Debt Advice Partnerships Manager

Reed Talent Solutions; Bedford; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Pension contributions matched 2 to 1

Season ticket loan

Cycle to work scheme

Eye tests & flu jabs

Life assurance

EAP Assist & Life

Enhanced family and sick pay

2 paid volunteering days

Recognition scheme

Retail discounts portal

Job summary

Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) in Bedford is hiring a Debt Advice Business Development Manager. The role supports commissioning-ready service models, builds external partnerships, and translates market insight into funded, scalable debt-advice services across the UK.

You will help identify funding opportunities, shape service specifications, and contribute to major commissioning programmes, operating in a hybrid setup from Bedford.

Qualifications

• Experience working within the debt advice sector or related field.
• Experience supporting commissioning, funding, or service development in complex environments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and partnership development skills.
• Ability to gather, interpret, and communicate market insight and sector intelligence.
• Experience working across functions to deliver shared outcomes.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Support commissioning and development by providing sector insight and evidence on delivery feasibility.
• Assist with major commissioning activity across community-based and national services.
• Contribute to design and refinement of services reflecting real-world delivery and sector capability.
• Identify emerging needs and funding opportunities to strengthen commissioning pipelines.
• Collaborate with teams to translate insights into scalable services.

Skills

Debt advice sector

Commissioning experience

Stakeholder engagement

Market insight

Partnership development

Communication

Job description

Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) in Bedford is hiring a Debt Advice Business Development Manager. The role supports commissioning-ready service models, builds external partnerships, and translates market insight into funded, scalable debt-advice services across the UK.

You will help identify funding opportunities, shape service specifications, and contribute to major commissioning programmes, operating in a hybrid setup from Bedford.