Business Development Manager

Blenheim is London's iconic alcohol and drugs agency with a reputation for excellence and innovation, along with a passionate commitment to both recovery and harm reduction. With over 50 years' experience of social action and over 200 staff working across London, Blenheim is dedicated to providing services that meet people's need.

This role is responsible for the development of new business opportunities, managing bid and tender processes and writing winning submissions for substance misuse services/programmes.

This role focuses on managing central business development across four major functions: tenders, compliance, research and development. The emphasis on the role is writing and submission of high quality bids for contracts to deliver substance misuse, health and social care services.

Key responsibilities
To lead on the process of responding to tenders, bid writing and presentation in collaboration with other members of the SLT
To lead on the preparation and delivery of high quality bids, and proposals, coordinating the work to the required deadlines
To work closely with the Business Development Unit to ensure that all bid submissions are of a high quality presentation and submitted on time
Undertake regular market research to identify trends and delivery models
To keep informed of development initiatives within local and national arenas and keep the SLT advised of latest developments
Pursue opportunities and networks that may lead to expansion and new business and keep the organisation informed of new business opportunities

Experience & Skills

The successful candidate should ideally have:

A working experience and understanding of procurement and public and voluntary sector funding systems.
A track record of writing and preparing high quality winning bids for local authority or public sector contracts.
A background in service delivery
Strong project management skills supported by a relevant PM qualification
Excellent relationship management skills with ability to foster and grow productive working relationships both internally and externally.