WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS A BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE AT ACTIVATE BUSINESS SCHOOL?

This role would be ideal for someone who has experience of working in a target driven environment and who would like to develop their skills in consultative selling, whilst maintaining a good track record in achieving excellent results.
You will be passionate about generating new business and opening doors to selling our portfolio of products. You’ll be able to challenge others in a positive manner, with the communication skills to encourage continuous improvement and create and implement evidence-based decisions.

About you:

• Experience in a target driven environment
• Good communication and listening skills
• Ability to quickly learn about our products and services
• Excellent IT skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Proactive, self-motivated and driven
• Able to work collaboratively with colleagues, stakeholders and external partners at all levels

You will also have a solution-focused, innovative approach to work, with the ability to think outside the box and will benefit from being part of a supportive team, working in a varied and interesting role with a variety of opportunities for career development.

WHO WE ARE:

Activate Learning is a pioneering education group with a global reach, committed to transforming lives through our approach to learning.
We see our employees as individuals, empowering them to make the right choices for their ambitions and careers. We value our people as vital to our continued success and aspire to a diverse, open and inclusive environment that provides the motivation for everyone to pursue their career goals and flourish.
When you work for Activate Learning, you’re working for an organisation that provides you with the advantages of a large employer, a trusted partner in your career development, and a transformational way of working whilst also investing in building a community environment for everyone.

Activate Business School has an exciting opportunity for a Business Development Executive who is able to self-generate new opportunities using various prospecting techniques. The focus is to build a pipeline of new business prospects to secure new clients. The types of companies you will be working with are Education establishments, SME’s and blue-chip organisations across all sectors.
This is consultative selling, where you will be tailoring our range of bespoke training solutions from both our Educator Academy and Business School to meet the client’s needs and requirements.
.As well as building these relationships, you’ll be ensuring our service standards, processes and procedures are adhered to, and that our KPIs are being hit. With the potential for growth in this business area, you’ll be identifying cross selling opportunities so both you and the team can maximise revenue and achieve/exceed targets.
This is a permanent role working remotely with requirement to travel to prospect meetings nationally and internal meetings so a full, clean driving licence and car is required.