Business Development Manager

Profile This Associate has over 10 years' experience and expertise of responding to high value Government funding bids including contracts procured by the Education & Skills Funding Agency, Greater London Authority, Department of Work & Pensions, NHS, Big Lottery London Councils and Local Authorities. This has contributed to them winning £200m + in winning bids across the employability, skills, youth provision and enterprise sector for a wide range of organisations including 'Prime Providers' (Reed in Partnership), SMEs and from the voluntary/charity sector. Key Achievements Led the following successful tenders as Head Bid Writer: EMPLOYMENT: DWP Troubled families (£67m); Big Lottery Building Better Opportunities (£1,1m); DWP Well-Being programme (£920k), DWP 50+ Programme (£520k), Merton Council employability Programme (£400k), DWP Work Programme Completers (£300k); 3x DWP Future Jobs Funds (£50k each). SKILLS: SFA Workplace Learning (£10m); ESFA Apprenticeship Programme (£8m); ESFA Preventative NEET Programme (£6m); DWP Health & Social Care Upskilling programme (£1,9m); NTCA Adult Education Budget (£1,8m); BSFA Skills support for the Workforce (£1,7m), Skills Support for the Unemployed (£1,6m); ESFA Traineeship programme (£1,1m); ESFA Adult Education Budget (£1,1m); NTCA Adult Education Budget (£950,000); North Notts College Apprenticeship Programme (£500k); GLA Apprenticeships Creation ?Service (£500k); WAES Provider Framework Adult Skills Provision (£500k);NHS Apprenticeship Programme (£450k), ESFA Skills Support for the unemployed programme (£450k); Camden Council Apprenticeship programme; Bedford council AEB £250k); Croydon college (£240k); Slough Local Authority Apprenticeship Programme (£45k). YOUTH PROVISION: EFA Youth contract (£15m); ESFA Preventative NEET (£7m), DWP Youth Engagement fund (£2,4m), GLA Intervention Programme (£1,6m), DWP Innovation fund (£1,6m)< SFA NEET Support Contract (£1,2m), ESFA Targeted NEET (£1,1m). ENTERPRISE: Southwark Local authority Work Readiness Programme (£500k); Coast to Capital Business Navigator Service (£375k); West Croydon Hub business Support Programme (£70k). Experience They have an excellent track record in managing complex public and private sector Expressions of Interest and ITTs with large technical teams, drawing on proven bid management processes and checklists. Their track record in responding to and winning contracts demonstrates their extensive, specialist research, bid management, bid writing and bid review skills. This Associate also has very significant knowledge of the performance of a wide variety of local, regional and national organisations delivering on previous and current contracts, enabling me to attract high performing subcontractors from both the private and public sectors to your prospective supply chains.