An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic business development professional to join the BASW UK Team on a permanent basis.
You will provide business development leadership to support our ambitious plans for growth and business diversification working collaboratively with teams from across the association. This will include preparing and writing tender responses and business proposals to develop new sources of income.
You will support the delivery of our annual business plan and explore opportunities for further partnership development. You will also be the operational lead for our not for profit and ethical employment company Social Work Employment Services driving further growth and expansion of the business.
You will be part of a supportive and skilled team within a forward thinking and values-led organisation which is passionate about delivering our mission that social work will be a thriving, influential, respected profession, improving lives and upholding people’s rights across the UK.
This is a great development opportunity for an experienced candidate from a business development background.
You will need to have:
- Significant experience of developing business development opportunities and delivering activities.
- Proven experience in preparing and writing successful tender responses and business proposals.
- Extensive expertise in business planning and strategy development.
- Demonstrable stakeholder and relationship management expertise.
- An ability to build capacity and capability across different teams to bring insight to the use of business development processes.
- Experience of delivering discrete projects and working as part of a project delivery team.
- An ability to prioritise workloads, meet deadlines and manage fluctuating volumes of work.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to propose solutions to complex problems.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Experience of working in demanding situations with conflicting time scales and priorities.
This is a full time permanent role with BASW, working from home with regular attendance at our offices in Birmingham.
Salary £40,277 (Grade E £40,277 - £57,730) + pension + benefits
Applications must be submitted by email using the application form no later than 10am Monday 20th May 2024 to sara.hickin@basw.co.uk . We do not accept CV’s.
Short-listed applicants will then be invited to an interview on 7th June 2024.