Business Development Manager (Growth)

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ensure we grow our services to meet the ever changing needs of our communities.

As a Business Development Manager, a typical day might include:

• Generating growth opportunities for the wider group structure in line with our social purpose, including acquisition, market

• You'll have your eye into the future, ensuring we are maximising our assets and have a pipeline of income to deliver our plans

• Developing new services or products that meet the changing needs of our customers, our communities, commissioners and policy

• Turning stakeholder relationships into strategic partners, delivering return for our customers, maximising opportunities to

• Working directly with the Executive Leadership Team, deliver against our charitable purpose, growing services and new business

• Working with the Bid Manager to ensure a pipeline of viable, fundable and sustainable models - leading on the financial

• Researching and developing a robust prospect pipeline to meet both financial and strategic targets, identifying opportunities

• Generating new customers for the group, leading innovative ways to engage, support and improve their lives for the better.
• Working with the Community Impact Manager and Data & Performance lead, gathering insight and needs analysis to develop new

• Leading the innovation of ideas, improvements and changes to maximise income, support more customers and make a difference
• Leading team performance against KPI's and budgets, including regular reporting to senior managers budget management.
• Developing new models from scratch - including at times complex and long-term business planning. Working across multiple income

• Understanding of wider business modelling approaches, including profit and loss accountancy, opportunities for cross subsidy

• Turning stakeholder relationships into strategic partnerships delivering collaborative services for maximum impact,

• You'll be able to step in and support with strong, evidenced based and accurate bids with clear delivery outcomes and cost

modelling - supporting the wider bids team when required

Some of the experience/skills we need to consider you:

• Full understanding of the funding and grant submission process and a proven track record of securing income through this route
• Experience of securing income, in particular multiyear funding to ensure full cost recovery across all areas and a sustainable

• Experience of generating diversified income through new markets and developing and establishing new models
• Experience of acquisitions and mergers to support business growth
• A proven track record of turning stakeholder relationships into productive and impactful partnerships, working collaboratively

• Experience of managing budgets in the region of £1m with a full understanding of the budget planning and management process
• An ability to bring together complex business plans, profit and loss forecasts and financial profiles
• Development of cashflow forecasting, business plans and budget preparation
• Experience of presenting to Board, Executive leadership teams

What will make you stand out from the crowd:

• Marketing qualification would be advantageous but not essential
• financial planning or fundraising qualification an advantage

Being part of the Acis team, you’ll get:

• Generous holiday entitlement – 25 days annual leave every year increasing by one to a max of 30, plus bank holidays
• Pension contributions up to 10%
• The opportunity to undertake professional training, funded by us.
• One days paid leave a year for volunteering work (in addition to your Annual leave entitlement)
• Staff benefits with Paycare – A health and benefits scheme giving you support and contributions towards various health benefits

• Benefits with Acis Perkz – a discount scheme giving you savings off hundreds of schemes including discounts on your coffee,

• Employee recognition scheme, where we celebrate and award our Stars within Acis, including gift vouchers
• Long service awards for our loyal employees
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme to give you confidential advice and support, when you need it
• Professional membership subscription to support your continuous professional development
• Death in service benefit

please do not delay in submitting your application.

Acis are committed to equality and diversity, are a proud member of disability confident and welcome application

we’re happy to discuss flexible working options with the successful candidate in addition to any aid with interviewing that you

might need