Head of Business Development

Lead with Purpose. Grow with Passion. Make Lives Better.

Head of Business Development

Location: Hybrid – 2 days/week onsite (Wakefield or Coventry)

Salary: From £70,000 per year (depending on experience)

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Do you have a drive for strategy, growth, and transformation and a passion to create real, lasting change in people’s lives?

At Millennium Support, we’re searching for a bold, visionary Head of Business Development to join our Senior Leadership Team and help us reach new communities and support more people to live the lives they choose.

We don’t just provide support, we work alongside people. Our culture is rooted in our belief that support should always be done With Not For. That’s the difference we make. And this is your chance to shape it.

Why This Role Matters

This isn’t just about business development, it’s about building futures. You’ll be the driving force behind our growth in adult social care, ensuring our services stay sustainable, impactful, and person-centred.

You’ll help more people access the right support, at the right time, in the right way and in doing so, you’ll directly impact lives every day.

What You'll Be Doing

• Designing and delivering a forward-thinking business development strategy shaped by our values, vision, and purpose.
• Building trusted, inclusive relationships with commissioners, ICSs and local authorities to open up new opportunities.
• Identifying, securing and mobilising new services through tenders, frameworks and strategic partnerships.
• Creating financially sound, values-driven service models with the people we support at the heart.
• Driving referrals, improving pathways, and minimising voids so more people receive the support they need.
• Representing Millennium at events and networks, advocating passionately for the people we support.
• Championing co-production and ensuring lived experience is central to service design and innovation.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven experience leading business development in adult social care (or a closely aligned sector).
• Deep understanding of commissioning, funding, and procurement in the public sector.
• A strong operational grasp of supported living or residential support services.
• Commercial acumen combined with compassionate, ethical decision-making.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills , a connector of people and ideas.
• A track record of leading winning bids, proposals, and successful service mobilisations.
• A Level 7+ management qualification.
• A UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• Above all, a deep commitment to doing good, and doing it well.

Why Join Millennium Support?

We’re not driven by targets. We’re driven by people and by a shared mission to deliver life-changing support in the most human way possible. When you join us, you’ll be part of:

• A purpose-led senior leadership team where your voice and vision are truly heard.
• A workplace that values your wellbeing, with flexible working and a genuine focus on balance.
• Ongoing investment in your growth as a leader.
• A salary starting from £70,000 (based on experience), plus a great benefits package.
• A culture where what you believe matters as much as what you do.

Dates for the diary

We will be holding our assessments for this role on the following dates, so do check your diary before applying

• Introductory chats: 7-9 August
• Interviews: : 11-14 August
• A visit to one our services: 18-22 August 

Ready to Lead with Purpose?

If you’re ready to lead with purpose, grow something extraordinary, and make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now, or for an informal chat, connect with our Recruitment Advisor Nick Dyson on LinkedIn.

Closing date: Thursday 31^st July. 

Millennium Support is unable to offer international sponsorship.