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Sales and Recruitment Executive - Apprenticeships
Acton, West London
Salary £30-35k pa
Monday – Friday 0900 – 1730 office based (potential hybrid for the right person)
Safeguarding
Our client is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful appointments for this role will require satisfactory completion of recruitment checks.
Responsible to: Centre Manager
This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-reputed Training Provider in a fast-paced yet rewarding role as we are expanding our delivery. You will be working on a crucial role within our small, hardworking, and expanding sales team. As part of this exciting role, and to achieve our ambitious targets, you will promote our fabulous portfolio of services to our current and new employers which include Apprenticeships, Skills Bootcamps, and Commercial Training. You will provide excellent customer service, be responsive and committed to fully realising our vision and ambition.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Achieve targets by promoting a range of Global provision to employers, including but not exclusively, Apprenticeships, Skills Bootcamps, and commercial Training
- Promote and encourage employers to engage with Global
- Contribute to the key priorities for growth and quality as set out in the Business Development and Employer Engagement Strategy
- Develop and support other colleagues in particular the Trainers to undertake account manager roles mainly with SME’s and directed involvement with larger employers
- Support employers to administer the Apprenticeship Service, completing Apprenticeship Agreements and associated paperwork
- Attend employer forums and other appropriate groups to raise Global’s profile with employers
- Generate employer leads, respond to employer enquiries/referrals, and conduct initial visits to ascertain training needs
- Encourage employer involvement in a range of Global activities to ensure that Global offers provision that meets their needs, e.g., course planning and design, inhouse employer forums and briefings
- Managing the Apprenticeship Service Account, creating & editing Apprenticeship cohorts where required
- Relationship building with referral sources.
- Co-ordinate and conduct telesales activity as appropriate.
- Liaise with appropriate curriculum staff to design programmes to meet the needs of employers
- Work closely with the Operations team to ensure all sales opportunities are recorded and appropriate referrals made to the curriculum area
- Arrange joint employer visits with specialist delivery staff to develop provision to meet their needs
- Support employer events in Global, including recruitment events and employer forums
- Ensure that Global is at the forefront of partnership working, with particular emphasis on working with employers, schools, work-based learning providers, London LEP, BIDs, local authority and other business-related partnerships
- Develop local and regional networks to promote Global
- Maintain up to date knowledge on curriculum and funding in relation to employer provision
- Record all employer related activity in relevant Global systems
- Contribute to the production of the Business Development, Employer Engagement and Marketing Strategy and subsequent action plans
- Conduct all activities with the highest level of customer service
- Contribute to Global’s quality systems and processes
- Promote and support the development of Equality and Diversity, Safeguarding and the Employer and Learner Voice
- Comply with Health and Safety regulations
- Promote effect Risk Management (including Health and Safety), using Global’s policies and procedures, within the Department
- Participate in on-going personal education and training activities
- Undertake any other duties commensurate with the post which may, from time to time be required
- Reviewing student progress to determine whether they are meeting academic standards
- Meet the requirements in maintaining the values, code of conduct and safeguarding commitments towards a sage workplace for all – “Do No Harm”.
- Any other ad hoc duties that may reasonably be required by your line manager or other Senior Managers
Your JD is subject to change from time to time in keeping with business needs.
To be successful in this role you will require the following skills
- Have a proven track record of successful apprenticeships and work-based learning contracts
- Have a solid local industry knowledge
- Experience of working with Levy employers
- Have outstanding engagement and presentation skills and an ambition for excellence
- Have a performance history of producing business solution proposals
- Accomplished networker with strong social media profile
- Demonstrable proficiency in analysing data and producing reports
- Identify opportunities for own development and maintain own knowledge of policy developments and funding rules
- Able to demonstrate management skills to motivate and inspire the team to achieve and exceed targets
- Communicate effectively and take personal responsibility
- Work flexibly according to business needs
- Significant relevant work experience
- Have a working knowledge of Ofsted and the latest Education Inspection Framework
- Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
- Have an awareness and understanding of Safeguarding, Prevent and E&D and how to embed these into the curriculum and the wider organisation
- Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
- Up to date knowledge of the Education & Skills Sector
- A great communicator with some sales experience is preferred
- Strong organisational and IT skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Tact, diplomacy, and confidentiality
- Keen eye detail and accuracy of information.
Qualification Required for this Job:
- Minimum L4 qualification in relevant area
- IAG qualification at least at level 2
- Regular update on CPD
- Regularly Attended Industry webinar
Interested? If you feel that you possess the relevant skills and experience please send your cv by return.
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