Business Development Advisor

Find are delighted to be supporting a Nottingham based, well-established leading training organisation to hire a Business Development Advisor to join their growing team.

Our client provide a range of employment related training including Full Time Programmes, Apprenticeships, Employability, Adult Learning Loans and work
experience opportunities for adults and young people from diverse backgrounds, that will enhance individuals' employment potential and qualifications.

This role involves generating and securing new business opportunities via apprenticeship vacancies and apprenticeship upskills. You'll build and maintain relationships with new employers/organisations in order to maximise revenue and deliver excellent customer service throughout the engagement process.

This is a hybrid role with some office based work in Nottingham, home working and some local travel to meet clients.

Key responsibilities

• To pro-actively plan and carry out own sales campaigns using a variety of methods such as
  telesales, field sales, networking and social media activity in order to achieve monthly sales
  targets.
• Build a continuous pipeline of business opportunities to ensure monthly targets are consistently
  met.
• Generate apprenticeship opportunities with new employers across specified sectors.
• Attend employer/networking events where applicable to generate business opportunities and be
  an ambassador for the business.
• Conduct employer appointments to promote our services and carry out a "Training
  Needs Analysis" where applicable.
• Complete any necessary paperwork with the employer such as employer contract and Health and
  Safety checks, to meet funding requirements, ensuring this is compliant.
• Effectively account manage employers to maximise opportunities and deliver excellent customer
  service.
• Contribute ideas for the Sales Strategy where required.
• Create, update and maintain employer database/CRM records.

Applicants must have

• A proven record of achieving sales targets
• A proven track record of generating own sales leads.
• Good Microsoft Office knowledge
• Driving licence and own transport
• GCSE English and Maths grade 4 or above (or equivalent).

The following will be helpful:

• Knowledge of the apprenticeship funding
• Knowledge of funding across the wider FE sector

Benefits

• 34 days' annual leave (inc. bank holidays) with the option to purchase up to a further 10 days a year by way of a salary sacrifice scheme
• Long service entitlement of up to a further 5 days' annual leave
• A great work life balance with just a 35-hour working week for full-time and a guaranteed 3:30pm finish on a Friday
• Annual staff profit share (based on company performance)
• 45p per mile reimbursement for all business mileage undertaken
• Company contributing pension scheme (Nest);
• As part of our substantial Mental Health & Wellbeing Offer to all staff; access to a fully-funded Employee Assistance Programme for both you and your immediate family
• Annual travel pass / season ticket loan scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Hybrid working model
• Company sick pay
• Paid dependency leave