Apprenticeships & Employer Growth Lead

Dovetail & Slate Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Dovetail & Slate Ltd is recruiting a Business Development Manager (Temporary) to work on behalf of an education provider, building relationships with employers and promoting apprenticeships and staff training.

You’ll spend your time out in front of employers, understand their staffing and skills needs, and match them to the right training. This role requires initiative, strong communication, and the ability to manage multiple accounts.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar customer-facing role.
• Understanding of business needs, apprenticeships and staff training.
• Experience in at least two of: business planning, marketing, sales, or customer databases and networking.
• Good communication, organisation and Microsoft Office skills.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Full UK driving licence and the right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Contacting new employers to discuss apprenticeships and training.
• Keeping in touch with existing customers and offering further support.
• Helping employers set up apprenticeship accounts and complete the associated paperwork.
• Finding employers offering work placements and passing details to the placement team.
• Attending networking events and explaining the services available.
• Keeping customer records up to date and working with internal teams to resolve queries.

Skills

Business development

Employer engagement

Apprenticeship knowledge

Customer relationship management

Sales

Marketing

Business planning

Networking

Communication

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Dovetail & Slate Ltd is recruiting a Business Development Manager (Temporary) to work on behalf of an education provider, building relationships with employers and promoting apprenticeships and staff training.

You’ll spend your time out in front of employers, understand their staffing and skills needs, and match them to the right training. This role requires initiative, strong communication, and the ability to manage multiple accounts.