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Ref no:
394323
Published:
04/09/2024
Closes:
23/09/2024
Location:
111 Oxgangs Road North, , EH14 1ED
Salary:
£45,955 - £0 per year
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Part Time
Hours:
20 hours per week
Work From Home:
Hybrid

This is an exciting opportunity to join a thriving national charity, as part of our high-performing Business Development team. You will use a wide range of commercial and interpersonal skills to develop the way our services support children, young people and families.

As a Business Development Manager, the core area of your work is working with teams of Barnardo's colleagues to produce compelling proposals to commissioners and partners. As such, you'll be able to demonstrate:

  • Strong organisational skills
  • Meticulous attention to detail
  • The ability to elicit and articulate great ideas
  • Excellent written and spoken communication

You will need to be a good writer, communicating ideas effectively on paper with an ability to analyse large volumes of information to develop clear and compelling responses to tenders. It is critical that you can build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support the development of proposals and service design.

You will manage all aspects of proposals and tenders, leading the development and delivery of bids, working to deadlines, ensuring that we present strong business cases and bids that underpin successful outcomes. In addition, there will be the opportunity to help us develop new services and innovations in priority growth areas, monitor market intelligence, assess commercial and contract risks and work alongside operational colleagues in Children's Services across Scotland and Northern Ireland,

When completing your application please refer to your skills, knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification and Job Description.

This is a part-time role (20 hours) and some travel may be required across the Scotland and/or Northern Ireland. Barnardo's is happy to accommodate different working patterns, subject to business need.

If you would like an informal discussion about this role, please contact Nick Whiteside on 07591 190515.

The starting salary for this role is £45,955.00 (Full Time Equivalent) £23,354.00 (pro rata), other salaries are shown so that applicants are aware of the progression salaries.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.