Client Development Executive

Bauer Media Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational training provider in Manchester is looking for a Client Development Executive to drive growth in apprenticeships and Learning & Development. The role involves building partnerships, identifying opportunities, and delivering results in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate has a strong background in business development, consultative selling skills, and a strategic mindset. Opportunities for growth and flexibility are offered.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Access to internal training

Flexible working

Enhanced parental leave

Qualifications

• Proven track record in business development or sales, ideally within L&D, apprenticeships, or professional services.
• Strong consultative selling skills, with experience winning and growing key accounts.
• Confidence in pitching and presenting to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive new business opportunities targeting organisations across diverse sectors.
• Grow existing client accounts expanding into new L&D solutions.
• Build strong, consultative relationships with senior leaders.

Skills

Business development

Consultative selling

Commercial acumen

Resilience

Strategic mindset

Job description

Bauer Academy is looking for a Client Development Executive to join our growing team in Manchester. As we continue to expand, this role is central to driving growth across apprenticeships and Learning & Development (L&D). You’ll be at the forefront of building partnerships, identifying opportunities, and delivering results that support our mission to transform skills and careers through learning.

What You’ll Do

• Drive new business opportunities, targeting organisations across diverse sectors.
• Grow existing client accounts, expanding into new apprenticeship standards and L&D solutions.
• Build strong, consultative relationships with senior leaders and Heads of L&D.
• Represent Bauer Academy at events, conferences, and client meetings (in-person and virtual).
• Deliver compelling pitches and proposals that win business.
• Forecast and report with accuracy, ensuring consistent pipeline growth.
• Collaborate with colleagues to create and deliver world-class client presentations.

What You Bring

• Proven track record in business development or sales, ideally within L&D, apprenticeships, or professional services.
• Strong consultative selling skills, with experience winning and growing key accounts.
• Confidence in pitching and presenting to senior stakeholders.
• Commercial acumen with the ability to spot opportunities and design tailored solutions.
• Resilience, adaptability, and drive to succeed in a fast-paced environment.
• Strategic mindset – balancing long-term growth with short-term wins.
• A collaborative, relationship-focused approach with strong influencing skills.

What’s in it for you

• You’ll have 25 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win.
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working.
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here

We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That's why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability in our house.

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process, please email [e-mail] we would love to hear from you.

About Bauer Academy

We are proud to be the home of our award-winning education business, The Bauer Academy

Bauer Academy is a training provider unlike any other because we are part of one of the world’s biggest media businesses.

Our multi-media training provider is recognised on the Register of Government Approved Apprenticeship Training Providers, certified by the Education and Skills Funding Authority and examination centre for bodies including the NCTJ and CiM.

The Academy combines the worlds of media, business and education to design and deliver unique learning & development opportunities including, Apprenticeship Standard programmes, customised corporate training and powerful community projects.

The Bauer Academy also has a long history of creating community projects, partnering with organisations such as the Big Lottery, Prince’s Trust and the European Social Fund, to train under-represented individuals new creative skills that assist with their employability prospects. In turn, this has created a significant new talent pipeline for BauerMedia and our partner businesses.

Bauer Media UK is part of the wider Bauer Media Group and is the No.1 UK Publisher and the No.1 Digital Commercial Audio broadcaster. We reach 25 million consumers across our Radio and Publishing brands such as Greatest Hits, KISS, Grazia, Today's Golfer, Absolute Radio, TV Choice, Country Walking, Hits Radio, CAR, Magic, MCN, Jazz FM, Puzzles and many more!

Bauer Media Group has remained one of the world’s most successful media companies for nearly 150 years through our commitment to continuous innovation and consumer obsession. Founded in Hamburg in 1875 and now in our fifth generation of family ownership, our multi-national company operates in 13 countries across Europe, reaching 200 million consumers.

Date: 8 Sept 2025

Location: Manchester, GB, M15 4PR Edinburgh, GB, EH1 3AS