Head of Innovation and Partnerships (Health)

Head of Innovation and Partnerships (Health)

We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Innovation and Partnerships to drive innovation to support the work in integrated health and care delivery, and progress opportunities to build new partnerships and grow and diversify income.

Position: Head of Innovation & Partnerships – Health

Location: London

Hours: Full–time

Contract: Permanent

Salary: GBP50,520 per annum, rising to GBP51,468 per annum after 1 year and successful probation

Closing Date: 19th September 2022. We recommend that you apply at your earliest convenience, as applications will be screened as they are received.

About the Service/Department

The Performance and Development Directorate drives the quality assurance of current delivery and designs innovative new services and continuously seeks to achieve improvement and innovation to optimise outcomes for the people who use the services.

As a senior member of the Business Development Team, you will help explore opportunities for growth, develop existing services and strategically manage relationships with key stakeholders. This role will specifically focus on engaging National Health Service colleagues.

About the Role

This role will take ideas from inception to the point of delivery, working as part of business development and with operational and performance teams, and take a leading role in external facing engagement to bring new players and new investment on board to work on physical and mental health service delivery

Some other main responsibilities of the role include:

• Lead on high quality bid writing and applications in line with organisational requirements; ensuring deadlines and reporting requirements are met
• Build a short/medium/long term pipeline of income opportunities which can, over time, diversify the income associated with the health offer
• Attend key meetings and participate in partnership

About You

As Head of Innovation and Partnerships (Health), you will have:

• Experience of driving strong income growth via different channels including at least one of the following: local authorities/NHS Trusts, CCGs, GP Federations / grant giving institutions
• Natural ability to create and nurture new, high–value strategic partnerships
• A proven strategic thinker, with the ability to develop and implement strategy and formulate operational plans including KPIs
• Strong influencing and communication skills (both written and spoken), comfortable operating in a range of environments and across levels of seniority
• Good commercial acumen with experience of setting and managing budgets, and delivering against targets
• A broad understanding of the policy, operational and economic and financial environment for the charity sector

What the role offers

• Holiday allowance of 25days/195hours per annum plus 8days/62.4hours public holidays (pro rata)
• Company Pension
• Learning and Development Opportunities (including career progression opportunities across services and departments, a full 9 month induction and if applicable, a foundation knowledge to attain a Skills for Care Certificate)
• Rewards exclusive membership (Rewards is the staff wellbeing and benefits scheme which provides access to fantastic retail discounts, recognise a colleague eCards etc.)
• Access to a range of health and wellbeing support tools including our Employee Assistance Programme with Clinical Supervision and Flexible working (including holiday trading and TOIL)
• Other benefits such as Eye care vouchers, Travel/Season Ticket Loans and Cycle to work scheme (with up to 40% savings on a new bike).

If applicable to the role, the charity will also support you on joining the existing ASYE (Assisted and Supported Year in Employment) programme if you are interested and fit the criteria.

About the Organisation

The charity supports adults and children in crisis across London and the surrounding regions by campaigning and advocating nationally on the issues that affect them. This includes victims of modern slavery, women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, young care leavers and older people. From giving someone a home, to helping them to get the right mental health support, the organisation supports people at the moment of crisis and enable them to build a life beyond crisis.

Applications from candidates with lived experience are welcomed as the organisation is proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

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PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.