[Hiring] Senior Business Development Officer @Change Grow Live

Role Description

Change Grow Live is a health and social care charity. Across the country, we support people to make positive changes in their lives, including around drug and alcohol use, smoking, homelessness, and criminal justice.

As a Senior Business Development Officer, you’ll play a lead role in the development and writing of tenders and proposals for a variety of health and social care services. This role offers a great opportunity to develop your career while using your established skills; you’ll be encouraged and expected to take on more responsibility as you progress.

Your day-to-day will include:

• Writing and editing complex and highly weighted bid responses, working to short deadlines
• Project managing the writing of key tenders with support from a Business Development Manager
• Supporting the development of Assistant Business Development Officers and Business Development Officers, with the potential of providing line management
• Working with staff across the organisation and our partners to develop bids that reflect best practice and respond to local needs
• Producing and coordinating detailed research for upcoming opportunities, including meeting with subject matter experts, analysing data, and collating evidence
• Creating presentations, diagrams, and reports
• Participating in and leading reviews of our bid and proposal processes

Qualifications

• Proven experience of writing tenders, proposals, or grant applications in health and social care
• A highly competent communicator with a successful track record in bid writing, ideally for drug and alcohol treatment or related services
• Experienced in leading smaller bids and proposals
• Able to analyse data and interpret evidence, with good IT and research skills
• Solution-focused, creative, and proactive
• Happy to give and receive constructive, challenging feedback
• Collaborative and able to foster a positive team culture
• Ready to work hard to deliver on CGL’s values and mission

Requirements

Please note:

• In the application portal, there’s a section titled ‘how you meet the criteria for the role’. This is your chance to tell us about why you’re a good fit for this job – we won’t be able to consider your application unless it’s filled in.
• Written statements should not exceed 1,000 words. You can address multiple criteria together where you think it makes sense.
• We may hold a pre-qualification stage task (e.g. presentation) depending on the number of applicants.
• Interviews will be held in December via MS Teams.
• We’ll also ask shortlisted candidates to complete a written task, at a time of your choice.
• We encourage applications from individuals who may not meet every requirement but are excited about the role.
• We value lived experience of substance use, homelessness, and/or multiple disadvantages.
• We’re a Disability Confident Committed employer. Under our Disability Confident interview scheme, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates where they meet our selection criteria in their application.

Benefits

• Access to structured training, development, and mentoring as part of a supportive team
• Clear progression pathway within the team, from Senior Business Development Officer to Manager, Senior Manager, Deputy Director, and Director
• Option to work from home for some of the week
• Wellbeing support, including an employee assistance programme and an hour each week for wellbeing activities of your choice
• Inclusive and supportive workplace, evidenced through our Investors in People silver status
• Reasonable adjustments available as needed