We have an exciting role available for a Part Time Business Development Manager working remotely but able to cover client site visits across London and the South East. Therefore, you should reside in an appropriate area eg. South London, Surrey, Sussex or Kent.

We are a UK wide charitable organisation within the education and learning sector offering a range of training courses and we can offer you a professional and welcoming team environment supporting our learners. The role is working approx. 22.5 hours per week usually split over 3 days per week but flexibility to meet with our prospective learners during the evenings or at weekends is required with time off in lieu.

The role would suit candidates who have experience, paid or voluntary of working with young people perhaps within an educational, training or other volunteer sector role. Any knowledge of the military or learning sectors would be beneficial. You should have some sales related experience and be confident presenting in person.

To support the Head of Business Development Manager on maintaining and developing, existing customer relationships and identifying new business opportunities.  You will also work with the Head of Stakeholder Relations on fundraising opportunities in your area.

You will be responsible for promoting all qualifications within your area.  You will work closely with the Curriculum Delivery team to establish and nurture new and existing relationships, both within and outside of our target learners and ensure that the business enhances client retention.

Main Duties:

• Assuming responsibility for liaising with customers in your designated area ensuring that KPIs and targets are achieved providing regular updates to the Head of Business Development
• Identifying potential learners for the Curriculum team to follow up on
• Support the Head of Business Development to seek out and liaise with appropriate contact in each organisation to ‘open doors’ for the Curriculum Delivery Managers
• Responsible for delivering Information, Advice and Guidance sessions, IAG, both online and face to face
• Responsible for promotion of all qualifications including the Lion Award and giving leads to potential new business to the Head of Business Development as appropriate
• Delivering regular focus groups and training sessions (train the trainer) within designated area with new and existing customers to ensure the quality of products and services
• Being responsible for maintaining good working relationships with all stakeholders; new and existing
• Responsible for supporting the Ambassadors to promote the business.
• Work closely with Corporate Communications and Head of Business Development to ensure brand image is maintained including supporting sales campaigns and promotion through social media
• Maintaining close working relationship with Curriculum Delivery Managers, Tutors and other BDMs
• Supporting the organisation of area/national meetings/ training/ conferences/ webinars with all stakeholders
• Organise own workload in an effective and efficient manner
• Arranging workload to enable both customer facing and online delivery

To be successful as our new Part Time Business Development Manager you should have the below skills and experience:-

Essential

• The ability to engage customers and ‘sell’ our qualifications/awards
• Sales experience
• The ability to lead a team of people (VQO’s)
• The ability to train a team, including volunteers where required
• The ability to communicate using different media
• Good verbal and written communications skills, diplomacy and the ability to relate to people at all levels
• A sound working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Desirable

• Knowledge and or experience of working in the charity sector.
• Knowledge and or experience of working in the education sector.
• Knowledge and or experience of working in voluntary sector.

In return, we can offer the opportunity to secure a rarely available remotely based Part Time Business Development Manager role based locally working for a well established, professional and friendly team orientated business.

Working approx. 22.5 hours per week with 23 days holiday pro rata plus bank hols, onsite free parking if you visit head office and contributory pension.

Please submit your CV asap for immediate consideration.

Contact information

Louisa Holton