Account Manager

Red 5 People; Ealing; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK charity is seeking a B2B Sales Support professional to help clients with mental health needs or physical disabilities find sustainable work. This full-time, permanent role involves engaging local businesses and coaching clients through their job searches. The ideal candidate is resilient, persuasive, and has a proven target achievement record in sales. Salary ranges from £33,700 to £35,000, with no remote options.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience achieving targets in a sales environment for 12-24 months.
• Comfortable with outreach-based roles and diary management.

Responsibilities

• Engage with local businesses to create job opportunities for clients.
• Work with community partners to provide support for clients.
• Coach and motivate clients through job searches and interviews.

Skills

Relationship-building

Resilience

Persuasiveness

Target achievement

Job description

Are you confident in B2B sales but ready for a career change where your skills have real impact? Join one of the UK's largest charities, recognised as a great place to work, and step into a new sector with full training provided.

Overview

The role supports a small caseload of clients with mental health needs or physical disabilities, helping them back into work. This is a government-funded programme, which means it's a cost-free service for employers. Your role is to use your relationship-building skills to:

• Engage with local businesses and create job opportunities for clients.
• Work with community partners such as the NHS and charities to ensure people get the right support on their journey.
• Coach and motivate clients through job search, interviews, and into sustainable work.

You will work across 2 – 4 community locations in the borough you work in. So you could be hot desking in an NHS Trust, cafe, Library or Community Centre. You will be great at managing your diary / week around where you meet your job seekers and employers.

Why salespeople succeed here

• You're resilient, persuasive, and confident opening doors.
• You're used to hitting targets and building long-term relationships.
• You're seeking a career move into a growing sector with social impact.

Salary: £33,700 - £35,000

Locations

• Based in one of the following boroughs: Brent, Barnet, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Hillingdon, Harrow, Hounslow, Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, Islington, Camden, Haringey.

How to apply

You must be able to demonstrate achieving targets with one organisation recently for at least 12 – 24 months minimum. This is a target-focused role, with the targets being to make a huge positive impact on people's lives.

Assessment date / time

Shepherd's Bush, 8 October. The process lasts 3 hours (options for morning or afternoon), includes a presentation to prepare for.

Contract

Full time, permanent, Mon-Fri, 9-5 (outreach based / no home working).