity, the Manager will support client engagement andpositioning, identify new leads, oversee capture and bid pursuits, manage bidteams, contribute strategic and technical content to programme design, andproduce high-quality proposal content. Alongside their BD contributions, theManager will likewise support the successful delivery of our ongoing and newprogrammes (40%) in a project management and technical oversight capacity. While primary responsibilities will bewithin the Health Cluster, Palladium team members at all levels workextensively and collaboratively with others in the company. The incomingManager will likewise contribute to the work of other clusters and regionswithin Palladium to advance growth goals, build relationships and visibilityfor work, develop innovative approaches and methodologies, and create dynamicteams.

Location:

The position is based in Palladium’s London officewithin our UKEA partnership. Candidates must the right to work in the UK asvisa sponsorship is unavailable. Palladium supports a hybridworking model with 3 days in office, 2 days from home.

Reporting Lines:

The Manager will work withinUKEA’s health cluster, reporting to a London-based UKEA Health Director.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Business Development (60%)

• Support the identification and assessment of new business opportunities, with a focus on integrated healthy lifestyle and behaviour change services and health systems strengthening
• Gather market intelligence, including leading research on thematic issues, context in specific geographies within the UK, commissioners, partners, other stakeholders and competitors
• Contribute to client relationship-building through the development of technical positioning papers, engagement with Directors of Public Health, Heads of Commissioning, ICB leaders and partner organisations, and wider market engagement to establish Palladium’s reputation as a trusted delivery partner and understand / shape demand ahead of formal procurement
• Manage business development pursuits end-to-end, supporting all stages of the bid lifecycle including opportunity tracking, capture planning and resourcing, proposal development, through to submission and negotiation
• Support health programme design and develop key proposal content, including for both technical and commercial proposals
• Contribute to business development knowledge management efforts, including maintaining the currency and accuracy of new business data in corporate databases

Programme Delivery (40%)

• Expertly programme manage new and ongoing projects, including supporting programme teams in annual work planning, subcontracting, risk management, compliance, and robust financial management. Work closely with programme teams to ensure projects are delivered against client expectations and internal targets
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, partners, consultants and suppliers
• Work with programme teams to develop reports, budgets, workplans, proposals and other project outputs for internal and external stakeholders
• Lead on tracking, documenting, and reporting of project deliverables
• Support frontline operational teams identification or implementation of new technical approaches and ways of working
• Support contract compliance and management, including understanding of key client terms (including T&Cs and budget), ensuring the project utilises the appropriate internal tools, templates and approaches to manage contractual and compliance risk
• Manage contracting and commercial processes with partners
• Proven ability to secure/win new business in the public health sector, including through client engagement and relationship management, robust management of opportunity pursuits, and the development of high-quality proposal content
• Demonstrated understanding of public health programming, particularly in the context of the NHS and UK local governance systems
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English; a brief written case study assessment will be provided to short-listed candidates
• Demonstrated programme management excellence, with evidence of delivering and managing projects to high standard
• Effective team player in fast-paced, complex, and multicultural environments with strong interpersonal skills
• Exceptional attention to detail and quality of products
• Strong capability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines in time-sensitive environments
• Proven ability to manage, mentor, and train team members
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills, with a solutions-oriented mindset
• Financial acumen and the ability to generate, interpret, and analyse financial reports and forecasts using Excel and other financial reporting/forecasting systems as demonstrated by experience

Desired Criteria:

• Experience bidding on and delivering commissioned services around healthy lifestyle and behaviour change
• Strong track record of building client, partner, and stakeholder relationships and networks
• Experience working with other UK government departments and agencies at national and subnational level relevant to public health
• Prior expertise successfully delivering a UK local government-funded programme in a programme management or technical capacity

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion intoeverything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society andactively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and goodpractice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in ourworkforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fairtreatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. Theseinclude: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, genderidentity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability,nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.

Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made during the recruitment process (due to disability, neurodiversity,or for any other circumstance), please email our team at [e-mail] andwe will be in touch to discuss.

Safeguarding - We defineSafeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect ourpeople, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committedto ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladiumare treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject toan enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and arigorous due diligence process.