Business Development Partner

Shaw Trust is looking for a motivated and dedicated Business Development Partner to join our dynamic Bid Team. As Business Development Partner, you will have extensive experience in bid management and producing high-quality bids. The ideal candidate will be a team player and work collaboratively with colleagues to achieve a common goal.

At Shaw Trust we have extensive experience of supporting individuals through a broad framework of services including Employment support, Education and Skills, Children and Young People's Services, and Health and Wellbeing. We partner with the UK Government, devolved administrations, local authorities, combined authorities, and NHS Trusts, and are committed to employment as the core pathway to a better life recognising that access to good employment is critically dependent on what happens in people's formative years and the opportunities they then have.

The role is home-based and requires developing excellent working relations with multiple stakeholders across a large organisation. Occasional travelling may be required.

Educated to degree level and/or significant experience in bid management within the welfare to work sector

At least two years of proven track record of successfully managing competitive tender process / bid writing leading to securing strategic, high value (£5m+) government funded or commercial contracts within one or more of the following areas: employability, children's services, mental health and wellbeing, justice, learning and skills

Experience of successfully project managing a large team of stakeholders for the production of complex bids within tight deadlines

"Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation."

At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.

For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.

As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people's lives, you will have access to the following benefits:

25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years' service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday

2 days paid volunteering leave each year

An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months

Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate

Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters' levels qualifications, and management development programmes

Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women's Network), MANaging Network, Menopause Network Group

Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan

Opportunity to request flexible working from day one

Our Strategy

To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here: https://www.shawtrust.org.uk/content/uploads/2020/09/Vision-2030-Strategic-Directive-5-9.pdf

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation

Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.

In addition;

We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.

We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government's Access to Work scheme.

Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.