Senior Business Development Manager

Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Business Development Manager to join our Health in Justice team here at Practice Plus Group. 

This is a brand new role, created due to growth, which will allow you to really influence the direction of the business and our services! This is a pivotal role as we expand our services in healthcare within the criminal justice system.   We are looking for a strong leader, who can manage and develop a specialised team, and ideally with experience of managing a bid process from start to finish.   This role offers you the flexibility of working from home the majority of the time, with occasional visits to our sites or head offices in Reading or London.   

Salary 

This position is full time, 37.5 hours per week with a salary of circa £55,000 depending on experience. Hours are usually 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday. 

How will we support you?   Robust Induction   

Everybody has career coaching conversations to support personal and professional growth with access to higher learning and training opportunities

Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs  

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK on a permanent basis and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

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Main duties of the job

As our new Senior Business Development Manager you will:

• Own the end to end bid process for new business and retention of existing business 
• Seek out opportunities for business, and present to the senior leadership team, whilst leading on the bid model
• Contribute to the renewal and retention of existing business
• Write proposals and responses to tender, including writing key responses
• Carry out market research and gather intelligence on business opportunities 
• Directly line manage 2 Senior Bid Writers
• Occasionally visit our services across the country, as well as meetings in Reading or London

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning. It doesnt stop there we also offer:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Groups purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience required 

• Have strong leadership skills, with the ability communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels, including senior leaders and clinicians
• Experience of managing bid processes, and managing this from beginning to end, including from leading and submission
• Running a project at a high level
• Ideally, have experience of running bids within healthcare, either the NHS or other private providers 
• Experience with prisons or the criminal justice system would be beneficial  

Job description

Job responsibilities

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Business Development Manager to join our Health in Justice team here at Practice Plus Group. 

This is a brand new role, created due to growth, which will allow you to really influence the direction of the business and our services! This is a pivotal role as we expand our services in healthcare within the criminal justice system.   We are looking for a strong leader, who can manage and develop a specialised team, and ideally with experience of managing a bid process from start to finish.   This role offers you the flexibility of working from home the majority of the time, with occasional visits to our sites or head offices in Reading or London.   

Salary 

This position is full time, 37.5 hours per week with a salary of circa £55,000 depending on experience. Hours are usually 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday. 

How will we support you?   Robust Induction   

Everybody has career coaching conversations to support personal and professional growth with access to higher learning and training opportunities

Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs  

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK on a permanent basis and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

#LI-AB1

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