Commercial Director

Community Integrated Care; Widnes; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A national charity organization based in Widnes is seeking a Commercial Director to lead its commercial strategy and drive growth through innovative housing solutions and care services. The role involves developing a high-performing team and nurturing key relationships with stakeholders. Candidates should have proven experience in leadership, business development, and a strategic mindset. This position offers a competitive salary package and a commitment to positive workplace culture, ensuring a focus on quality care while balancing commercial objectives.

Benefits

Salary: £90,000 - £100,000 per annum

Car Allowance: £5,000 per annum

Generous Pension Scheme

Full-time, 4-day working week

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior leadership role within a commercial setting.
• Strong understanding of business development, mergers, and acquisitions.
• Ability to drive growth and deliver on ambitious goals.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver the national commercial strategy and growth plan.
• Build and nurture relationships with partners and stakeholders.
• Lead on pricing, bids, and development of innovative care solutions.
• Drive performance through governance and focus on service excellence.
• Lead a high-performing Business Development team.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Collaboration

Innovation

Data-driven decision-making

Job description

About the Role

• A flexible, national role with frequent UK travel and regular meetings at Old Market Court, Widnes.
• The opportunity to lead transformation, champion technology-enabled care, and embed outcome-based approaches across all services.
• A culture that fosters learning, development, and high engagement, where your ideas and leadership will help shape the future of care.

As Commercial Director, you'll work across the full breadth of Business Development, driving organic growth, leading mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and developing innovative housing solutions. You will be instrumental in expanding our main business, supporting adults with learning and physical disabilities, while also accelerating growth in our complex care division and within children's, young people and transitions services.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and deliver the national commercial strategy, growth plan, and budgets.
• Build and nurture relationships with commissioners, housing partners, and sector leaders.
• Lead on pricing, bids, partnerships, M&A, and the development of housing and technology-enabled care offers.
• Drive performance and quality through robust governance, data-driven decision-making, and a relentless focus on service excellence.
• Lead and develop a high-performing Business Development team, fostering talent and capability to deliver on our ambitious goals.

Your success will be measured by outstanding service quality, positive feedback from the people we support and their families, high team engagement, and sustainable economic growth.

What We Value in You

• Integrity, collaboration, and a commitment to social value.
• A passion for innovation, continuous improvement, and empowering others.
• The ability to inspire, motivate, and lead high-performing teams.
• Resilience, adaptability, and intellectual agility, thriving in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• A strong sense of accountability, with a focus on balancing commercial and charitable objectives without ever compromising on quality of care.

If you're energised by change, driven by purpose, and ready to lead impact at scale, we'd love to hear from you.

Commitment to a Positive Workplace

We’re really proud to be a Hive HR Employee Voice Certified organisation, a recognition that confirms our commitment to creating a culture where our colleagues are not only encouraged to share their thoughts, but where this feedback is actively sought and acted upon to drive positive change at every level. In our 2025 Colleague Engagement Survey, 59% (nearly 3,800) of our people shared their feedback and insights, giving us an incredible Employee Net Promoter Score of +34. The Employee Net Promoter Score is a measure of how willing our colleagues are to recommend us as a good place to work to their loved ones - and a score of +34 is considered a Very Good score when compared to global benchmarks set by hundreds of other organisations.

Benefits

• Salary: £90,000 - £100,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
• Car Allowance: £5,000 per annum
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Full-time, 37.5 hours over a 4-day working week – enjoy a better work-life balance without compromising your career ambitions

About the Organisation

At Community Integrated Care, you'll join a values-driven charity with a national reach and a bold vision: to enable people to live their Best Life Possible. We champion innovation, continuous improvement, and social value in everything we do. As part of our Executive Team, you'll shape a modern, data-led commercial strategy that drives sustainable growth with real impact, while working in a collaborative, supportive environment that values people as much as performance.