Business Development Manager

Salary: £36,000 – £90,000 per year

Skills North East Limited are currently recruiting for an experienced BDM focused on learner recruitment, via employer and learner engagement

The Business Development Manager’s job description

1. Generating new course enquiries

1. Unemployed

2. Employed

2. Completing training needs requirement documents with employers

3. Maintaining fruitful relationships with existing employers

4. Liaising with referrals partners

5. Conducting IAG meetings with clients and learners

6. Achieving KPI’s weekly and monthly

Areas of marketing:

* Online (especially on social media) to identify new leads

* Contacting companies who may require their staff to be trained

* Contacting potential clients via email or phone to establish rapport and set up IAG meetings

* Planning and overseeing new marketing initiatives

* Developing referral partner relationships

* Being creative

* Attending conferences, meetings, and industry events

Other typical duties include:

* Ability to spot and develop opportunities

* Developing quotes and proposals

* Negotiating and renegotiating by phone, email, and in person

* Developing sales strategies

* Skills North East’s USP’s to clients and applicants

* Conducting telephone & face to face interviews with learners

Job Requirements

To be an effective business development executive, an individual must be:

* Socially adept

* An understanding of social media

* Ability to deliver to sales targets KPI’s

* Creative talents and the ability to solve tough problems

* The ability to handle pressure and meet deadlines

* Attention to detail

* Excellent time management and organisation

* Knowledge of the Adult Education market, recruitment or employer engagement experience would be an advantage