Royal Voluntary Service has an opportunity available for a BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LEAD to join our team.You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £41,970 per annum. This is a homebased role with the requirement for national travel.

About the BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LEAD role:

Under the direction of the Head of Business Development, the role of the Business Development Lead is to:

• Increase the number, range and value of contracts and services secured by the RVS in line with its strategic objectives
• Build and maintain a range of relevant partnerships to support the winning of new business
• Maintain up to date market and academic research available to the team on CRM or other systems
• Develop and conduct effective business pitch to key decision maker audiences and ensure that they are kept relevant by regular reviews and updates.

Hours: 35 Hours (Flexible to meet business needs).

Benefits

• 26 days' holiday (pro rata) plus paid statutory Bank Holidays (pro rata)
• Ten weeks' company sick pay following successful completion of probation
• A great pension scheme
• 2 x Salary Death in Service Benefit, subject to qualification
• Car allowance of £5,500, subject to qualification
• Enhanced Family Leave schemes
• An employee benefits package that gives access to an exclusive rewards website to get discounts and cashback online
• A 24-hour doctor line, financial support with dental/optical and other therapies
• A free and confidential employee assistance programme with up to six face-to-face sessions counselling included
• Extensive online and on the job training to ensure you will succeed in your role
• Opportunities to discuss flexible working
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The chance to make a positive, lasting impact that changes lives, communities and society

What you'll bring as our BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LEAD:

• Proven evidence-based business development skills, with experience of delivering concepts that are commercially viable.
• Proven knowledge of business development and sales processes
• Specific knowledge and understanding of the NHS Trusts/Boards (Across England, Scotland & Wales, and understand the regional differences)
• Specific knowledge and understanding of Commissioning Groups and local authority commissioning and other relevant outside bodies i.e. (Health & Social Care Partnerships (HSCP) and Integrated Care Boards (ICBs)
• Political awareness across the different nations and UK wide, awareness of opportunities for charities and the voluntary sector and overall funding landscape including up-to-date knowledge of policy and analysis of key trends, and delivery trends.
• A working knowledge of and understanding of the different roles and grades of key decision makers within NHS Boards & Trusts are key to success in the Business Development Lead role.
• Be able to propose new business development opportunities with corresponding research and analysis.
• To be fully compliant with tendering systems and portals, and to possess key knowledge of procurement law, tender law, contract values, competition rules, and how to register on and maintain frameworks, and understand regional differences.
• Ability to manage Bid Process from 'strategy to lessons learned.'
• Ensures critical responses to tender process are accurate and complete, including cross-referencing current internal policies, procedures and processes and bringing lapses or gaps to the attention of relevant Heads or the leadership team to ensure future compliance with tender process.
• Charity Governance skills and awareness of requirements relating to tenders/bids

Please refer to the attached role profile for full details.

If you feel have the skills and experience to become our BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LEAD please click 'apply' today, we'd love to hear from you!

The closing date for this role is 23/08/2024. However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

At Royal Voluntary Service our goal is to welcome everyone and build inclusive and diverse teams. We celebrate difference and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work. To find out more about our commitment to EDI, visit our website.

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