Business Development Officer

Business Development Officer - VRH, Nottingham, NG7 6NX, Permanent, 30HRS, FRWK14, £32,838 - £36,079 FTE

• Do you have a flair for writing, an inquiring mind, and an eye for detail?
• Do you want to be part of an innovative, values-driven organisation, committed to ending homelessness and delivering lasting change?

We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills, able to understand the needs and priorities of different stakeholders, who has a particular talent for persuasive, impactful writing to be our new Business Development Officer. You will have an aptitude for finding and researching new opportunities, be enthusiastic and highly organised, with experience of completing successful bids and/or applications for funding.

About the Role
As Business Development Officer, you’ll play a key role in the production of excellent bids and applications for external funding to non-negotiable deadlines.

What you’ll be doing

• Identifying tender opportunities
• Researching opportunities and tender content
• Establishing effective stakeholder relationships
• Contributing to project management and the submission of timely, compliant bids
• Producing content for tenders and grant applications
• Participating in the editorial process
• Maintaining accurate records of tender activity, pipelines and the contract register

You’ll ideally have:

• An understanding and appreciation of the types of services Framework delivers
• Experience of preparing bids and involvement in procurement processes
• The ability to produce compelling tenders/funding applications
• A commitment to continuous improvement and learning
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills
• A commitment to valuing equity and diversity

Why Join Us?

• We invest in you and encourage career progression – providing a full induction, e-learning and classroom training, management development pathways, fully-funded professional qualifications and more.
• Your wellbeing is important to us. We emphasise wellbeing in all our working environments and employ a Wellbeing Practitioner to support our staff.
• Employee assistance programme, salary sacrifice schemes.
• Stakeholder pension, enhanced maternity and paternity leave and paid sick leave.
• 32 days holiday including Bank Holidays – increasing with service.
• Paid DBS and Update Service.
• Loyalty awards and non-contributory life insurance.
• Equality and diversity is important to us: we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and cultures, and appreciate the variety of experience they provide. As one of Nottingham’s few Disability Confident Leaders, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities.
• Framework is incredibly proud to hold Investors in People (IIP) Gold accreditation. This accreditation recognises our continued commitment to creating a workplace where people feel valued, supported, and empowered to grow.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

98% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities and values the strengths that arise from neurodiversity, including dyslexia. If you have specific requirements or adjustments, please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application.

As an organisation we do not offer sponsorship for overseas candidates as our roles do not come under the Shortage Occupancy List (SOL) for the scheme. Any non-UK citizen who wishes to apply for a role within Framework would need to be able to provide valid RTW in the UK without the need for support from us.