Job summary
This
is great opportunity to join our dedicated Business team within Navigo
Corporate Services. The role supports business units across clinical and
non-clinical service areas, liaising with service area leads to drive service
improvement, and provides efficient and effective support services in respect
of business development and project management. Projects are diverse from
developing tenders to celebrating success, and all are connected with the
enhancement of Navigo operations.
This
support will include, for example:
- Working
collaboratively to formulate sound business proposals & costings for review
- Implementing
systems to support business development incl. project management and support
with service operationalisation.
- Co-ordinating
tendering exercises and seeking out opportunities
- Identifying
suitable grant funding opportunities and supporting colleagues to write & submit
bids
- Ensuring
Navigo is represented, promoted, and celebrated locally and nationally
Main duties of the job
The role will provide business development and project
management support throughout Navigo, including:
- Supporting colleagues across Navigo and NEL partners with
the development of ideas/innovations aimed at improving service delivery
- Supporting the development of business cases
- Developing delivery plans with key partners within services
- Playing a key role in the successful implementation of
service transformation
- Co-ordinating the engagement of key stakeholders, including
service users and carers to ensure proposals and co-produced
- Writing tenders with colleagues and seeking out grant
funding and tendering opportunities
- Providing high quality project management support
- Supporting the development and delivery of Navigos trading
arms
- Providing regular project updates across various forums
- Using complex spreadsheets and databases to record all
related activities
About us
Hello!
We are Navigo. We look after North East Lincolnshires
mental health and well-being. We are an award-winning social enterprise that
provides mental health services to the NHS and beyond.
The whole basis of our work is
to deliver services that we would be happy for our own family to use.
We offer a range of mental
health services, including acute and community facilities as well as specialist
support such as outstanding older adults inpatient services, rehabilitation
and recovery community mental health and an outstanding specialist eating
disorder facility.
Ranked as one of the top UK
companies to work for, we featured in the Best Companies top 100 large company
list and were named sixth best health and social care company 2023.
As a social enterprise, we do
things a little bit differently and have also developed income-generating commercially
viable businesses that provide training, education and employment opportunities
including Grimsby Garden Centre and two cafes.
Working at Navigo is not like
working anywhere else. Lots of places say that, but we really mean it.
We like to work with
forward-thinking people who want to make a difference.
Come join us!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Role responsibilities:
To provide an efficient and effective support service in
respect of business development and project management. For example, devising and implementing
systems to support the development and ongoing business of the organisation;
delivery of business growth-based projects; market research/scoping and service
operationalisation, all connected with the enhancement of Navigo operations.
Supporting colleagues across Navigo and NEL partners with
the development of ideas/innovations aimed at improving service delivery across
all ages, including supporting the
preparation of business cases and supporting delivery plans. Investigating opportunities for development
of such new business areas and working with colleagues to assess associated
risks of potential ventures (ie SWOT analysis)
Supporting transformational change across operational
service areas, requiring engagement with wider stakeholders at a Place level
including Childrens Social Care, health providers, education, Primary Care
Networks, Local Authority, Integrated Care Board, NELC, HCP, the Voluntary and
Community sector, service users and carers.
Undertaking Horizon Scanning on behalf of Navigo, ensuring
details of potential new/existing opportunities are clearly disseminated across
the organisation. Horizon scanning
includes marketing, research, publicising events, identifying awareness raising
opportunities and networking, working closely with Navigo Communications and
Marketing Team and the HCP.
Providing periodic updates to the Membership Board and HCP and
other forums regarding the Programme of Work
Working collaboratively with the Senior Corporate Affairs
Manager of Navigo to develop and nurture relationships with potential partners,
including within the third and corporate sectors.
Ensure service user, community membership and experts
by experience are actively engaged in all projects and service developments
Job description
Job responsibilities
Role responsibilities:
To provide an efficient and effective support service in
respect of business development and project management. For example, devising and implementing
systems to support the development and ongoing business of the organisation;
delivery of business growth-based projects; market research/scoping and service
operationalisation, all connected with the enhancement of Navigo operations.
