Business Development Executive

Activate Learning; Old Warren; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A pioneering education group is seeking a Business Development Executive to generate new business opportunities through consultative selling. This remote role requires occasional travel for meetings. Ideal candidates will have sales experience and strong communication skills. Benefits include staff appreciation awards, well-being resources, and flexible working options.

Benefits

Monthly Staff Appreciation Awards

Wellbeing & Resources Groups

Free eye tests

Health Cash Plan

Continuous learning opportunities

Generous Annual Leave

Flexible Working Options

Competitive salaries

Responsibilities

• Self-generate new business opportunities using various prospecting techniques.
• Building relationships with education establishments, SMEs and blue-chip organizations.
• Ensure adherence to service standards and hit KPIs.
• Identify cross-selling opportunities to maximize revenue.

Skills

Experience in sales

Good communication skills

Proactive and self-motivated

Excellent IT skills

Ability to learn quickly

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

About the role: Business Development Executive

Activate Business School has an exciting opportunity for a Business Development Executive who is able to self-generate new opportunities using various prospecting techniques. The focus is to build a pipeline of new business prospects to secure new clients. The types of companies you will be working with are Education establishments, SME's and blue-chip organisations across all sectors.

This is consultative selling, where you will be tailoring our range of bespoke training solutions from both our Educator Academy and Business School to meet the client's needs and requirements.

As well as building these relationships, you\'ll be ensuring our service standards, processes and procedures are adhered to, and that our KPIs are being hit. With the potential for growth in this business area, you\'ll be identifying cross selling opportunities so both you and the team can maximise revenue and achieve/exceed targets.

This is a permanent role working remotely with requirement to travel to prospect meetings nationally and internal meetings so a full, clean driving licence and car is required.

What do you need to be successful as a Business Development Executive at Activate Business School?

This ideal candidate is someone with experience in sales who\'s worked in a target driven environment and who would like to continue developing their skills in consultative selling.

You will be passionate about generating new business and opening doors to selling our portfolio of products. You\'ll be able to challenge others in a positive manner, with the communication skills to encourage continuous improvement and create and implement evidence-based decisions.

About you:

• Experience in a target driven environment
• Proactive, self-motivated and driven
• Good communication and listening skills
• Ability to quickly learn about our products and services
• Excellent IT skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Able to work collaboratively with colleagues, stakeholders and external partners at all levels

It would be highly desirable to have experience in sales, whether it\'s b2b, recruitment or services

You will also have a solution-focused, innovative approach to work, with the ability to think outside the box and will benefit from being part of a supportive team, working in a varied and interesting role with a variety of opportunities for career development.

Who we are:

Activate Learning is a pioneering education group with a global reach, committed to transforming lives through our approach to learning.

We see our employees as individuals, empowering them to make the right choices for their ambitions and careers. We value our people as vital to our continued success and aspire to a diverse, open and inclusive environment that provides the motivation for everyone to pursue their career goals and flourish.

When you work for Activate Learning, you\'re working for an organisation that provides you with the advantages of a large employer, a trusted partner in your career development, and a transformational way of working whilst also investing in building a community environment for everyone.

Together, we will bring out the best version of yourself.

Activate Learning Group Employee Benefits:

• Monthly Staff Appreciation Awards: Celebrating staff for their dedication and accomplishments aligned to our award-winning Learning Philosophy.
• Wellbeing & Resources Groups: Comprehensive range of resources, guides and tools to support staff wellbeing
• Company benefits: Including free eye tests and will writing, plus access to a Health Cash Plan covering optical, dental, health screening, and therapy treatments for you and your dependents.
• Learning and Development: continuous opportunities for teachers\' professional growth and skill enhancement through our in-house L&D team.
• Teaching Support: Tailored Three-day induction program, and development programs for teaching staff.
• Pension Schemes: Teacher pension scheme for AL teaching staff
• Generous Annual Leave: Up to 6 weeks paid leave
• Flexible Working: Options include hybrid and remote, term time only, and flexible working patterns.
• Competitive salaries:Annual incremental progression and a twelve point pay scale for teachers.
• On-Site Facilities: Free parking at all campuses, refectories, hair and beauty salons & gym access.

For a comprehensive list of all of our benefits & wellbeing offering, please visit work-with-us/wellbeing

Applicants should apply at the earliest opportunity; closed vacancies will prevent application form submission.

Applications are reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis, we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close adverts.

Note: Some positions may require a legally mandated health surveillance check for exposure to hazardous conditions.

Activate Learning is committed to safeguarding and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check at the appropriate level.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK, we do not sponsor work permits. Work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.

Applications are encouraged from all candidates who meet or exceed minimum criteria, regardless of age, disability, gender, orientation, race, religion, or ethnicity. Activate Learning are committed to employing people with disabilities and will ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. If you require any reasonable adjustments either at application or interview stage, please contact the talent team directly.

Recruitment agencies who submit unsolicited CVs to any partner or employee at Activate Learning, have no authority to enter an arrangement. Recruitment agencies engaging with Activate Learning Talent Team will be on our PSL.