Snr Business Development Manager - Bids / Tenders - UK Homebased

Job Description

Are you a tenacious person, with the drive for growth Are you a great talker, but also an excellent listener Are you a self-starter, who also loves hitting goals collaborativelyAre you passionate about all things personal development, apprenticeships, education and training Could you be Do you have a successful track record of BDM and Bid projectsWe have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Business Development Manager with experience of Bids and Proposals to join a provider of award-winning apprenticeships and adult learning & development programmes to over 7,000 people a year across multipleindustries.Role Info:Senior Business Development - Bids, Proposals, TendersUK Remote Homebased£45,000 - £50,000 Base Plus BonusPlus Excellent Benefits Package inc Healthcare worth up to £2400 per annumProduct / Service: Apprenticeships, Education & Training ProviderClients Include: BT, British Airways, NHS, EE, StagecoachCulture: Inclusivity, passion, openness, togetherness, impact, improvement, judgement and curiosity.Who we are:We help more than 7,000 learners every year to achieve their goals. We only specialise in the areas we have in-depth expertise in, thats hairdressing, early years, care, transport, business skills, and adult education.Weve been around for a while - over thirty years to be exact - but our mission has always been clear, to deliver great training programmes. As voted by our learners, we ranked particularly high on RateMyApprenticeships Top Training Provider League Table2021-2022. Were also rated Good by Ofsted.We look for people that demonstrate and encourage inclusivity, passion, openness, togetherness, impact, improvement, judgement, and curiosity. We love our behaviours and everyone does too, as we have recently been certified a Great Place to Work as votedby our colleagues!The Senior Business Development Manager Opportunity:As the Senior Business Development Manager, you will lead a variety of business development projects. Working directly with the excom you will engage with internal and external stakeholders to identify, pursue, and successfully convert appropriate opportunitiesacross the sectors in which we operate. As well as ensuring that all activities related to the submission of successful bids and proposals are completed, you will lead the development of winning operational solutions and compelling commercial propositions.We can promise that every day will not be the same!About You:+ Were looking for positive people who are passionate about growing the business+ Excellent project and programme management skills+ Commercially astute and numerate with a strong business sense+ Successful track record of proposals and bidding to UK Government/OJEU and commercial and VSCE organisations+ Ability to produce content quickly, and to a high standard, in order to meet challenging bid deadlines+ Skills to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organisation+ Ability to think innovatively+ Proven ability to deliver projects to time, quality, and budget+ Proven ability to drive multiple stakeholders to deliver quality outputs to time and budget+ Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage and work to multiple deadlines+ The ability to anticipate and resolve problems proactively+ Creative mind, evidenced through degree or equivalent level study+ A strong empathy with both the learners and employers who are likely to use our services.+ You might also have (desirable, and not essential)+ Formal proposal or bid writing qualification+ A qualification that relates directly to teaching and learning+ Experience leading a business development team+ Experience in work-based learningBenefits:+ Working for us comes with a variety of benefits (equating to £1300 - £2400 per annum) such as:+ 25 days standard annual holiday + bank holidays+ Birthday holiday - an extra day off for your special event+ Christmas eve holiday - an extra day off at Christmas+ Senior manager bonus scheme+ Company pension scheme+ Healthcare scheme - including free GP phone services 24/7, wellbeing apps and cash back on treatments like massages and teeth whitening!+ Enhanced maternity & paternity pay+ Employee Assistance Programme+ Life assurance+ Mileage (40p per mile)+ Exclusive discounts on fashion, holidays, entertainment and more!Please be aware that all applicants will undergo a DBS check. At the interview stage, we request proof of qualifications and the right to work in the UK.Your Experience / Background / Previous Roles May Include:Business Development, Senior Sales, Commercial Manager, Contract Bids, Bid Manager, Bid Coordinator, Tender Writer, Bid & Proposals, Tenders, Corporate Bids, Government Tenders.Application notice We take your privacy seriously. When you apply, we shall process your details and pass your application to our client for review for this vacancy only. As you might expect you maybe contacted by email, text or telephone. Your data isprocessed on the basis of our legitimate interests in fulfilling the recruitment process. Please refer to our Data Privacy Policy & Notice on our website for further details.If you have any pre-application questions please contact us first quoting the job title & ref. Good luck, Team RR.