Business Development and Relationship Manager

Making Space • Full-time • Remote • 24m ago

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Business Development and Relationship Manager to join our Business Development Team.

Salary: £62,754.00 per annum

Hours: 39 per week

Location: Hybrid working - home working alongside travel to Head Office (based in Warrington) and Making Space services

Closing date: 03rd July

Please click here for further details about our organisation.

At Making Space we are driven by a strong set of values that guide us in our mission to make a positive impact on the lives of the people who draw on our support.
We live and breathe our values; Kind Hearts, Tailor Making, Dreaming Big, Having Courage and Being Ready, every day and are looking for like-minded people to join us in making a meaningful difference in our community. To find out more about our values and the behaviours that underpin them click here.

Responsibilities

As Business Development and Relationship Manager you will provide senior leadership for business development, commissioner engagement, tendering and contract retention activity that drives Making Space's strategic growth, commercial sustainability and mark position across Health and Social Care.

Key responsibilities include:

Strengthening Making Space's reputation as a high-performing, trusted and commercially credible strategic partner
Shaping high-value, evidence-led propositions that respond to commissioners priorities
Supporting income diversification, strategic partnerships and service innovation
Contributing to the organisation's wider growth strategy across local government, the NHS and integrated care systems

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Qualifications

Experience of project management and mobilisation for new, retained or transformed services. A degree level qualification or a recognised Project Management Qualification is preferred for this role.

You must have a significant track record of winning and leading complex, high-value tenders, grant bids or business cases within Health, Social Care or adjacent public service markets. Along with the experience of identifying, qualifying and shaping commercially viable opportunities through market intelligence, commissioner insight competitor analysis and strategic engagement.

Benefits

We are constantly reviewing our benefits packages to ensure our employees are receiving the very best company perks and we are always seeking out further additions.

Our current benefits include:

Stream – Access up to 30% of your wages as you earn
Electric Car Scheme (subject to salary sacrifice & National Minimum Wage regulations)
Lifestyle benefits through Bravo Benefits and Health service discounts
Holidays 25 days plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time)
We pay double time for Xmas day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day (service roles only)
Our employees can buy and sell up to 2 weeks holiday – statutory limits apply
Access to our library of learning through our e-portal
Want to upskill? We will invest in you and provide you with qualifications in level 2-6 in Health and Social Care, Management, Admin plus other continuous professional development should you wish to further your career within Social Care.
We invest heavily in your career progression; did you know at least half of our senior posts are filled internally through promotion.
Travel schemes including cycle to work, car maintenance and 55p per mile travel expenses.
We run a colleague engagement hub with monthly and annual colleague awards
Pension Scheme 3% employer contribution as a minimum
Paid Sick leave

Successful applicants will be subject to employment checks, including DBS and references checks and provided with safeguarding training. Making Space is an equal opportunities employer.We can only accept applications from those who are legally entitled to live and work within the United Kingdom.