Business Development & Programme Manager, UK Public Health

Location: London, United Kingdom; hybrid working with 3 days in the office and 2 days from home. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK; visa sponsorship is unavailable.

Company

hirify.global is a global consulting and implementation company operating in more than 50 countries across health, infrastructure, economic growth, climate, energy, and digital transformation.

What you will do

• Identify and assess new public health business opportunities, with a focus on commissioned services, healthy lifestyles, behaviour change, and health systems strengthening.
• Build relationships with public health directors, commissioning leaders, NHS and UK public sector stakeholders, partners, and suppliers.
• Manage business development pursuits throughout the bid lifecycle, including capture planning, resourcing, proposal development, submission, and negotiation.
• Design health programmes and develop technical and commercial proposal content.
• Manage new and ongoing programmes, including planning, subcontracting, risk management, compliance, financial management, and deliverable tracking.
• Support technical approaches, contract management, reporting, budgets, workplans, and commercial processes with partners.

Requirements

• Proven success securing or winning new business in the public health sector through client engagement, opportunity management, and proposal development.
• Strong understanding of public health programming, the NHS, and UK local governance systems.
• Demonstrated excellence in programme management and project delivery.
• Excellent written and spoken English; shortlisted candidates will complete a written case study assessment.
• Experience managing, mentoring, and training team members, with strong communication, prioritisation, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Financial acumen, including the ability to analyse financial reports and forecasts using Excel and other reporting systems.

Nice to have

• Experience bidding on and delivering commissioned healthy lifestyle and behaviour change services.
• Experience working with UK government departments and agencies at national or subnational level.
• Experience delivering a UK local government-funded programme in a programme management or technical role.
• Strong networks with clients, partners, and public health stakeholders.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative work across health, regional, and international teams.
• Opportunity to contribute to health equity and scalable public health solutions.
• Hybrid working model with regular office collaboration and home working.
• Commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, safeguarding, and reasonable workplace adjustments.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and may close once a suitable candidate is found.
• Shortlisted candidates complete a written case study assessment.
• Successful candidates undergo safeguarding-focused interviews and rigorous due diligence.