Business Development Manager

Description:

We are looking for two ambitious, commercially astute, and relationship-driven Business Development Managers to help drive the next phase of growth across our organisation.

You will be covering either our South Network (covering regions South of Sheffield) or North Network (covering regions North of Sheffield, including Scotland), taking ownership of developing opportunities and partnerships within your defined geographical region.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives on identifying opportunities, winning new business, and building strong external relationships. You will play a key role in developing and converting a high-quality pipeline across NHS, partnership, and private healthcare markets, helping us expand sustainably while ensuring every opportunity is operationally deliverable, financially viable, and aligned to high standards of care.

Working closely with colleagues across our Growth, Clinical, Service Delivery, and Finance & Operations functions, you will help shape opportunities from early engagement through to contract award and structured handover.

What You’ll Be Doing
 

• Identify and qualify new business opportunities across NHS, partner and wider healthcare markets.
• Develop and maintain a strong pipeline of opportunities from prospecting through to conversion.
• Build trusted relationships with commissioners, partners, referrers, and key stakeholders.
• Work in collaboration with the Bid Coordinator to support the development of bids, tenders, and proposals.
• Work cross-functionally with operational, finance, and clinical colleagues to ensure opportunities are commercially sound and operationally deliverable.
• Help position the organisation as a credible, innovative, high-quality provider.
   

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone with the confidence and credibility to represent the organisation externally, and the structure and drive to turn opportunity into growth.

You Will Have
 

• A strong track record in business development, account management, or partnerships
• Experience of identifying and winning new business
• Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience in healthcare, NHS, public sector, or regulated services
• Strong written communication skills, including exposure to tenders, proposals, or business cases
• Commercial awareness and the ability to assess opportunity value, fit, and risk
• A disciplined and proactive approach to managing a pipeline