Business Development Officer - Riverside Group : Job Details

Job Title: Business Development Officer (Care and Support)Contract Type: PermanentSalary: £39,109.81 (£40,332.57 is achieved after 18 months successful performance in the role)Working Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per weekWorking Pattern: Monday to Friday - Hybrid Location: Liverpool (Base location but National role) This is a hybrid role so we welcome applications from anywhere in the country. There is an expectation of travel within the roleIf you share our values and are excited about making a significant impact at Riverside, please ensure you attach a current CV and covering letter showing how you meet the essential criteria of the role. 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 OfficerAs 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 youWe are looking for someone dynamic, with the ability to learn and adapt. Preferably you will have operational experience of working in homelessness or mental health.We are a supportive, high performing team whose work is based on collaboration.Don’t worry if you aren’t the finished article- we have dedicated time for learning and development.Do you have…

• 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?Do you want to play a key role in an organisation enabling people across England to live life independently and form part of a team that is dedicated to transforming lives for the better?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.Role ProfileBids and tendering

• Manage the end-to-end bid process for competitive tenders, negotiated opportunities and large grant applications from opportunity scoping through to submission and handover of successful bids. 
• Lead bid teams and co-ordinate inputs from key business functions as required (e.g., Operations, Finance, HR, Assets, IT), adopting a project management approach to ensure the timely production of high quality bids. 
• Work closely with operational colleagues and subject matter experts across all Care and Support service areas to develop evidence-based, cost effective and innovative service models that meet the needs of customers and funders.
• Write proficient bids and proposals that articulate Riverside’s vision for care and support services and clearly explain how we will achieve positive outcomes for customers, drawing on relevant evidence of our experience and capability.
• Work with relevant business functions to ensure that bids and other proposals are fully costed and that services are financially sustainable over the contract lifetime.

Contracts and business planning 

Proactively engage with commissioners and funders, negotiating new contracts and extensions to existing contracts and securing price uplifts where required.

Maintain good records and intelligence in relation to contracted services including the Contracts Register, Team Project and Pipeline Planners and other systems as required. ...