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| Position | JD Business Development |
| The role |
MEND seeks a motivated individual to join our Partnership Development team. Passionate about the
MEND Programme, they will develop project proposals for collaborating with local partners to address
childhood obesity throughout Great Britain.
A proactive change agent, this key team member, will forge productive working relationships with
Primary Care Trusts, Local Authorities, Government Offices, regeneration companies, voluntary
sector organisations, and private sector partners. Reporting to our Partnership Development
Manager, they will expand MEND’s activities by positioning the MEND Programme as a central
component of local obesity strategies. |
| Main Responsibilities |
Duties include (but are not limited to):
- Proactive development of working relationships across a portfolio of customers and partners.
- Maintaining transparent, accurate, records of activities and contacts.
- Engaging public and private organisations at the regional level to build strategic partnerships.
- Professional management of existing client relationships to deliver the highest level of
satisfaction by exceeding expectations.
- Conduct portfolio reviews quarterly to track progress against objectives and define forward
work plans.
- Inform the continuous improvement of MEND’s services by relaying feedback from project
partners and participants.
- Support the development of MEND Graduate services by helping organise reunions, peer
mentoring and exit strategies for graduates.
- Represent MEND at relevant external meetings, conferences and seminars.
- Contribute to the organisation of biannual regional MEND conferences for delivery teams.
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| The context: |
- Every Child Matters Outcomes Framework, Children’s National Service Framework.
- Extended Schools, Building Schools for the Future.
- Local Area Agreements, Service Level Agreements, PPP, PFI.
- Commissioning Framework for Health and Wellbeing.
- Public sector reform agenda.
| Location: |
Based at MEND’s central office in London (SE1), the role involves travel throughout the UK. |
| Pay and benefits: |
£30,000 plus per annum (depending on experience) |
| Contact | If you meet the above requirements, are seeking an enriching, varied, market-facing role with an
entrepreneurial social enterprise and are passionate about making a difference to childhood obesity,
we would like to talk to you.
Please send your CV with a cover letter to careers@mendprogramme.org and we will review your
application. Please provide an indication of your earliest possible start date.
MEND Central is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Please note that as we work with childhood
obesity we carry out enhanced Criminal Records Bureau checks on all staff. |
| Original attachment | JD Business Development.pdf |
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