Business Development Officer
| Posting date: | 12 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £30,001.00 to £40,000.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Grade 6 (SCP 22 - 25) £33,699 to £36,363 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 January 2026 |
| Location: | Sunderland, SR1 3AA |
| Company: | Sunderland City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 290274 |
Summary
Sunderland City Council are seeking to recruit a Business Development Officer to work within the Adult Services Directorate.andnbsp;
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This post will be of interest to applicants who are skilled and experienced in supporting the planning, development, improvement and implementation of performance and improvement and quality assurance functions including:
Data collection, data analysis, performance monitoring and reporting, service reviews, benchmarking, inspection and assessment, organisational strategy, service planning, consultation and research and needs analysis.
Contribute quality assurance information that will inform the contract management process.
To support in the development, implementation and maintenance of information systems.
To support on the production of statistical returns and surveys.andnbsp;
The successful applicant will have a wide range of transferable experience within an appropriate background as well as excellent ICT skills, good written and verbal communications skills and the ability to work in a fast based multi-disciplinary area of work.andnbsp; Excellent organisational skills will be required to balance a varied and wide- ranging workload with competing priorities.
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For an informal discussion, please contact Caroline Grimley via email at caroline.grimley@sunderland.gov.uk.
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Applications must be completed on-line at northeastjobs.org.uk/sunderlandcitycouncilandnbsp;
If you need any support, contact: jobs@sunderland.gov.uk.
Please note that CVandrsquo;s are not accepted.
All communication about your application for this post will be to the email address that you register with North East Jobs.andnbsp; This may include details of an online assessment you may need to complete and an invite to interview if you are short-listed. Please check your email inbox after the closing date for notifications as you may not be notified by any other method.andnbsp; Please remember to check your junk mail items.
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This post will be of interest to applicants who are skilled and experienced in supporting the planning, development, improvement and implementation of performance and improvement and quality assurance functions including:
Data collection, data analysis, performance monitoring and reporting, service reviews, benchmarking, inspection and assessment, organisational strategy, service planning, consultation and research and needs analysis.
Contribute quality assurance information that will inform the contract management process.
To support in the development, implementation and maintenance of information systems.
To support on the production of statistical returns and surveys.andnbsp;
The successful applicant will have a wide range of transferable experience within an appropriate background as well as excellent ICT skills, good written and verbal communications skills and the ability to work in a fast based multi-disciplinary area of work.andnbsp; Excellent organisational skills will be required to balance a varied and wide- ranging workload with competing priorities.
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For an informal discussion, please contact Caroline Grimley via email at caroline.grimley@sunderland.gov.uk.
andnbsp;
Applications must be completed on-line at northeastjobs.org.uk/sunderlandcitycouncilandnbsp;
If you need any support, contact: jobs@sunderland.gov.uk.
Please note that CVandrsquo;s are not accepted.
All communication about your application for this post will be to the email address that you register with North East Jobs.andnbsp; This may include details of an online assessment you may need to complete and an invite to interview if you are short-listed. Please check your email inbox after the closing date for notifications as you may not be notified by any other method.andnbsp; Please remember to check your junk mail items.
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