Apprenticeship Development Executive

Havant & South Downs College; Tudhoe; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Havant & South Downs College is seeking an Apprenticeship Development Executive to drive business development and strengthen employer partnerships. The role focuses on growing apprenticeship provision and delivering end-to-end recruitment solutions from initial engagement through enrolment.

You will work to achieve income and learner start targets while ensuring compliance with government funding rules and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering end-to-end apprenticeship recruitment services.
• Successful track record in achieving sales or business development targets in a B2B environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive business development to recruit employers and expand apprenticeship opportunities.
• Deliver end-to-end apprenticeship service from opportunity creation to apprentice recruitment.
• Achieve income and learner start targets to support growth.
• Conduct employer TNAs and complete onboarding documentation.
• Negotiate contracts, funding agreements and pricing with employers.
• Undertake telesales, networking, social media, and face-to-face meetings.
• Maintain CRM records and produce sales forecasts and pipeline reports.
• Represent the organisation at events to promote apprenticeship provision.

Skills

Business development

Employer engagement

Sales targets

CRM management

Education

Level 2 English and Maths

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

The Apprenticeship Development Executive is a business development and employer engagement role focused on growing our apprenticeship provision and strengthening partnerships with employers. The post holder is responsible for generating new business opportunities and delivering end-to-end apprenticeship recruitment solutions, from initial engagement through to enrolment. They play a key role in achieving income and learner start targets while ensuring compliance with government funding rules and quality standards.

• Drive business development activity to recruit new employers and expand apprenticeship opportunities
• Deliver a full end-to-end apprenticeship service, from opportunity creation to apprentice recruitment
• Achieve annual income and learner start targets to support apprenticeship growth
• Conduct employer training needs analyses (TNAs) and complete learner onboarding documentation
• Negotiate and prepare contracts, funding agreements, and pricing plans with employers
• Undertake sales activities including telesales, networking, social media engagement, and face-to-face meetings
• Maintain accurate CRM/database records and produce sales forecasts and pipeline reports
• Represent the organisation at internal and external events to promote apprenticeship provision
• Qualified at Level 2 for English and Maths
• Good knowledge of the complex FE/training environment, as well as future developments and priorities - OR - Proven experience of successful performance against sales and business development targets in a business-to-business environment, including a clear understanding of the solution sales process.