Service Development Partner (Hybrid Working)

MHA; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blue Light Card

33 Days Holiday

Life assurance for contracted-hours

Job summary

MHA, one of the UK’s largest charitable care providers, is seeking a Service Development Partner to join the Strategy, Change & Performance team. This hybrid role in Derby shapes how services and operating models develop for the future, combining market research, data insights and practical service design to develop clear options.

The successful candidate will be strategic, commercially minded and comfortable working across the organisation to translate ideas into workable proposals,

Qualifications

• Experience in health or social care would be useful.
• Role requires strategic thinking, commercial mindset and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Exploring strategic and service development opportunities.
• Carrying out market, competitor and external research to inform thinking.
• Developing and assessing options and operating models.
• Considering commercial, financial and operational implications.
• Using data and evidence to test assumptions.
• Contributing to business cases and recommendations.
• Working with senior leaders and teams across the organisation to shape practical solutions.

Skills

Strategy

Business development

Commercial development

Proposition development

Transformation

Consulting

Service development

Job description

Service Development Partner (Hybrid Working)

Permanent – Full-time – 37 hours per week
Hybrid Working – Derby
Salary – £55,105 per annum
MHA is one of the UK’s largest charitable care providers, supporting older people to live later life well.

We are looking for a Service Development Partner to join our Strategy, Change & Performance team and help shape how our services, operating models and ways of working develop for the future.

This is a role for someone who is strategic, commercially minded and comfortable getting into the detail.

You will work across MHA to explore complex challenges and opportunities, bringing together market research, data, insight, commercial thinking and practical service design to develop clear options and recommendations.
You will be involved in:

• Exploring strategic and service development opportunities.
• Carrying out market, competitor and external research to inform thinking.
• Developing and assessing options and operating models.
• Considering commercial, financial and operational implications.
• Using data and evidence to test assumptions.
• Contributing to business cases and recommendations.
• Working with senior leaders and teams across the organisation to shape practical solutions.
We are particularly interested in people who can see the bigger picture, bring structure to ambiguity and translate ideas into practical, workable proposals.

Your background could be in strategy, business development, commercial development, proposition development, transformation, consulting or service development.

Experience in health or social care would be useful, but is not essential.
If you enjoy answering “What should we do, why should we do it and how could it work?”, we would love to hear from you.

• Values-driven culture - we're super proud of our culture. Click here to learn more.
• Access to Blue Light Card - The UK's no.1 discount service for emergency services, NHS, social care sector & armed forces.
• 33 Days Holiday - including bank holidays (pro-rata FTE is 37 hrs per week).
• Care and Support for You - Our in-house Chaplaincy service is widely recognised within MHA and beyond and is available to all staff members who may benefit from pastoral care and support.
• Buy and Sell Annual Leave – buy or sell up to a week’s holiday per annum (depending on your annual entitlement).
• MHA Cares for You – Our bespoke scheme offering a wide range of deals and discounts in leading retailers and online stores.
• Highly supportive leadership team.
• Occupational Sick-Pay.
• Life assurance for contracted-hours colleagues.

Please note that interviews may take place prior to the closing date and if a suitable candidate is appointed the role may close early.

Recruitment agencies please note that MHA do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies, regardless of whether they are on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL). We only accept CVs from agencies that have been appointed and briefed by MHA’s Recruitment Team.

MHA are fully committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) as this is embedded in our values: respect, nurture and inspire. In addition, as a committed employer, we have been awarded level 2 under the Disability Confident Scheme. Click here to read more about this.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

MHA are fully committed to the principles equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) as this is embedded in our values: respect, nurture and inspire. In addition, as a committed employer we have been awarded level 2 under the Disability Confident Scheme.

Please note that interviews may take place prior to the closing date and if a suitable candidate is appointed the role may close early.
Recruitment agencies: please note, MHA do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies, regardless of whether they are on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL). We only accept CVs from agencies that have been appointed and briefed by MHA’s Talent Acquisition Team.