Business Development Manager (High Value Apprenticeships)

Find Apprenticeships; Midlands; Remote; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the apprenticeship sector is looking for a Remote Business Development Manager to engage with levy-paying employers. The successful candidate will drive business development, manage client relationships, and achieve sales targets while promoting high-value apprenticeship standards. This remote role offers a competitive salary of £50,000 plus commission, professional growth opportunities, and the chance to influence impactful training programs.

Benefits

Competitive salary with uncapped commission potential.

Ongoing professional development opportunities.

Opportunity to influence and shape high-impact training programmes.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in business development within the adult education or apprenticeship sector.
• In-depth understanding of levy-paying employers and apprenticeship funding.
• Strong networking, communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify, develop and maintain relationships with large levy-paying employers.
• Achieve and exceed sales targets of 20 apprenticeship starts per month.
• Conduct market research to identify trends and inform sales approaches.

Skills

Business Development

Sales Experience

B2B Sales

Negotiation

Lead Generation

Education

Assessor

PGCE

CAVA

Job description

This is a remote position.

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Remote Business Development Manager (High Value Apprenticeships)

Salary: 50000 per year plus commission

Contract Type: Fulltime Permanent

Location: Flexible with travel across the Midlands region

Hours: 37.5 hours/week

Overview:

We are seeking an experienced and ambitious Business Development Manager to focus on engaging with levypaying employers promoting highvalue apprenticeship standards. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of the apprenticeship sector especially regarding levy utilisation and will excel at building strong profitable relationships with large organisations.

Key Responsibilities:

Identify develop and maintain relationships with large levypaying employers to promote and sell highvalue apprenticeship standards.

Achieve and exceed ambitious sales targets of 20 apprenticeship starts per month.

Conduct market research to identify trends and opportunities informing tailored sales approaches.

Act as an account manager for clients providing exceptional service to ensure repeat business and sustainable partnerships.

Collaborate with marketing teams to create bespoke promotional materials and campaigns.

Represent the organisation at networking events conferences and client meetings to increase visibility and influence.

Ensure all engagements align with current apprenticeship funding models and compliance requirements.

Provide detailed sales reports forecasts and pipeline data to senior management.

Essential Criteria:

Proven track record in business development within the adult education or apprenticeship sector.

Indepth understanding of levypaying employers and apprenticeship funding.

Experience negotiating contracts with large organisations.

Strong networking communication and presentation skills.

Ability to work autonomously meet targets and thrive in a resultsdriven environment.

Desirable Criteria:

Professional qualification in sales marketing or business.

Experience in developing persuasive bids and tenders for largescale contracts.

Benefits:

Competitive salary with uncapped commission potential.

Ongoing professional development opportunities.

Opportunity to influence and shape highimpact training programmes.

Sales, BDM, Business Development, Engagement, Partnerships

Education

Assessor" or "pgce" or "pgcse" or "DTLLS" or "CTLLS" or "PTLLS" or "Preparing to teach in the life long learning sector" or "L3 certificate in education" or "L4 certificate in education " or "L4 certed" or "L3 certed" or "L 3 cert education" or "Cert education" or "pgce" or "pgcse" or "QTS " or "Qualified teacher status" or "CAVA" or "Lecturer" or "" or "petals" or "A1" or "D32/D33" or "TQUK Level 3 Award

Key Skills
Business Development,Sales Experience,B2B Sales,Marketing,Cold Calling,Account Management,Territory Management,Salesforce,Affiliate Marketing,CRM Software,negotiation,Lead Generation
Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Yearly Salary Salary: 50000 - 50000