Business Manager

Your responsibilities will include:

• Owning commissioner relationships for your designated services, including leading contract management activity, coordinating contract renewals and variations, supporting commercial negotiations, and maintaining accurate records within our CRM systems.
• Supporting the full business development lifecycle, from market intelligence and opportunity assessment through to proposal development, tender submissions, mobilisation support and contracts management.
• Contributing to place based integrated governance arrangements and ensuring joint working between commercial, operational and support teams.
• Developing and maintaining clear reporting cycles, analysing financial, commercial and performance information, and presenting complex data in an accessible way.
• Working closely with the Senior Business Manager, finance colleagues and other Business Managers to support pricing, cost recovery, risk mitigation and contract performance.
• Coordinating with the clinical and operations teams to ensure services are running to budget, and that contract agreements reflect the services in practice.
• Building productive relationships with internal teams, commissioners, partners and stakeholders to identify opportunities, support service development and promote Marie Curies work.

Contract: Permanent, part time 21 hours per week Salary: MCJES Grade E, £38,007£42,230 per annum, pro rata Location: Hybrid working, split between Marie Curie Head Office and home working

What we are looking for

• Experience of working in a commercial or business team, ideally within a health or social care environment.
• Strong data analysis, reporting and presentation skills, with the ability to interpret complex information and communicate insights clearly.
• Demonstrable ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, take a proactive approach to problem-solving, and work collaboratively to manage competing priorities and workloads.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and comfortability with Power BI and commercial systems such as CRM, Docusign or digital contracting tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence negotiating, influencing and working diplomatically with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Problem solving and decision making skills, with experience completing risk assessments and identifying commercial risks.
• Flexibility, motivation and the ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• A degree qualification, or equivalent relevant experience; a management qualification, financial management and project management experience would be desirable.

Please note that this role does not include line management responsibilities.

What's in it for you

Annual leave allowance 27 days plus 8 public holidays (pro-rata) Marie Curie