Head of Development & Partnerships
£75,000, plus up to 30% annual bonus
Based in Feering, Essex – hybrid option
Are you an ambitious, commercially minded senior leader with a strong track record in business development, strategic partnerships and growth within adult social care?
Calm Futures provide specialist supported living, residential and community support for adults with learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs and complex care requirements. We are committed to helping people live meaningful lives with dignity, choice and independence, supported by high-quality, person-centred care.
Our work is guided by four core values: Meaningful, Limitless, Creative and Aspirational. These values shape how we support people, how we work with families and professionals, and how we develop services that deliver better outcomes.
What you’ll be doing
Working closely with the Executive Leadership Team, you will lead Calm Futures’ strategic growth agenda, identifying and delivering sustainable opportunities to expand our services, develop innovative models of support and build long-term strategic partnerships.
- Develop and deliver Calm Futures’ Growth and Partnerships Strategy.
- Identify sustainable growth opportunities across supported living, residential and specialist community services.
- Build trusted relationships with Local Authorities, Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), NHS organisations, commissioners, housing providers and other strategic partners.
- Identify gaps in local provision and develop innovative services that respond to changing community needs.
- Maintain a strong pipeline of development opportunities and ensure effective CRM tracking and reporting.
- Lead high-quality tenders, proposals, presentations and business cases.
- Lead commercial discussions and negotiations with commissioners and strategic partners.
- Explore new geographical markets, housing developments, joint ventures and strategic partnerships.
- Work with operational teams to successfully mobilise new services and contracts.
- Monitor commissioning priorities, market trends and emerging opportunities to inform strategic decision-making.
About you
You will be an experienced senior leader who combines strong commercial judgement with a genuine commitment to improving outcomes for people. You will understand the adult social care landscape and be confident building influential relationships with commissioners, health partners and other senior stakeholders.
- Significant senior-level experience in business development, strategic partnerships, commissioning or organisational growth within health or adult social care.
- Proven track record of delivering sustainable growth and securing new business.
- Strong relationships and experience working with Local Authorities, NHS organisations, ICBs and commissioners.
- Demonstrable experience of leading successful tenders and competitive procurement processes.
- Experience translating market opportunities into successful operational services.
- Strong understanding of adult social care commissioning, procurement and regulatory frameworks.
- Excellent commercial awareness, negotiation, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong written communication skills, including bid, tender and proposal writing.
- Experience within regulated adult social care services.
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across Calm Futures’ operational regions.
Experience within learning disabilities, autism, mental health, complex care, supported living, residential care, housing partnerships or service mobilisation would be particularly advantageous.
Why join Calm Futures?
- Join a growing organisation with a clear social purpose and values rooted in being Meaningful, Limitless, Creative and Aspirational.
- Take on an influential senior leadership role with the opportunity to shape Calm Futures’ future growth strategy.
- Build strategic partnerships that enable more people with complex needs to access exceptional support.
- Develop innovative services and housing solutions in response to genuine gaps in local provision.
- Make a visible impact on sustainable growth while ensuring quality and positive outcomes remain at the heart of every opportunity.
Pay: £65,000.00-£75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
