PUBLIC is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants of all different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Candidates from non-traditional backgrounds and underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. For this reason, we are using the Applied platform to hire candidates for this role, allowing us to blind review your application during the initial stages, with questions designed to allow you to showcase your full potential.

The role

Healthcare is one of the fastest growing teams within PUBLIC - and we are looking for an associate to work closely with our Health & Social Care leads to identify new business opportunities and create campaigns to engage key stakeholders. 

As a Business Development Associate, you will work collaboratively across the company, helping to shape strategy and operationally deliver on key business development activity for our work in the healthcare sector. This will span from data and policy analysis on key trends in public sector service delivery, to being hands on in writing public sector tenders and bids to win more business. 

Responsibilities included in the Business Development Associate role are:

• Engaging potential & current partners and clients in PUBLIC's projects and mission in the health and social care sector

• Conducting data and trends analysis to shape and inform new sales strategies and areas of opportunity for PUBLIC

• Delivering public sector tendering and procurement bids in collaboration with PUBLIC’s department leads

• Working with delivery leads to create partnership proposals and presentations

• Designing and leading new projects to improve our internal efficiency and effectiveness in business development

• Creating financial reporting and analytics to inform our business development strategy

• Working with PUBLIC’s comms and marketing teams to create engaging new content on PUBLIC’s activity and insights

Who we are looking for

We are primarily interested in candidates with strong character attributes and demonstrable potential to learn quickly and achieve, rather than particular experience. Technical skills and experience will be valued, but are not necessities for the role. We will work with you to put in place learning and development opportunities to set you up for success. 

Essential skills

• Prior experience or knowledge of the healthcare sector.

• A high level of resourcefulness and determination

• High levels of EQ and emotional empathy

• Clear and persuasive communication skills

• The ability to learn at pace and in live environments 

• Strong written English

• The ability to work independently and manage a varied workload

• Organisation and effective prioritisation

Desirable skills and experience (not essential)

• Experience in business development, sales environments or client facing roles

• Experience working in the startup or technology sector relating to healthcare

• Experience working with or in policy or strategy positions relating to health in a public sector or consulting context.Proficiency in one or multiple languages (other than English)

What don't you need:

• A traditional educational background - we are looking for people with the right attitude and a willingness to learn

This role is based in the United Kingdom, and as such starting employment will be conditional on the successful candidate’s Right to Work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Salary and benefits

Salary for this position will be £30,000-£37,500, depending on experience.

Like the rest of the company, you’ll benefit from:

• A brand new MacBook laptop to work on, and a £200 working from home budget to make sure you have all the kit you need at home.

• 25 days per year, increasing one day per year up to a maximum of 30 days (in addition to bank holidays)

• Six paid days of study leave per year for your learning and development

• A ‘Wellness Budget’ of £300 a year to spend on things which support your wellness, such as gym membership, yoga, mindfulness or whatever works for you. 

• Mental Health support via Spill, offering unlimited text based support and access to face-to-face therapy. 

• Cycle to Work Scheme 

• Company Socials - PUBLIC Hall drinks every Thursday night, Monthly London team lunch, bi-annual all-company away days, and a monthly rotating Chief Happiness Officer to organise office fun in between.

• Company pension scheme

• Discretionary bonus scheme

About PUBLIC

PUBLIC helps reimagine and build digitally-enabled public services. We started life as an accelerator and investor and have evolved to become Europe’s leading government-focused technology company. 

Our mission is to help public sector bodies transform the services they offer in order to create a better society for everyone. We strongly believe that public service can be pursued both inside and outside of government. 

Led by Daniel Korski, ex-deputy head of the No.10 policy unit and venture investor Alexander de Carvalho, PUBLIC is a ‘policy-to-product’ business - keen on shaping policy, transforming systems and finding and developing the products that can bring the policy to life. 

We built PUBLIC amidst Europe’s startup ecosystem, helped shape “GovTech” into a critical sector and firmly believe new companies are critical to government transformation, from welfare policy, through online harms to climate change. 

Our London home is PUBLIC Hall, a buzzing co-working space in the centre of Westminster; in Berlin we co-founded the government’s GovTech Campus. We continue to foster these communities, support innovators and provide the public sector with easy access to a pipeline of innovative solutions.