Business Development Manager
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 08 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £40,000 i £45,000 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 25 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Derbyshire, East Midlands |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 2 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | Citizens Advice Mid Mercia |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: |
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Do you have a passion for working in the heart of your local community and are driven by making a difference? Then Citizens Advice Mid Mercia is the organisation for you.
Our free and independent advice helps people solve problems in a confidential and impartial manner. Whatever the problem, we won’t turn people away. We make a difference. Our trusted brand and the quality of our research mean we make a real impact on behalf of the people who rely on us.
We are seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to join the Funding and Development Team at Citizens Advice Mid Mercia (CAMM). In this pivotal role, you will drive CAMM’s growth and long-term sustainability by proactively identifying and qualifying new business opportunities with public sector commissioners, procurement leads, and partner organisations. You will build and nurture strong external relationships to enhance CAMM’s reputation and influence within the sector, while gathering and analysing market intelligence to inform strategic decision-making and identify emerging opportunities. Additionally, you will support the development of effective supply chains and partnerships, positioning CAMM for future contract wins and strategic collaborations.
We are looking for someone who:
• Proven experience in business development, stakeholder engagement, or partnership development within the public or third sector.
• Demonstrable success in identifying, qualifying, and securing new business opportunities, with a track record of meeting or exceeding targets.
• Strong understanding of public sector commissioning and procurement environments.
• Excellent interpersonal, networking, and influencing skills, with the ability to build trust and credibility.
• Possession of a full driving licence and use of a car.
Responsibilities / Key Tasks:
• Proactively identify, qualify, and pursue new business opportunities with commissioners, procurement teams, and decision-makers across local authorities, NHS providers, central government and primes.
• Lead early engagement with potential funders and partners, ensuring CAMM is positioned for upcoming contracts and funding streams.
• Build, nurture, and manage relationships with commissioners, procurement leads, and sector influencers to enhance CAMM’s profile and credibility.
• Identify, assess, and develop relationships with potential supply chain partners, including subcontractors, consortia, and specialist providers.
• Initiate and lead partnership discussions, ensuring alignment of values, capabilities, and strategic objectives.
• Work closely with bid, proposal, and service delivery teams to ensure early engagement and intelligence are leveraged in tender processes.
What we offer in return:
• 28 days entitlement plus bank holidays pro-rata
• Opportunities for further training and continuous professional development
• Internal progression opportunities
• Supportive environment
• Remote/flexible working opportunities, subject to management approval
• Paid DBS application, where applicable
• 5% pension contributions
• 3 month’s full contractual pay for maternity, upon meeting qualifying criteria
We value the health & wellbeing of our teams, and this is very important to us. As such, we offer time out breaks and Telus Health Employee Assistance Programme for all staff and volunteers.
The essentials
• Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week
• Location: Hybrid - from home and one of our offices in Derby/South Derbyshire, with the ability to travel across the Midlands for meetings when required
• Contract: permanent
Please visit our website to find the full Job Description and Person Specifications for this role and a helpful Candidate Guide on our recruitment process - https://www.citizensadvicemidmercia.org.uk/vacancies
To apply - CV and cover letter, explaining why you would be suitable for this role
Closing Date: 25 July 2025
Thank you for your interest in our vacancy. Due to the volume of applications anticipated for this role, if you do not hear back from us within 10 working days of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please do not be discouraged from applying for other positions within our organisation.
We are a Disability Confident Employer
Citizens Advice Mid Mercia are an accredited (Level 1) Disability Confident employer, and values diversity and promotes equality. We encourage and welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates from all backgrounds. We follow the social model of disability which believes that it is the barriers created by society which disable people. We will use reasonable adjustments wherever possible to remove those barriers.
Our free and independent advice helps people solve problems in a confidential and impartial manner. Whatever the problem, we won’t turn people away. We make a difference. Our trusted brand and the quality of our research mean we make a real impact on behalf of the people who rely on us.
We are seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to join the Funding and Development Team at Citizens Advice Mid Mercia (CAMM). In this pivotal role, you will drive CAMM’s growth and long-term sustainability by proactively identifying and qualifying new business opportunities with public sector commissioners, procurement leads, and partner organisations. You will build and nurture strong external relationships to enhance CAMM’s reputation and influence within the sector, while gathering and analysing market intelligence to inform strategic decision-making and identify emerging opportunities. Additionally, you will support the development of effective supply chains and partnerships, positioning CAMM for future contract wins and strategic collaborations.
We are looking for someone who:
• Proven experience in business development, stakeholder engagement, or partnership development within the public or third sector.
• Demonstrable success in identifying, qualifying, and securing new business opportunities, with a track record of meeting or exceeding targets.
• Strong understanding of public sector commissioning and procurement environments.
• Excellent interpersonal, networking, and influencing skills, with the ability to build trust and credibility.
• Possession of a full driving licence and use of a car.
Responsibilities / Key Tasks:
• Proactively identify, qualify, and pursue new business opportunities with commissioners, procurement teams, and decision-makers across local authorities, NHS providers, central government and primes.
• Lead early engagement with potential funders and partners, ensuring CAMM is positioned for upcoming contracts and funding streams.
• Build, nurture, and manage relationships with commissioners, procurement leads, and sector influencers to enhance CAMM’s profile and credibility.
• Identify, assess, and develop relationships with potential supply chain partners, including subcontractors, consortia, and specialist providers.
• Initiate and lead partnership discussions, ensuring alignment of values, capabilities, and strategic objectives.
• Work closely with bid, proposal, and service delivery teams to ensure early engagement and intelligence are leveraged in tender processes.
What we offer in return:
• 28 days entitlement plus bank holidays pro-rata
• Opportunities for further training and continuous professional development
• Internal progression opportunities
• Supportive environment
• Remote/flexible working opportunities, subject to management approval
• Paid DBS application, where applicable
• 5% pension contributions
• 3 month’s full contractual pay for maternity, upon meeting qualifying criteria
We value the health & wellbeing of our teams, and this is very important to us. As such, we offer time out breaks and Telus Health Employee Assistance Programme for all staff and volunteers.
The essentials
• Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week
• Location: Hybrid - from home and one of our offices in Derby/South Derbyshire, with the ability to travel across the Midlands for meetings when required
• Contract: permanent
Please visit our website to find the full Job Description and Person Specifications for this role and a helpful Candidate Guide on our recruitment process - https://www.citizensadvicemidmercia.org.uk/vacancies
To apply - CV and cover letter, explaining why you would be suitable for this role
Closing Date: 25 July 2025
Thank you for your interest in our vacancy. Due to the volume of applications anticipated for this role, if you do not hear back from us within 10 working days of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please do not be discouraged from applying for other positions within our organisation.
We are a Disability Confident Employer
Citizens Advice Mid Mercia are an accredited (Level 1) Disability Confident employer, and values diversity and promotes equality. We encourage and welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates from all backgrounds. We follow the social model of disability which believes that it is the barriers created by society which disable people. We will use reasonable adjustments wherever possible to remove those barriers.
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