Sales Officer

West Lothian College; Livingston; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job description

Location: West Lothian College Almondvale Crescent Livingston West Lothian, EH54 7EP

Salary: £34,201 - £38,753 per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Part Time

Hours: 17.5 hours per week

Work From Home: Hybrid

Job Description

Start Date: ASAP

Hours: 17.5 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Grade 5 Points 22 to 27

£34,201 to £38,753 per annum

(salary subject to pending job evaluation)

West Lothian College is looking to appoint a Sales Officer within the Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment faculty.

This role will ideally suit a highly motivated and proactive individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. The role will involve working with both internal stakeholders and external customers to sell training courses, bespoke training and Modern Apprenticeships in line with college strategies. This is a commercially focused role, targeting priority industry sectors and identifying new opportunities that provide additional income generation.

Applicants should be qualified to SCQF Level 8 in an appropriate discipline (e.g. Business Management or Marketing/Sales), with experience of working within teams and sales functions. Experience in a further education setting would be desirable.

Working for the college, you will benefit from a generous leave entitlement, career average pension scheme, excellent on-site facilities such as gym and restaurant, along with transport, health, wellbeing benefits, and retail discounts. The college is located within the town centre with an array of shops and restaurants all within a few minutes walking distance.

We offer hybrid working with the flexibility to work from home and on our college campus.

Those shortlisted will be required to prepare and deliver a presentation on the following topic: Describe your methodology for growing college business, including how you use digital technology to assist.

Closing date for applications is 2359hrs on Thursday 24th of April 2025.

Interviews will take place at West Lothian College on Thursday 8th of May 2025.

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