Business Development Advisor

Find are delighted to be supporting a Nottingham based, well-established leading training organisation to hire a Business Development Advisor to join their growing team.

Our client provide a range of employment related training including Full Time Programmes, Apprenticeships, Employability, Adult Learning Loans and work experience opportunities for adults and young people from diverse backgrounds, that will enhance individuals' employment potential and qualifications.

This role involves generating and securing new business opportunities via apprenticeship vacancies and apprenticeship upskills. You'll build and maintain relationships with new employers / organisations in order to maximise revenue and deliver excellent customer service throughout the engagement process.

This is a hybrid role with some office based work in Nottingham, home working and some local travel to meet clients.

• Proactively plan and carry out own sales campaigns using a variety of methods such as telesales, field sales, networking and social media activity to achieve monthly sales targets.
• Build a continuous pipeline of business opportunities to ensure monthly targets are consistently met.
• Generate apprenticeship opportunities with new employers across specified sectors.
• Attend employer / networking events where applicable to generate business opportunities and be an ambassador for the business.
• Conduct employer appointments to promote our services and carry out a Training Needs Analysis where applicable.
• Complete any necessary paperwork with the employer such as employer contract and Health and Safety checks to meet funding requirements, ensuring this is compliant.
• Effectively account manage employers to maximise opportunities and deliver excellent customer service.
• Contribute ideas for the Sales Strategy where required.
• Create, update and maintain employer database / CRM records.

• Proven record of achieving sales targets.
• Proven track record of generating own sales leads.
• Good Microsoft Office knowledge.
• Driving licence and own transport.
• GCSE English and Maths grade 4 or above (or equivalent).
• Knowledge of apprenticeship funding and wider FE sector benefits (helpful).

• 34 days' annual leave (inc. bank holidays) with option to purchase up to a further 10 days a year via salary sacrifice scheme.
• Long service entitlement of up to a further 5 days' annual leave.
• 35-hour working week for full-time with guaranteed 3:30pm finish on Friday.
• Annual staff profit share based on company performance.
• 45p per mile reimbursement for all business mileage undertaken.
• Company contributing pension scheme (Nest).
• Access to fully-funded Employee Assistance Programme for staff and immediate family.
• Annual travel pass / season ticket loan scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Hybrid working model.
• Company sick pay.
• Paid dependency leave.