Job Title: Business Development Executive
Department: Learning Solutions Division
Location: Bristol office with Hybrid working – 2 days in the office
Pay Scale: £35,000k per annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time (37.5 hours per week)

JOB SUMMARY

The Business Development Executive will contribute to revenue growth and lead client engagement for the Workforce Development Trust (WDT) within the Learning Solutions division. Reporting to Head of Business Development, this position will take a lead on developing new business opportunities for a suite of eLearning solutions.
The Business Development Executive will have excellent organisational skills with proven capability in developing and maintaining client and internal stakeholder relations. The post holder will deploy new business development techniques as appropriate and contribute to the development of tenders, proposals, client updates, case studies and reporting and so must possess advanced writing/presentation skills and maintain a keen understanding of our products and services and the wider learning/training market.

EXPERIENCE:

Sales experience with a background in learning solutions.
For the full job description and a job pack to assist your application, please visit: https://www.wdtrust.org.uk/careers/

BENEFITS:

• Generous annual leave entitlement up to a maximum of 28 days, plus public holidays, and a potential Christmas closure
• Flexible working - 50% working from home with a dress for your day approach.
• Staggered start and finish time
• Employee referral recruitment scheme
• We provide enhanced leave, bereavement, carers, maternity, paternity, and sickness leave.
• Health and wellbeing benefits, access to our mental health first aiders, a confidential employee assistance programme, free eye tests and payment for an annual flu jab
• Enhanced pension scheme, with a contribution matching up to a combined 12%, and the option to join the Salary Exchange Pension Scheme along with death in service coverage at three times annual salary.
• Flexible employee benefits, portal including a cycle to work scheme.
• Buy annual leave scheme.
• Organisational development days and departmental training budgets
• Payroll giving, this is a tax-free way to donate to any charity, worthy cause or place of worship.
  The Workforce Development Trust is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone.
  If your experience differs a little from what is outlined in the job description, or you are missing a desired qualification, yet you think you can bring value to this role, please apply, we would like to hear more about you.
  We strongly encourage people of all gender, religion, ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientation, and individuals with disabilities to apply.
  If you need any reasonable adjustments at any point, please let us know. In your application, please feel free to advise on your pronouns, for example she/her, he/him, they/them etc.
  Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
  Pay: £35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company car
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Free flu jabs
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• Have you got experience of working in education /learning and development sector?
• Have you got experience of developing complex bespoke content solutions?

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bristol BS2 0JJ
Application deadline: 27/07/202

WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF THE ROLE ON THE BUSINESS?

The Business Development Executive will contribute to revenue growth and lead client engagement for the Workforce Development Trust (WDT) within the Learning Solutions division.

WHAT KEY BUSINESS SKILLS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE ROLE?

The Business Development Executive will have excellent organisational skills with proven capability in developing and maintaining client and internal stakeholder relations. The post holder will deploy new business development techniques as appropriate and contribute to the development of tenders, proposals, client updates, case studies and reporting and so must possess advanced writing/presentation skills.