Job Description

Business Development Manager

We are excited to be growing our Business Development Team through the addition of a second Business Development Manager, based at our Preston Head Office with hybrid working.


Travel across our sites will be required for this role.

About the role

We are looking for a passionate and driven business development specialist to expand our reach through local authority tenders and grant applications. You will play a pivotal role in identifying funding opportunities, developing tender preparation strategies, and overseeing quality tender submissions. You will understand the need for high-quality local intelligence and know how to gather information from academic research and local stakeholder engagement. You will foster partnerships both inside and outside of the organisation.



You will collaborate with operational colleagues and other stakeholders within n-compass to develop service models, budgets, and strategies for tenders and oversee all aspects of the tender process, including quality assurance, bid compliance, tender interviews/presentations and post-tender follow-up.



Reporting to the Business Development Director, and working alongside our existing Business Development Manager, you will help develop the long-term business development pipeline, identifying areas for development and upgrading systems/processes to enhance the organisation's competitive standing.

About you

You will be highly motivated with a proven track record in producing high quality tender submissions and through the selection process you will demonstrate:

Experience in writing tenders, bids and grant applications The ability to work under pressure and manage conflicting priorities Strong research skills and the ability to learn our organisation, what makes us unique and special and how to demonstrate this through bid writing Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Please find attached a full and Person Specification.

Early applications are encouraged, as interviews will be arranged as and when applications are received and may result in closing the advertisement early.


For an informal chat about the role, please contact Martyn Robson - martyn.robson@n-compass.org.uk.

n-compass is an equal opportunities employer. If you would like any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate with this selection process, please contact a member of the People Services Team - hr@n-compass.org.uk.

Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check (formally CRB)

Registered Charity Number: 1128809


Key words; Lancashire; Rochdale; Staffordshire; Warrington; Bury, Cumbria, Liverpool, Wirral, Greater Manchester; Blackburn with Darwen