Public Sector Growth & Partnerships Manager

Priory; Manchester; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car Allowance

Annual Leave

Birthday Leave

Employee Assistance Programme

IPD sponsorship

Job summary

Priory is recruiting a Business Development Manager to drive engagement with public sector funding routes and develop strategic partnerships for our Flourish service. You’ll identify opportunities to grow our services, maximise contracting opportunities and strengthen Priory’s position as a provider of choice.

Working closely with Priory’s Bid, Operational and Service Development teams, you’ll help shape future services in line with NHS priorities for drug and alcohol services and develop

Qualifications

• Experience of consultative and transactional sales.
• Experience building relationships with commissioners, partner organisations and senior decision-makers.
• Understanding of partnership working, direct contracting, framework agreements and collaborative service delivery.
• Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to identify opportunities that support sustainable growth and financial performance.
• Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills, with the confidence to engage senior stakeholders and represent Flourish externally.
• Ability to work collaboratively with internal teams and external partners to support high‑quality service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Developing relationships with local authorities, regional and national government, charities, prime providers and other partner organisations.
• Identifying framework contracts, tender opportunities and collaborative partnerships to support service growth and secure new funding.
• Monitoring referral activity and ADC performance, identifying opportunities to improve service utilisation.
• Representing Flourish at local, regional and national meetings, sharing market intelligence and emerging opportunities with internal teams.
• Researching commissioning priorities, local needs and funding changes to inform service development plans.
• Working with the Marketing team to promote Flourish services and increase awareness of our pathways.
• Collaborating with colleagues across Operations, Finance, HR, Estates and Service Development to maximise opportunities for growth.
• Building effective links between external partners and operational teams to support high‑quality service delivery and the development of pathways across Priory.

Job description

Priory is recruiting a Business Development Manager to drive engagement with public sector funding routes and develop strategic partnerships for our Flourish service. You’ll identify opportunities to grow our services, maximise contracting opportunities and strengthen Priory’s position as a provider of choice.

Working closely with Priory’s Bid, Operational and Service Development teams, you’ll help shape future services in line with NHS priorities for drug and alcohol services and develop