Business Development Manager - Employability

KM Education Recruitment Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

KM Education Recruitment Ltd in Manchester is seeking a Business Development Manager – Employability to identify and engage with local employers, sourcing opportunities for a caseload of unemployed individuals and promoting tailored employer services.

You will lead recruitment activity, build long-term employer partnerships, and analyse local labour market trends to spot growth sectors, while meeting targets and ensuring compliant paperwork.

Qualifications

• Proven B2B / employer engagement experience within Skills / Employability.
• Sound understanding of local employment market and trends.
• Experience of working towards and achieving targets.
• Excellent communication, administrative and organisational skills.
• Full, clean UK driving licence and access to own vehicle.
• Must be flexible with travel.

Responsibilities

• Identify and engage with local employers to source employment opportunities for a caseload of unemployed individuals.
• Promote and sell employer services, tailoring recruitment solutions to meet business needs.
• Work with internal teams to match candidates to vacancies and ensure successful outcomes.
• Engage with the local community to promote KM Education Recruitment Ltd as provider of choice.
• Lead recruitment activity including pre-screens, group sessions and shortlisting.

Skills

B2B / employer engagement

Communication skills

Target driven

Market analysis

Job description

Job Title: Business Development Manager – Employability

Location: Manchester - Centre/Field based

Salary: up to £35,000 + uncapped bonus + fantastic benefits package!

Type: Full-time, Permanent

Duties Include:

• To identify and engage with new and existing local employers, to source employment opportunities for a caseload of unemployed individuals.
• Promote and sell employer services, tailoring recruitment solutions to meet business and workforce needs.
• Work closely with internal teams to match suitable candidates to vacancies and ensure successful outcomes.
• Engage with the local community to promote our client as the Provider of choice.
• To lead on recruitment activity, including: pre-screens, group sessions, and candidate shortlisting.
• Support reverse marketing of candidates by proactively promoting individuals to prospective employers.
• Analysis of local labour market trends, to identify growth sectors and target new employers.
• Maintain regular contact with employer accounts, to support repeat business and long-term partnerships.
• Work towards and achieve targets and KPI's.
• Completing all necessary paperwork in line with compliance and quality standards.

Essential Criteria:

• Proven B2B / employer engagement experience within Skills / Employability.
• Must possess a sound understanding of local employment market and trends.
• Experience of working towards and achieving targets.
• Excellent communication, administrative and organisational skills.
• Full, clean UK driving licence and access to own vehicle.
• Must be flexible with travel.