Corporate Business Manager | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Manchester is seeking a Corporate Business Manager to support the Chief Operating Officer in executing strategic priorities. The ideal candidate will excel in managing complex projects, ensuring effective governance, and harnessing relationships with stakeholders. This pivotal role requires problem-solving skills and political awareness to navigate sensitive issues. If you thrive in a fast-paced, purpose-driven environment, we invite you to apply.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering strategic operational priorities.
• Ability to manage competing priorities with sound judgment.
• Expertise in business planning and governance.

Responsibilities

• Support the Chief Operating Officer in executing strategic priorities.
• Oversee management and planning of strategic projects.
• Design systems to capture performance data.

Skills

Professionalism

Curiosity

Commitment

Integrity

Political awareness

Emotional intelligence

Effective communication

Problem-solving

Agility

Job description

Overview

Health Innovation Manchester is seeking a Corporate Business Manager who brings professionalism, curiosity, and commitment. This pivotal role supports the Chief Operating Officer in delivering strategic operational and workforce priorities, contributing to major projects, and ensuring robust business planning and reporting.

We’re looking for someone who thrives in complexity and brings a calm, structured approach. Integrity, purposeful communication, and trusted stakeholder relationships are essential. You’ll translate strategic intent into practical delivery and develop systems that promote transparency, assurance, and continuous improvement.

You’ll work independently and collaboratively across boundaries, managing competing priorities with agility and sound judgement. Political awareness and emotional intelligence are key to influencing and engaging others, especially around sensitive issues.

This role suits someone operationally capable and forward-thinking who is able to connect innovation, governance, and performance. If you enjoy solving problems, enabling others, and working in a fast-paced, purpose-driven environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• The Corporate Business Manager has a pivotal role in working with the Chief Operating Officer to execute strategic business priorities on behalf of Health Innovation Manchester.
• The postholder will provide specialist knowledge and expertise in business planning and governance, with a deep understanding of the innovation landscape across GM and nationally.
• They will oversee the effective management and planning of a range of strategic and operational projects, whilst ensuring activities and services are planned and managed effectively to ensure successful delivery.
• They will design and implement appropriate systems and processes to capture and report on performance data and assurance.
• The Corporate Business Manager will be politically astute, a problem solver, with effective communication and influencing skills, and the ability to translate conceptual or complex information into a simple and understandable design or narrative that can be understood by a broad range of stakeholders.
• With the ability to work independently and collaboratively at all levels, they will be able to work quickly in response to changing demands and multiple priorities, operating in an agile manner.

About MFT

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and is on a scale that supports an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services each year. We bring together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, championing collaborative working and transformation, and encouraging our 30,000-strong workforce to pursue ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate.

We have created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive, our Electronic Patient Record system launched in September 2022.

We are a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing robust infrastructure to encourage high-quality research programmes. We are embarking on our Green Plan to demonstrate how MFT continues to contribute to sustainable healthcare.

Diversity and Application Information

At MFT, we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, and protect health and wellbeing as we shape the organisation together.

Diversity Matters — MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

To learn more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience needed, please review the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the “Supporting Documents” heading. It is also advised to read the Candidate Essentials Guide accompanying the Job Description to make an informed decision to apply.

This advert closes on Monday 13 Oct 2025.