Business Development Officer

Description:

Job Title: Business Development Officer (Care and Support)

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £39,109.81 (£40,332.57 is achieved after 12 months successful performance in the role)

Working Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday - Hybrid 

Location: Liverpool

If you share our values and are excited about making a significant impact at Riverside, please ensure you attach a current CV and covering letter. At Riverside we recruit to potential not just on skills and experience, so we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the essential criteria on the job description.

The difference you will make as a Business Development Officer

As a Business Development Officer, you will play a critical role in retaining Riverside’s existing Care and Support services and winning new business through competitive tendering, direct negotiations with local authority funders and the development of proposals. 

You will work regionally and nationally, and be actively involved in horizon scanning, pipeline development and strategic growth planning, and take a lead role in developing compelling, competitive bids for contracted services and other funding streams for homelessness, care and services for young people and families.

About you

We are looking for someone with:

Good knowledge and/or experience of working within care & support sector e.g. services for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, older people including registered care services, specialist provision including mental health, domestic abuse and young people’s services.

A good understanding of how care and support services are commissioned and funded.

Demonstrable experience of writing bids or proposals to a high standard.

Experience of leading or supporting the end-to-end bid process including opportunity scoping, proposal development, budgeting and submission. 

Why Riverside?

At Riverside, we’re a housing association with a difference – enhancing the everyday for all our customers. For 90 years, we’ve been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live full, fulfilling and rewarding lives. 

We have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK. Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living, and we need the best people on board to help us.

Working with us, you’ll enjoy:

Competitive pay & generous pension 

28 days holidays plus bank holidays

Flexible working options available

Investment in your learning, personal development and technology

A wide range of benefits

Diversity and Inclusion at Riverside: 

We are inclusive. At Riverside, we value diversity in all its forms. We foster a workplace where all individuals are respected, empowered, and heard. Our commitment to inclusivity drives our success and enriches the lives of our customers and colleagues. 

This role also falls under our Ethnic Diversity guaranteed interview scheme. If you are Ethnically Diverse and demonstrate you meet the minimum criteria for the role you will be guaranteed an interview.  

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment