Business Development Executive

Activate Learning; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education group in the UK is looking for a Business Development Executive to self-generate new business opportunities. This role involves consultative selling, engaging with educational institutions, SMEs, and blue-chip companies. The ideal candidate will be proactive, possess strong communication skills, and have excellent IT proficiency. The position is permanent and offers hybrid working with travel requirements.

Benefits

Monthly Staff Appreciation Awards

Wellbeing & Resources Groups

Health Cash Plan

Continuous professional development

Flexible Working Options

Generous Annual Leave

Competitive salaries

On-Site Facilities

Qualifications

• Experience in a target-driven environment.
• Ability to quickly learn about products and services.
• Desirable experience in sales, B2B, recruitment, or services.

Responsibilities

• Generate new business opportunities and build a pipeline of prospects.
• Engage in consultative selling and tailor training solutions.
• Build relationships with clients across various sectors.
• Ensure service standards and KPIs are met.
• Identify cross-selling opportunities.

Skills

Target-driven experience

Proactive

Good communication skills

Listening skills

Excellent IT skills

Collaborative ability

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Overview

Activate Business School has an exciting opportunity for a Business Development Executive who can 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, SMEs 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.

Responsibilities

• Generate new business opportunities and build a pipeline of prospects to secure new clients.
• Engage in consultative selling by tailoring bespoke training solutions from Educator Academy and Business School.
• Build and maintain relationships with education establishments, SMEs and blue-chip organisations across sectors.
• Ensure service standards, processes and procedures are followed and KPIs are met.
• Identify cross-selling opportunities to maximise revenue and achieve/exceed targets.
• Travel to prospect meetings nationally and participate in internal meetings as required.

Qualifications and Skills

• Experience in a target-driven environment.
• Proactive, self-motivated and driven.
• Good communication and listening skills.
• Ability to quickly learn about 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.

About Activate Learning

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.

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: Hybrid and remote options, term-time only, and flexible 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.

Application and Safeguarding

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.

Recruitment agencies submitting unsolicited CVs have no authority to enter arrangements. Agencies engaging with Activate Learning Talent Team will be on our PSL.

We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the adverts should we receive sufficient interest.