Key responsibilities
LEAD GENERATION & BUSINESS GROWTH
- Develop and nurture new leads and contacts to expand our business
- Maintain and manage CRM accounts with existing clients to ensure continued engagement and satisfaction
- Research and input new prospects from a variety of sources to keep our pipeline fresh and dynamic.
GROWTH
- Sustainably grow the business through ambitious but achievable targets and a best-in-class proposition
- Develop and sustain a strong pipeline to consistently drive business growth
- Cultivate in depth knowledge about key employers, sectors and opportunities, leveraging this insight to fuel innovation and expansion
- Identify pivotal employers or employer groups to precisely target those entities
COMPLIANCE
- Provide timely and accurate updates and reports as needed
- Ensure that all Advice and Guidance to employers and learners are comprehensive and enlightening
- Ensure enrolment onto appropriate apprenticeships is restricted to suitable learners and employers
INSPIRATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
- Foster strong relationships with internal colleagues, ensuring the delivery of service at an exceptional level
- Maintain strong professional networks for future opportunities
- Build and nurture long term relationships with customers and industry influencers
COMPLIANCE
- To actively promote equality and diversity in all aspects of work with and for the Service.
- To take responsibility for own professional development and participate in relevant internal and external activities;
- To implement Kingdom Academy's health and safety policies and practices, including Safeguarding and Prevent
- To carry out the above duties within the requirements of the Data Protection Act 2018 (GDPR)
- To carry out the above duties in a confidential and sensitive manner.
Person Specification
Experience
We are seeking a Business Development Manager who will play a key role in identifying and nurturing strategic business partnerships with both levy and non-levy companies. The main objective involves advocating and marketing Kingdom Academy’s range of commercial and apprenticeship programmes particularly in Social Housing, Leadership, Management and Coaching. This responsibility will encompass significant growth potentially involving the utilisation of existing networks to forge connections in other areas. You will need to identify and target potential clients and close deals effectively.
Professional Qualifications & Experiences
- Experience working in the Work Based Learning / Apprenticeship Sector
- Extensive knowledge on Apprenticeships and funding rules
- A proven track record of in lead generation
- Ability to build and nurture existing and new relationships
- Experience working with Levy organisations
- A full five-year checkable employment history including a minimum of 2 work references, a personal credit check, right of work compliance
The successful applicant will match the below skill set
- Passionate about delivering a best-in-class service
- Growth goal and results orientated with ability to meet targets
- Play an active role in contributing to business planning and performance tracking, aiding effective account management for successful delivery
- An effective verbal and written communicator at several levels and a strong presenter
- Combine strategic vision with relationship building to unlock opportunities and drive revenue
- Relentlessness to drive strategic projects to make Kingdom better every day
Please take a look at our company website below:
www.kingdom-academy.co.uk
This job description is current as at the date shown although it is not an exhaustive list. In consultation with you, it is liable to variation to reflect changes in the job. The post holder will be required to undertake such duties as may reasonably be expected. All members of staff are expected to be professional, and work within our core values of Customer Focus, Flexibility and Innovation
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: Up to £47,000.00 per year
Additional pay:
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Work from home
Schedule:
Application question(s):
- Have you worked in sales for more than 3 years?
- Are you willing to travel to customer locations including Kingdom Head Office?
- Do you have a current driving license including your own form of transport?
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Newton-le-Willows WA12 0HF
Reference ID: BDM June 25
Expected start date: 01/07/2025
