Senior Client Engagement Consultant: Early Years (Home-Based)

AKG UK; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

AKG Group UK Learning is seeking a Senior Client Engagement Consultant in Early Years to lead high-value client engagement, develop bespoke programmes, and drive new business among apprenticeship levy payers. You will build relationships, manage accounts, and contribute to strategy as part of the leadership team.

You will mentor junior staff, collaborate with Operations to resolve delivery issues, and work with Enrolment Administrators to achieve targets while expanding the UK presence.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing high-level external partnerships.
• Consultative sales experience in skills and apprenticeship sector.
• Ability to complete TNAs with clients.
• Experience developing business proposals and pitches.
• Proven track record in winning large employer business and achieving targets.

Responsibilities

• Develop new business relationships with large employers.
• Register on the main online procurement portals used by your sector.
• Keep abreast of trade publications for potential new opportunities.
• Monitor opportunities arising, for those that are suitable for LPU, summarise the key information for discussion with the CEED and other relevant colleagues.
• Work closely with your peers to ensure you understand their requirements and share any suitable opportunities.
• Adopt a proactive approach to support the writing of bids and tenders in your sector.
• Work with other members of the bid writing team to achieve the best submission.
• Lead on the development and delivery of pitches and presentations to potential clients.
• Take a supporting role with colleagues who are developing and delivering pitches and presentations for potential clients.
• Make effective use of a range of sales channels to develop new client relationships and new business.
• Adopt an outward facing approach, identifying potential partnerships that could yield new business in your sector.
• Maximise networks to identify subcontracting opportunities that LPU might be interested in exploring.
• Attend relevant conferences and careers fairs to generate new business.
• Meet or exceed new business sales targets.
• Target larger levy paying employers to develop long-term sustainable relationships.
• Adopt a consultative approach, looking beyond just apprenticeships, but at the wider business training and development needs.
• Carryout a Training Needs Analysis (TNA).
• If ESOL is identified as an area for development, ensure our USP in this area is brought to the table and the Head of Learner Support is involved in key discussions.
• Promote our apprenticeship matching service.
• Produce engaging business proposals and presentations, with the objective of securing new business.
• Work with the client to develop programmes and plan cohorts of new apprenticeship starts.
• Work with the marketing and design team to develop branded marketing resources.
• Work with Quality and Operations to make agreed adaptations to the core curriculum.
• Refer high quality learner starts that support the business to minimise early leavers and maximise timely achievements.

Skills

Consultative sales

New business development

Account management

Bid writing

Pitches and presentations

Stakeholder engagement

Excellent communication

Driving licence

Education

GCSE English and Maths

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

AKG Group UK Learning is seeking a Senior Client Engagement Consultant in Early Years to lead high-value client engagement, develop bespoke programmes, and drive new business among apprenticeship levy payers. You will build relationships, manage accounts, and contribute to strategy as part of the leadership team.

You will mentor junior staff, collaborate with Operations to resolve delivery issues, and work with Enrolment Administrators to achieve targets while expanding the UK presence.