Commercial Business Development Manager

Overview

Commercial Business Development Manager for the South Region. This is a permanent, full-time role (37.5 hours per week) working from home with travel across England and Scotland. Salary: £37,000 to £44,290, depending on experience.

As Commercial Business Development Manager for the South Region, you'll be responsible for driving the development of high-quality tender submissions. This includes undertaking market analysis and strategic service design in collaboration with colleagues from across the organization, including operations, clinical, finance and HR. Key priorities include:

• Project management: leading a project team to produce high-quality, competitive, and financially viable bids.
• Bid writing: contributing to the writing of technical responses, implementation plans, and service models.
• Commercial modelling: developing costed pricing models that reflect specifications, internal cost structures and delivery models.
• Strategic analysis and pipeline development: monitoring market trends, commissioner expectations, and competitor positioning to inform regional pipelines.
• Collaboration:
  
  working closely with Directors, Operational Leads and other Subject Matter Experts to prepare for commissioning and tendering activity, including designing service models.
• Compliance & quality: ensuring all models comply with procurement regulations and public sector contracting expectations.

We are a leading charity supporting people with drug, alcohol and mental health challenges, operating over 80 services across England and Scotland. We provide free and confidential support to more than 100,000 people each year. This role forms part of the Business Development and Communications directorate and supports growth and sustainability of our services.

• Substantial experience in a similar role, including a track record or appreciation of business development
• Demonstrable project management experience and skills, with excellent attention to detail
• Knowledge of the third sector, health and social care and/or public health
• Commercial and financial modelling skills
• Excellent communication skills, including effective stakeholder engagement

Join us as a Commercial Business Development Manager (South) to drive tender submissions and growth. This includes market analysis and strategic service design in collaboration with cross-functional teams. Maintain alignment with procurement regulations and public sector contracting expectations.

• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• 2 days paid volunteer leave per year
• Auto-enrollment into pension scheme
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Flexible working opportunities and wellbeing resources
• Refer a Friend scheme with £500 bonus after probation

• Substantial experience in a similar role, including a track record or appreciation of business development
• Demonstrable project management experience and skills, with excellent attention to detail
• Knowledge of the third sector, health and social care and/or public health
• Commercial and financial modelling skills

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure will be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.