Business Development and Programme Manager - UK Public Health

Business Development and Programme Manager - UK Public Health London, EC1Y 8LZ Contract Type: Full Time Salary: 40000 - 60000 Working Hours: 37.5 Job Category: Business/Strategic Management 08/11/2026 - 12 days remaining Apply for this job

Job Introduction

Business Development & Programme Manager, UK Public Health

About Palladium:

Operating in over 50 countries, Palladium is a global consulting and implementation company working in partnership with governments, businesses, investors, and communities to design and deliver solutions that create lasting positive impact. We address some of the world’s most complex challenges across infrastructure, economic growth and natural capital, health, energy, climate and environment, and digital transformation - strengthening systems, institutions, and markets to support inclusive and sustainable development. Our more than 2,100 staff worldwide work as trusted advisors across diverse contexts, combining deep technical expertise, implementation techniques, and innovative technology to deliver locally informed, client-focused solutions that help organisations achieve measurable, sustainable impact.

Palladium is part of GISI’s global family of companies, which aims to create solutions for the world’s most complex challenges. With annual revenues of $14 billion, GISI’s approximately 15,000 employees are engaged in projects across 100 countries worldwide providing construction, program/project management, and engineering consulting services.

This Opportunity:

Palladium’s UKEA Partnership is growing its regional health portfolio, including establishing and growing its presence in the UK public health market. Palladium is seeking an experienced Business Development & Programme Manager to join its UKEA team to support business expansion and programme implementation. Joining Palladium’s Health Cluster, the Manager will bring business development, project management, and technical acumen to this role. The position will play an important role in shaping Palladium’s regional health portfolio, developing scalable models for expansion, and promoting health equity through collaborative engagement.

The primary focus of this role (60%) will be to drive business development (BD) for new opportunities in health, with a focus on commissioned health services with local authorities and related public sector bodies. In their BD capacity, the Manager will support client engagement and positioning, identify new leads, oversee capture and bid pursuits, manage bid teams, contribute strategic and technical content to programme design, and produce high-quality proposal content. Alongside their BD contributions, the Manager will likewise support the successful delivery of our ongoing and new programmes (40%) in a project management and technical oversight capacity.

While primary responsibilities will be within the Health Cluster, Palladium team members at all levels work extensively and collaboratively with others in the company. The incoming Manager will likewise contribute to the work of other clusters and regions within Palladium to advance growth goals, build relationships and visibility for work, develop innovative approaches and methodologies, and create dynamic teams.

Location:

The position is based in Palladium’s London office within our UKEA partnership. Candidates must the right to work in the UK as visa sponsorship is unavailable.

Palladium supports a hybrid working model with 3 days in office, 2 days from home.

Reporting Lines:

The Manager will work within UKEA’s health cluster, reporting to a London-based UKEA Health Director.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Business Development (60%)

• Support the identification and assessment of new business opportunities, with a focus on integrated healthy lifestyle and behaviour change services and health systems strengthening
• Gather market intelligence, including leading research on thematic issues, context in specific geographies within the UK, commissioners, partners, other stakeholders and competitors
• Contribute to client relationship-building through the development of technical positioning papers, engagement with Directors of Public Health, Heads of Commissioning, ICB leaders and partner organisations, and wider market engagement to establish Palladium’s reputation as a trusted delivery partner and understand / shape demand ahead of formal procurement
• Manage business development pursuits end-to-end, supporting all stages of the bid lifecycle including opportunity tracking, capture planning and resourcing, proposal development, through to submission and negotiation
• Support health programme design and develop key proposal content, including for both technical and commercial proposals
• Contribute to business development knowledge management efforts, including maintaining the currency and accuracy of new business data in corporate databases

    Programme Delivery (40%)

• Expertly programme manage new and ongoing projects, including supporting programme teams in annual work planning, subcontracting, risk management, compliance, and robust financial management. Work closely with programme teams to ensure projects are delivered against client expectations and internal targets
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, partners, consultants and suppliers
• Work with programme teams to develop reports, budgets, workplans, proposals and other project outputs for internal and external stakeholders
• Lead on tracking, documenting, and reporting of project deliverables
• Support frontline operational teams identification or implementation of new technical approaches and ways of working
• Support contract compliance and management, including understanding of key client terms (including T&Cs and budget), ensuring the project utilises the appropriate internal tools, templates and approaches to manage contractual and compliance risk
• Manage contracting and commercial processes with partners

Essential Criteria:

• Proven ability to secure/win new business in the public health sector, including through client engagement and relationship management, robust management of opportunity pursuits, and the development of high-quality proposal content
• Demonstrated understanding of public health programming, particularly in the context of the NHS and UK local governance systems
• Excellent wr