Head of Business Development

Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
Sitka Recruitment Ltd
Sitka Recruitment is delighted to be once again working in partnership with Perthyn in helping them find a brilliant Head of Business Development for this newly created role.

Perthyn is a large not-for-profit organisation that provides care and support services for people with a learning disability, in both Wales and England. Their core value is to ensure that people with a learning disability have the same rights and responsibilities as anyone else living in the UK. They believe that by focusing their support on people as individuals with their own needs and aspirations, they can ensure they have choice and control in every area of their life and in how they receive support. The job

Perthyn is searching for a talented, dynamic, and experienced business development professional with a not for profit, housing or similar sector background, someone who will be responsible for identifying and developing new opportunities and expanding the presence of Perthyn’s services.It is key that you have a strong background in the writing of bids and tenders and that you are a successful relationships manager with a passion for working in the not-for-profit sector.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop and implement a business development strategy to achieve growth whilst managing a developing pipeline of opportunities
• Manage Perthyn’s involvement in tendering cycles from initial engagement through to delivery.
• Coordinate and write tenders and bids and present viable opportunities to the executive team.
• Meet with existing and potential new customers and lead on the negotiation of new contracts.
• Research and make applications for available grant funding to increase the organisation’s income.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure a cohesive approach.
• Build and grow solid relationships with internal and external stakeholders to bring new business opportunities to the organisation and expand its reach.

The person specification

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a business development management role in a not for profit or relevant sector.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Good systems skills to include Excel, CRMs, and data management software.
• Demonstrable experience in writing tenders, funding bids and business plans.
• Ability to manage diverse and competing priorities.
• Excellent negotiation and people skills, and at ease with building strong business partnerships.
• Natural people’s person with exceptional relationship management skills.
• Ability to think and act creatively when developing plans and strategies.
• Driven, target focused and highly motivated.
• Integrity and openness combined with commitment to good governance.
• Resilient, confident, positive, with a methodical approach to planning of own work and that of others.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Full, clean driving licence and use of a vehicle.

Salary & benefits

• Salary is up to £55,000 pa and will depend on the candidate’s experience, plus £4,800 pa car allowance
• Flexible working policy – 38-hour working week
• Hybrid working
• Contributory pension scheme
• 30 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays.

How to apply

For an informal discussion and a copy of the candidate brief please contact Ita McNeil-Jones on or email

Once you have read the brief please submit your CV, salary details and cover letter of no more than 1000 words outlining the reasons why you would like to be considered for the post and how you meet the requirements. Please email this to and reference Head_of_Business_Development_475.

Closing date for this role is 5pm on 2nd June 2025.

Sitka reserves the right to bring the closing date forward.