Business Development Manager - Local Statutory Commissioners

Age UK is looking for an experienced statutory funding professional to play a vital role in supporting local Age UK federation partners to sustain and grow statutory income. This includes leading/supporting collaborative bids to regional/combined commissioners, creating and maintaining statutory commissioning knowledge hubs with shared tools and knowledge, enabling access to quality third party support, and providing 'critical friend' and other opportunity specific support through clear pathways and Service Level Agreements.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys enabling others to succeed, navigating complex commissioning environments, and turning collective effort into lasting impact for older people. This role is one of two newly created Business Development Manager positions. While each post will have a distinct focus - one on local/regional commissioners and the other on national commissioners - the two managers will work closely to ensure strategic alignment and balanced workload across the portfolio.

This is a 24-month fixed term contract. There is potential for the role to become permanent depending on a review of business needs. We operate a hybrid-working model, a blend of home and office working. This role will include regular days working from our London office - currently once a week on a Thursday and may involve occasional travel for meetings and cultivation events. Travel costs to the London office are the responsibility of the postholder and are not covered by the charity.

Must haves:

• Experience leading or supporting securing six and seven figure statutory contracts for charities.
• Experience of managing or supporting relationships with key individuals from public sector bodies.
• Understanding of statutory funding processes, including commissioning and procurement.
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral - with the social skills and presence to communicate complex issues to a variety of audiences.
• High levels of gravitas and influencing skills: credible and confident with senior level contacts internally and externally.
• Excellent levels of financial management and numeracy.
• Ability to distil complex information and convey it powerfully to a variety of different people.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities within a fast-paced environment, ensuring our prospects and donors are at the heart of our fundraising.
• Sound administration skills, including a good working knowledge of MS Office products.

Personal attributes:

• A passion to join Age UK in supporting older people and a belief that support from statutory fundraising is critical to achieving our strategic goals.
• Takes ownership of responsibility - able to identify and deliver the key activities whilst collaborating and challenging others.
• Makes things happen, links with others, thinks outside the box, spots where new approaches can achieve desired results, and then delivers at pace.
• Thrives on collaboration - linking with others with a friendly and engaging approach.
• Is resilient to change - flexible, pragmatic, and able to quickly adapt plans in alignment with organisational priorities.

Great to haves:

• Experience with framework agreements and call offs.
• Experience with shared learning and knowledge management (e.g. bid libraries, support tools, sharing of good practice).
• Experience creating or supporting partnership brokering/consortia bids.
• Understanding of trends in local/regional commissioning.

What we offer in return:

• Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme.
• Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, Health cashback plan and EAP.
• Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan.
• Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free.
• Blue Light Card Scheme.
• You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.
• Many additional benefits.

Supporting statements and anonymisation: Candidates are expected to provide a supporting statement that explains how they meet the competencies annotated with an 'A' in the job description, to assess suitability for the position. Age UK acknowledges and accepts that AI may be used to support the application; we do expect candidates to personalise experience, knowledge and skills and failure to do so may result in your application being rejected.

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. Age UK is a Disability Confident Scheme employer.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.