Business Development Lead

Mencap’s Lifestyles & Work team brings to you an exciting opportunity to be part of their development team. The Business Development Lead (BDL) will help secure income to run employment training and day service provision through competitive tender processes.

The BDL will also take a lead role in development of the promotional element of the programmes, writing content for marketing literature, our website and social media as well as working with our delivery teams to capture case studies and stories.

We’re looking for applicants with experience of writing and winning tenders for employment training programmes. The successful Business Development Lead will have experience and a track record of using tender portals and processes through various platforms, knowledge of ESFA funding would benefit. In addition, we want a strategic thinker who can help form the direction of travel for our income generation plans as well as being able to promote the work of the team to difference audiences.

The Business Development Lead will be a home working role with a requirement to travel a few times per month.

To ‘Meet the Manager’ and see what we do please click here

At Mencap, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace and we intentionally plan for the success of our colleagues in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us. Together we are Mencap!

The Business Development Lead will be able to demonstrate the following skills:

• Ability to writing compelling content for difference audiences
• Can plan and manage own workload
• An understanding of education and skills funding
• Evidence of working to tight deadlines
• Ability to identify funding opportunities
• Work alone and as part of a wider team
• Positivity, passion and commitment

If you feel that this role is for you, please apply with a full and up to date CV that demonstrateshow your skills, knowledge and experience meet the Person Specification and why you want to work for Mencap

This role will close on Monday 14th March. We will be holding an online ‘Meet the Manager’ on Thursday 17th March prior to formal interviews.

Interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams on 23rd & 24th March.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applicants with disabilities to apply for all roles with us. To find out more about the scheme please visit the direct gov website.

Job ID: 24677