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Job Description
Post:
Business Development Intern
Responsible to:
Director of Business Development
Responsible for:
Supporting CXK’s Business Development & Marketing
Team and associated activities
Location:
Ashford
Salary:
£12,382 per annum
Benefits:
Stakeholder Pension Scheme
Job Summary:
Working as part of the Business Development and Marketing Team you will
support the Director of Business Development by providing administrative, research
and bid/tender writing support to maintain and improve CXK’s business
development process.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
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Scoping for new opportunities for business development using various
tender and grant portals; attending weekly opportunity filtering meetings
with Business Development Manager and inputting information into the
business development database
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Support the Director of Business Development in preparing tender and grant
applications. Contribute to writing high quality tenders and support the bid
writing process by developing action plans for the completion of bids and
tenders
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work with the Director of Business Development to support staff as they
contribute to the bid writing process and collate contributions
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Work across departments to compile service and project information to
input into tender and grant applications
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Proofing of grant and tender applications prior to submission
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Provide general administrative assistance to the business development and
marketing team including the preparation and taking of minutes of the
Business Development Committee and team meetings
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Conduct research into local/National policy and demographic data to
support funding applications and tenders
 Monitor and analyse the political and policy environment and to identify
opportunities and threats for policy affecting young people
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Support the Chief Executive and Senior Management Team by researching,
interpreting, prioritising and feeding back information promptly on all
matters of importance. Part of this work will involve the research and writing
of a briefing paper for government policies.
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To undertake any other duties that may be required from time to time.
We work in a fast-changing environment and require a flexible and open
approach to change from all staff.
Person Specification: Business Development Intern
Competencies
Education and Training
 A-level or equivalent qualification
 Experience of research and/or a research specific
qualification
Essential
Desirable
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Knowledge and Experience
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Ability to produce literate and readable wordprocessed reports
Knowledge and understanding of the needs of
young people and a commitment to supporting
them through our service
Business development and bid writing
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Personal Skills
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Excellent reading skills; able to both skim and
read deeply through documents and provide
coherent summaries of the length required
Communicate orally and in writing fluently,
concisely and in a manner easily understood by
intended recipient
Manage time effectively, prioritise and meet
pressured deadlines
Demonstrate initiative and manage him/herself
Empathise with young people and their needs and
show a genuine interest in improving services
available to them
Skills and Abilities - Job Related Skills
 Good level of knowledge of Microsoft Office
Excel, Powerpoint, Word, Outlook
 Managing Excel spreadsheets
 Generating summary reports for meetings
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CRB Enhanced Clearance
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Ability to manage change in a fast evolving service
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CXK
Jan 2014 revision