Head of Commercial Development

Location: Remote + some national travel across our homes and schools

Salary: £90k, plus 10% annual bonus

Driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.

Bright Futures, Inspired By You.

There’s nothing more rewarding than helping someone believe in themselves and have the confidence to celebrate their own uniqueness and achieve success that is personal to them.

At Horizon, we live up to our values, and we value our people. We are proud to be one of the most innovative providers of young people’s residential care and education in the UK.

As our Head of Commercial Development, you will be the driving force behind Horizon’s strategic growth. You will design and execute a robust business development strategy, lead a high-performing team, and build strong relationships with key stakeholders to expand our reach and impact.

What you’ll get to do:

1. Strategic Leadership: Design and implement a comprehensive business growth strategy, collaborating with senior leadership to achieve ambitious goals.
2. Team Development: Lead and mentor the Business Development and Placement teams, fostering a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.
3. Relationship Building: Cultivate strategic relationships with regional and national stakeholders, clients, partners, and collaborators to expand our network and influence.
4. Market Intelligence: Provide insightful market analysis to inform pricing strategies and identify emerging growth opportunities.
5. Data-Driven Decisions: Develop and implement a robust data strategy to track performance, identify trends, and forecast future growth.
6. Bid and Contract Oversight: Manage and support the Bids and Contracts Manager to ensure high-quality tender submissions and identify key opportunities.
7. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with operational, educational, and marketing teams to ensure alignment and achieve shared objectives.
8. Compliance & Best Practices: Ensure all activities adhere to data protection regulations and industry best practices.

What we’re looking for from you:

Essential:

1. A degree in Business Administration or Organisational Development.
2. Ability to balance multiple projects and deadlines.
3. Experience in building external stakeholder relationships.
4. Performance Driven: A strong record of achievement against KPIs in a similar environment.
5. Strong commercial awareness with the ability to negotiate and challenge.
6. Strong attention to detail.
7. Ability to self-manage competing priorities within a fast-paced environment.
8. Strong communication and presentation skills.
9. Excellent administrative skills, with a strong ability to multi-task and prioritise.
10. Team oriented and results focused.
11. Strong IT literacy.
12. Proven knowledge and experience of a CRM system, preferably Salesforce.

Desirable:

1. Experience leading a Business Development function within Health and Social care/Education is highly desirable, with an understanding of associated regulations.

Why work for us?

1. Access to Tastecard, Bluelight card and MyGym discounts!
2. Real Living Wage employer.
3. Competitive pay rates.
4. Christmas bonus.
5. Generous Refer a Friend Scheme.
6. Financial wellbeing service.
7. Life Assurance.
8. Ongoing training and professional development plus High quality CPD opportunities.
9. Comprehensive induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period.
10. Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme.
11. Employee assistance programme – free, confidential support.
12. Looking after your wellbeing – supporting you need to feel good about what you do. We’re in this together.
13. Supportive management and senior leaders.

*This role closes Tuesday 11th March at 12pm.*

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