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SalaryJob Title: Senior Business Development Manager
Job Location: Central England (main service locations are West Midlands, Birmingham, West Mercia, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, North Cambridgeshire and Norfolk)
Salary: £46,236 per annum based on 35 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent (hybrid working)
Could you as a Senior Business Development Manager, play a key role in significantly expanding the growth of British Red Cross delivered health and social care services? Could you do this both in numbers of people supported and income?
A day in the life of a Senior Business Development Manager will involve:
- Advance on the generation of sales opportunities for the full range of Health services within the Region.
- Create/maintain a comprehensive stakeholder map, identifying key users, decision makers and fundholders across health and social care.
- Lead on the implementation of a comprehensive stakeholder engagement plan, ensuring opportunities are adequately identified and prioritised.
- Initiate and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with external stakeholders, including customers, potential customers, decision makers and influencers within health and social care and partners and potential partners.
- Collaborate with the Director and Commercial Bids Manager to maintain the sales pipeline.
- Be in front and manage opportunities to leverage the BRC brand, building awareness and increasing engagement with customers.
Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of the health and social care landscape. - Obtain and analyse data and combine it with local knowledge to identify places where BRC services are needed and would have most impact.
To be a successful Senior Business Development Manager, you’ll need:
- Organisational skills – planning, managing, and monitoring own and others’ workloads.
- Time management skills – responding to and prioritising a range of competing demands.
- Excellent communication skills – both written and oral, including public speaking and presenting with confidence.
- IT literate. Experience of using Microsoft 365 applications including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Teams as well as using online management systems.
- Financially literate. Ability to understand income and expenditure statements as well as budget forecasting.
- Negotiation skills – can devise and execute win-win scenarios.
- Problem solving skills – understand complex problems and quickly identify solutions.
- Working knowledge of the public procurement rules and process.
- Substantive Business Development experience within the public, private or third sector
- Identifying person-centred solutions to complex problems in a collaborative way.
- Stakeholder management/engagement
- Car owner/driver
Interested?
The closing date for completed applications is 23:59hrs on Monday the 18th of March 2024 with interviews to followPlease apply early, as we’ll be reviewing candidates throughout. We reserve the right to close the ad in advance of the published date.
In return for your dedication and expertise, you’ll get:•Holidays: 36 days annual leave (including bank holidays) + option to buy 5 extra days.
•Pension scheme: Up to 6% contributory pension.
•Flexible working: We do our best to accommodate your preferred work style.
•Learning & Development: Wide range of career opportunities + comprehensive learning.
•Discounts: Access to Blue Light Discount Card and employee benefits platform.
•Wellbeing Assistance: Access to mental health and wellbeing assistance.
•Team Working: Champion our mission in a collaborative team.
•Cycle2Work: Lease a bicycle through the scheme.
•Season ticket loan: Interest-free loan for commuting expenses.
We are proud to participate in the disability confident scheme for roles based in the UK. During the application process, you will be asked if you wish to apply under the scheme.
At The British Red Cross, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our staff and volunteers. We remain dedicated to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination. We do this through regular data reporting, and the assistance of our internal Race and Equality Network (REEN). LGBT+ Network, our Disability and Wellness Network (DAWN), Gender Network, Carers Network and Youth Network.
