Head of Business Development & Innovation

Head of Business Development & Innovation

Grade Scale PO5, Points 44 –47: £45,232 - £48,452

This is a fixed term contract until November 2027

37.5 hours per week

We're looking for a passionate, resilient and motivated individual to join our Progression Directorate team. If you're looking for a career where every day has purpose and every success, no matter how small, can make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

About the role

As Head of Business Development & Innovation your primary focus will be to collaborate with the Director of Progression to enhance prevention and housing-related support services for vulnerable young people. This will involve retaining current business and strategically expanding Local Authority contracts to align with St Basils organisational goals. This role encompasses leading procurement and tender activities for St Basils, aiming for evolutionary services of high quality.

From forging and sustaining internal and external partnerships crucial for both retaining existing and acquiring new business and fostering positive relationships with internal teams and commissioners, to providing vital support to Youth Service Operations  Managers and Head of Quality Standards and Registered Service Manager in meeting contractual commitments and KPIs.

Working as part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team within a Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE), you'll build positive relationships with colleagues and partner organisations.

About you

We're looking for someone with a strong understanding of Housing, Health & Social Care and Education sectors with the ability to be able to identify opportunities and apply best fit with St Basils strategic objectives.

You'll be someone who:

• Builds positive, trusting relationships.
• Demonstrates a great positive attitude.
• Makes a difference every day.
• Can motivate and inspire others to achieve their goals.
• Remains calm and professional when faced with challenges.
• Works well as part of a team.
• Uses good judgement and initiative to find solutions.

Why join St Basils?

At St Basils, you'll become part of one of the UK's leading youth homelessness organisations, helping more than 5,000 young people each year. We don't just provide accommodation; we help young people discover their strengths, realise their potential and build brighter futures.

You'll be joining a supportive, values-driven team where your wellbeing matters, your ideas are welcomed, and you'll have opportunities to learn, develop and progress your career.

In return, we offer:

• Competitive salary.
• Generous annual leave.
• Pension scheme.
• Wellbeing support.
• Employee discounts.
• Ongoing training and professional development.
• A supportive team that celebrates success and supports one another.

If you're looking for more than just a job and want a career where you can genuinely change lives, we'd love to hear from you.

St Basils is committed to creating and maintaining an environment for young people, colleagues, volunteers and partners that is free from discrimination, harassment and victimisation, where diversity is valued, equity is promoted and everyone is treated with dignity, fairness and respect.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences and are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment where required.

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and particularly welcome applications from groups that are currently under-represented within our workforce, including people with disabilities, care-experienced people, people with lived experience of homelessness, and people from ethnically diverse backgrounds.

All appointments will be made on merit, based on the skills, experience and behaviours required for the role. Where appropriate, we use inclusive recruitment practices designed to reduce bias and provide all applicants with an equal opportunity to demonstrate their suitability for the role.