Head of Commercial Development

Job overview

This post is fixed term/secondment for 2 years to meet the needs of the service.  If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Strategy, Planning and Performance Team within the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

The Trust is continuing in its commitment to deliver financially sustainable services and develop new ways of generating income via the Financial Sustainability Programme.

To support delivery of this strategy the Trust has created a Head of Commercial Development role within the Strategy, Planning and Performance Directorate to enable the Trust’s commercial ambitions.

The Head of Commercial Development is a new role within the team that will be responsible for driving forward the Trust’s commercial strategy, directing and managing all the Trust’s activities concerned with new business development, including bids and tenders, the generation of new income streams, and (where applicable) to ensure the protection of current business which Commissioners may re-tender.

This is a fixed term role and is ideally suited to someone that is ambitious, adaptable, organised, and that possesses strong interpersonal skills. The post holder will need to ensure the structures are in place to scope, assess.

Main duties of the job

This role will be responsible for driving forward the Trust’s commercial strategy, directing and managing all the Trust’s activities concerned with new business development, including bids and tenders, the generation of new income streams, and (where applicable) to ensure the protection of current business which Commissioners may re-tender.

The role will be responsible for developing the Trust’s overall commercial function, including infrastructure and approach to the above.

The main duties of the job are to ensure the Trust has a sustainable approach to delivering on its commercial strategy, commercial activity, and business development ambitions, in line with its Financial Sustainability objectives. The post holder will ensure the structures are in place to scope, assess, and manage the creation of new income streams using existing idea submission systems, market knowledge, and experience of commercial development in public sector organisations.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.