Business Development Director

Job Role

We’ve a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Business Development Director to join our successful Bid Management team.

We’re looking for a senior expert in the field of business growth to provide leadership and management of our Business Development Function. You'll focus on growth in the organisation, working with Executive Directors across the business to ensure that Business development support and direction is provided in line with Group Strategy and individual Executive Director Business Plans.

This will include the development of strategic and tactical partnerships / relationships with Commissioners, sector bodies (e.g. ERSA, BSA), Subcontractors and other prime providers to support our growth objectives.
Our successful candidate will be a firm decision maker who is confident and self-motivated, organised and resilient. Highly focused with the ability to manage multiple projects to meet various deadlines. Our opportunity comes with a flexible base location and offers remote working but you’ll need to be flexible to travel for meetings nationwide from time to time.

In return for your dedication, knowledge, and commitment, we’re offering a competitive salary range £82,000 to £89,000 p.a. plus car allowance with these great benefits:

• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy additional days)

•2 Volunteer Days

•Pension - 5% Employee 5% Employer

• Healthcare Cash Plan, incl. 3 x salary life assurance
  •Annual Salary Review
  •Refer A Friend Scheme
  •Free access to BenefitHub – an online portal with access to a wide range of retail discounts, cycle to work scheme and additional voluntary benefits

Interested? There’s an easy to apply route below to upload your CV! If you need any further information, talk to our experienced Internal Recruitment Team on 01702 208282.

Seetec Group is an employee-owned organisation and we continually pride ourselves on our sense of community, both in the incredible work we do throughout UK and Ireland, and internally within our 2,500-strong team. People are at the front, centre and heart of every service we provide and each decision we make. What it means to be employee-owned.
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Location: Flexible Location with some travel.
Hours: 37 hours a week. Monday to Thursday 8.30 am to 5pm, Friday 8.30 am to 4.30pm

Closing Date: 23 February 2024

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a Group-wide Pipeline, ensuring new opportunities are assessed in line with the Growth Strategy and communicating new opportunities with Group Executive Board (GEB).
  • Support the owner of the Group Strategy in the development of such (where required).
  • Support the development and facilitating the implementation of growth plans for each operational Pillar including priority markets, geographies and opportunities.
  • Develop a team with the right structure and resource levels to achieve the future business development pipeline requirements.
  • Ensure that governance processes are fit for purpose and adhered to across the business in a way that provides assurance but don’t stifle creativity.
  • Work with Head of Bid Management to understand internal resource requirements for the opportunity pipeline and organise and manage any external resource required to support such
  • Ensure that the pipeline is assessed in line with strategic requirements and qualified appropriately.
  • Providing leadership of the team that successful competitive bids are submitted.

For full job description follow the link https://ourjobs.seetec.co.uk/sbtc/business-development-director/

Skills and Experience

Essential

• 10+ years’ experience working at a Senior level within an organisation
  • Demonstrable track record of securing large bids in multiple markets
  • Extensive experience across both private and public sector organisations
  • Can demonstrate the ability to develop, long term, senior level relationships with external organisations (Subcontractors, sector bodies, commissioners and other prime providers)
  • Previous experience of working with multiple commissioners in both private and public sector
  • Successful track record of building effective business development functions
  • Knowledge and practice of using commercial modelling techniques to influence business decision making

• Desirable

• Successful track record of identifying, developing and executing sales plans for new product and services.

Additional Information

Seetec is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share and uphold this commitment in conjunction with the requirements of the Prevent Duty and the positive promotion of modern British values.

Dependent on the role applying to you may be required to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS/DS) check. Seetec support the recruitment of ex- offenders and will not discriminate in any way. Our full policy statement of “Ex-Offenders” can be found on our website under “About us”.

Seetec is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.