Senior Business Development and M&A Manager | Provide CIC

Senior Business Development & M&A Manager

Hybrid | Health & Social Care | High Impact | High Trust

This is not an account management role.

This is about opening doors, creating opportunities and getting deals done.

We’re looking for someone commercially sharp, credible and confident enough to operate with senior leaders across local authorities, ICBs and health & care organisations. Someone who can spot opportunities early, shape them before procurement, and build relationships that lead to growth.

You’ll work across

• Community Equipment Services (CES)
• Technology Enabled Care (TEC)
• Public Health and Wellbeing
• Mergers & Acquisitions

One day you could be meeting a Director of Adult Social Services about a £20m+ opportunity. The next, reviewing an acquisition target with advisors and shaping Heads of Terms.

You’ll need to be

• Commercially intelligent
• Articulate and persuasive
• Very organised
• Comfortable with senior stakeholders
• Driven, resilient and proactive
• Able to work independently

Experience in health and social care, public sector sales, commissioning, business development or M&A is important.

A track record of winning work, influencing decision-makers and progressing complex deals matters more.

If you can build trust quickly, think strategically and create momentum, we want to hear from you.

Colchester HQ one day a week. Hybrid working.

Provide is an ambitious, employee owned Community Interest Company. We put people and purpose before profit and have strength in the diversity of our services.

We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision

Transforming Lives

Values

Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission

An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men’s Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Please see the job description attached for a full list of the main duties and responsibilities for this role. Thank you for taking the time to apply for a role within Provide.

This advert closes on Sunday 14 Jun 2026

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