Supporting colleagues across Navigo and NEL partners with
the development of ideas/innovations aimed at improving service delivery across
all ages, including supporting the
preparation of business cases and supporting delivery plans. Investigating opportunities for development
of such new business areas and working with colleagues to assess associated
risks of potential ventures (ie SWOT analysis)
Supporting transformational change across operational
service areas, requiring engagement with wider stakeholders at a Place level
including Childrens Social Care, health providers, education, Primary Care
Networks, Local Authority, Integrated Care Board, NELC, HCP, the Voluntary and
Community sector, service users and carers.
Undertaking Horizon Scanning on behalf of Navigo, ensuring
details of potential new/existing opportunities are clearly disseminated across
the organisation. Horizon scanning
includes marketing, research, publicising events, identifying awareness raising
opportunities and networking, working closely with Navigo Communications and
Marketing Team and the HCP.
Providing periodic updates to the Membership Board and HCP and
other forums regarding the Programme of Work
Working collaboratively with the Senior Corporate Affairs
Manager of Navigo to develop and nurture relationships with potential partners,
including within the third and corporate sectors.
Ensure service user, community membership and experts
by experience are actively engaged in all projects and service developments
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- At least 5 years experience of working within a large complex organisation.
- Proven track record of successful project management
- Proven track record of successful tender production
- Knowledge of maintaining / setting up administration and filing systems
- Knowledge of health and safety issues in a complex environment and the implications of poor compliance
- Proven track record of achieving targets for generating income through commercial products and services
- Proven track record of success with attaining grants, tenders and awards
Desirable
- Attained Management Qualification to at least Level 4
- Has an evidence Portfolio
- Experience of working with local health & social care providers
- Experience of working with Mental Health Services
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communicator, both in writing and verbally
- Ability to build and develop effective relationships with partners and customers
- Personal organisation and team-working skills, to manage the workload and ensure the production of high quality work, and manage and prioritise a varied workload to meet agreed deadlines.
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to delegate as required
- Ability to produce formal minutes of a high standard
- Ability to produce complex spreadsheets and databases
- Can describe the principles involved in securing other funding sources
- Ability to organise and deliver projects
- Highly accurate with a strong attention to detail when handling information.
Desirable
- Previous experience of applying for external funding
- Previous experience of delivering projects
Qualifications
Essential
- Project Management Qualification or experience of providing project officer support to projects/programmes of work.
- Management Qualification to Level 4 or above or relevant experience.
- Evidence of a sound educational background including Maths and English
- RSA III Typing and Word Processing or skills to equivalent standard
- Advanced IT qualification or in depth experience of using Microsoft Office
- Educated to Diploma Level in business studies, accounting or management or equivalent
Desirable
- Educated to Degree Level
- Attained recognised business administration/secretarial qualifications
- Certificate in Capital Investment Planning (Return on Investment)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- At least 5 years experience of working within a large complex organisation.
- Proven track record of successful project management
- Proven track record of successful tender production
- Knowledge of maintaining / setting up administration and filing systems
- Knowledge of health and safety issues in a complex environment and the implications of poor compliance
- Proven track record of achieving targets for generating income through commercial products and services
- Proven track record of success with attaining grants, tenders and awards
Desirable
- Attained Management Qualification to at least Level 4
- Has an evidence Portfolio
- Experience of working with local health & social care providers
- Experience of working with Mental Health Services
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communicator, both in writing and verbally
- Ability to build and develop effective relationships with partners and customers
- Personal organisation and team-working skills, to manage the workload and ensure the production of high quality work, and manage and prioritise a varied workload to meet agreed deadlines.
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to delegate as required
- Ability to produce formal minutes of a high standard
- Ability to produce complex spreadsheets and databases
- Can describe the principles involved in securing other funding sources
- Ability to organise and deliver projects
- Highly accurate with a strong attention to detail when handling information.
Desirable
- Previous experience of applying for external funding
- Previous experience of delivering projects
Qualifications
Essential
- Project Management Qualification or experience of providing project officer support to projects/programmes of work.
- Management Qualification to Level 4 or above or relevant experience.
- Evidence of a sound educational background including Maths and English
- RSA III Typing and Word Processing or skills to equivalent standard
- Advanced IT qualification or in depth experience of using Microsoft Office
- Educated to Diploma Level in business studies, accounting or management or equivalent
Desirable
- Educated to Degree Level
- Attained recognised business administration/secretarial qualifications
- Certificate in Capital Investment Planning (Return on Investment)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
