Bids and Grants Manager

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South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.

We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'.

We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone's potential as change makers.

The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special.

As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.

Job overview

This post will provide a dynamic, driven individual with an exciting opportunity to join an innovative team that works towards improving people's lives through high quality workforce development programmes. A passion for mental health education and improving our population's health is essential.

The post holder will, as a member of the Maudsley Learning Senior Leadership team, support our bid writing, grant winning, and subsequent project management activities. It offers an opportunity to lead our team in winning and managing exciting new projects to improve people's mental health.

As part of a dedicated commercial education and workforce development team the post holder will develop excellent relationships with stakeholders internally and externally to leverage the expertise in our organisation and partnerships to win new grants. Outstanding written communication skills and the ability to rapidly digest information, create, and present compelling narratives are essential.

The post holder will work closely with the Business Development Team to lead bid and grant writing activities, working across other Maudsley Learning and SLaM teams. Our G&T programme seeks to deliver on Maudsley Learning's strategy, pursuing opportunities to increase our impact and grow in priority areas of interest.

Main duties of the job

The primary objectives of the role are to:

1. Provide strategic oversight and development of the Grants and Tenders (G&T) revenue stream to meet financial growth targets year on year.

1. Manage effective workflow processes of G&T to increase efficiency and capacity working across all Maudsley Learning teams.

1. Engage and manage key senior stakeholders, partners, and commissioners as part of a consistent bid management process.

1. Lead a routine scoping process to identify eligible high value multiyear bid and grant opportunities, nationally and internationally.

1. Develop outstanding bids and proposals that leverage SLaM and Maudsley Learning's expertise

1. Support project initiation and implementation for successful bids.

Working for our organisation

Our multi-professional team provide a high-performing and fast-paced yet supportive environment in which the post holder will be encouraged to develop professionally, while contributing actively to the goals and mission of Maudsley Learning and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM).

The post holder will be highly organised and able to manage multiple competing priorities and projects while delivering work to the high standards of our award-winning team. They will enjoy working autonomously and taking the initiative to expand our exciting portfolio of projects.

Coming into this new role the post holder will be given the opportunity to grow and develop this position in line with their own and the team's interests, thinking strategically about future developments. This is an unusual opportunity to join a unique team with an ambitious mission and vision for improving people's lives through mental health education and workforce development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The main duties of the post holder will be to:

• Lead an efficient and agile bid management process, working flexibly across all the Maudsley team to meet tight deadlines to grow the innovative programmes that complement and expand current activities.

• Provide effective line management of the G&T team to support individuals and enable the team to thrive.

• Be responsible for growing quarterly and annual revenue targets.

• Provide strategic management of G&T, including continuous development and future expansion of the team.

• Provide strategic departmental leadership, working closely with the Senior Management team to grow various product pipelines, feeding into the digital and international strategy to grow training and education and consultancy services for Maudsley Learning.

• Provide regular performance management reports to Directors and the Managing Director including analysis of trends around feedback, market developments and horizon scanning.

• Manage and build relationships with senior level external stakeholders both internally and externally.

• Lead on creating and maintaining a process of routine scoping for opportunities.

• Work closely with the Managing Director and other Directors within Maudsley Learning to support income generation activities and achievement of financial targets to support our mission and strategic objectives.

• Be an active member of the Senior Leadership team and work collaboratively within this peer group.

• Work with people with lived experience of mental health care to ensure that representative voices are reflected in our work and proposals.

• Support the setup and implementation of successful bids, designing and delivering robust project management plans and processes.

• Manage the strategic growth of our bid and grant writing and delivery activities.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Masters level qualification or equivalent training and/or experience

Desirable criteria

• Qualification or extensive experience in bid management

Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of successful bid and grant writing
• Experience of meeting growing financial targets year on year

Desirable criteria

• Experience of successfully bidding for large programmes of work, in partnership with multiple collaborators.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Outstanding written communication skills
• Outstanding stakeholder engagement and management skills

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of NHS and public sector procurement

The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:

• Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
• Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
• We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity

Please note:

• That all applications for this post will need to be made online
• That you read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria
• That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible
• That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs
• That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
• That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
• That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
• That we are a smoke-free Trust

SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion , Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe'

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Head of Bids and Grants JD (PDF, 464.6KB)
• Head of Bids and Grants PS (PDF, 384.6KB)
• SLaM Staff Benefits (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Happy to Talk Flexible Working (PDF, 680.1KB)