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Business Development Officer

Business Development Officer

locationSunderland
remoteOn-Site
ExpiresExpires: Expiring in less than 2 weeks
£34,811 - £37,563 per year
Sunderland City Council are seeking to recruit a Business Development Officer to work with the Direct Payment team and support the delivery of the service to the Adult Social Care Directorate. The post is permanent and the contract is for 37 hrs P/W. Discussions/applications regarding flexible working in relation to these hours are welcome.

The post will be of interest to applicants who are skilled and experienced in working within a Business Development role in the following areas:
  • Adult Social care
  • Direct Payments, in either Adults or a Children’s environment
  • Development and maintenance of excellent practice
  • An emphasis on providing support to customers
  • Performance Management and Analysis
  • Development, implementation of associated policies and processes

Supporting delivery of a direct payment service and providing assurance to Senior Managers and Elected Members on the quality of provision and service delivery across Adult Social Care as directed by the Head of Business Development.

The successful applicant will have a wide range of transferable experience including a working knowledge of direct payments and Adult social care within an appropriate background. In addition, excellent ICT skills, good communications skills and the ability to work in a fast based multi-disciplinary area of work. Excellent organisational, prioritization and negotiation skills will be required to balance a varied and wide-ranging workload with competing priorities.

For an informal discussion, please contact Catherine Dinning, Business Manager via email at Catherine.Dinning@sunderland.gov.uk.

Applications must be completed on-line at northeastjobs.org.uk/sunderlandcitycouncil

This post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore will be subject to a DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

If you need any support, contact: jobs@sunderland.gov.uk.

Please note that CVs are not acceptable.

All communication about your application for this post will be to the email address that you register with North East Jobs. This may include details of an online assessment you may need to complete and an invite to interview if you are short-listed. Please check your email inbox after the closing date for notifications as you may not be notified by any other method. Please remember to check your junk mail items.

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Salary range

  • £34,811 - £37,563 per year