Job Description

Please note in regards to location this role can be based anywhere and travel will be required at times across the UK

Working hours:

Minimum of 35 hours per week

Interview Date:

16th December 2025


The Salvation Army is the largest provider of social care in the UK after the government and has been providing support to people affected by issues including homelessness, unemployment, addiction, poverty and human trafficking for nearly 150 years. We work in over 650 communities across the UK and Ireland to provide support for the people who need it most.


We're contracted by over 50 commissioners to deliver a wide range of support services to vulnerable and marginalised people. With a portfolio of successful bids totalling up to 200m, the Business Development and Tendering Unit is at the forefront of driving our position as a leading provider of public services.


We are looking for an ambitious, motivated Business Development and Tendering Manager to oversee the end-to-end bid process, providing an excellent internal business development and proposal management support service to operational colleagues. This pivotal role will bring technical expertise and strategic understanding of the sector and will play a key role within the team. This role will predominantly be supporting our Employment Plus service and will therefore be focused on the employability sector.

You'll have:

Experience of managing complex, multi-million-pound tenders, and take a leading role in designing commercially sound, winning bids. Experience within the employability sector would be advantageous but not essential. An accomplished business development professional, with an entrepreneurial spirit, an ability to bring service models to life on the page and the communication skills to bring a multi-disciplinary bid team together.

In return we'll provide challenging and rewarding work, a flexible and self-managing environment, and the opportunity to have an influential role in shaping the direction of one of the UK's biggest charities.


If you'd like to know more about the role, the organisation or the team, please feel free to contact us for an informal discussion at recruitment@salvationarmy.org.uk before applying.

In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.

In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.

Appointment subject to satisfactory references and proof of right to work in the UK

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and please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship.

Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.

We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.

Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.