Account Management Associate

**Salary location band (SB1)**: £54,400 to £61,300

**Salary location band (SB2)**: £52,300 to £58,900

**Working arrangements:** Home based with daily field travel.

You will play a key part in helping schools and colleges **choose AQA as their trusted assessment partner**. This is a sales role where you’ll promote AQA’s qualifications, support offer and insight tools across your geographical territory. As part of this role, you will build meaningful relationships with centres, understand what matters to teachers and leaders and position AQA’s value with clarity and confidence. You will also take ownership for activity and delivery across your territory, working independently day to day, in step with structured campaigns to engage centres in ways which strengthen their confidence in choosing AQA.

**Purpose of the role**

To deliver market share across the portfolio during Assessment reform within your allocated geographical territory. You will build long term, trust based relationships with centres, helping them make informed choices about **AQA’s qualifications, training and wider support offer**. You’ll focus on understanding **customer and centre needs**, bringing insight into conversations and connecting educators with the right support. You’ll also guide centres through AQA’s support and analytics tools, helping teachers and leaders make well‐informed decisions during reform and beyond.

**What’s in it for you**

• A 35‐hour working week and 25 days’ holiday (increasing with service), plus bank holidays and Christmas closure.
• An excellent contributory pension scheme (combined contributions up to 18.5%).
• Private medical insurance and access to AQA’s Health Care Cash Reward Plan.
• Access to the Electric Vehicle Leasing Scheme.
• Up to 5 paid volunteering days each year.
• A role where you directly influence how schools deliver qualifications and support young people’s learning across your region.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• The opportunity to take ownership of activity across your geographical territory, working independently day to day and making informed decisions that drive performance and long‐term engagement with AQA.

**Key responsibilities**

• Deliver the activity and engagement required across your territory, using a clear plan for how you will work with centres to understand customer and centre needs, offer tailored support and strengthen long‐term engagement.
• Building trusted relationships with senior leaders, heads of department and other key influencers to understand their goals and provide insight led, consultative support.
• Using customer, competitor and market insight to shape conversations, identify opportunities or risks and share valuable intelligence across AQA teams.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues in Assessment, Customer Training and Events and Subject Support to ensure centres receive the right support at the right time.
• Maintain accurate CRM and account records to support data‐led decision making.

**You’ll thrive in this role if you have:**

• Experience influencing decisions in schools or colleges (e.g., curriculum, departmental or leadership roles), or experience in consultative sales in the education sector.
• The ability to quickly establish positive, professional relationships in both face‐to‐face and virtual settings.
• Demonstrable organisational skills to manage a busy workload across multiple priorities.
• The ability to learn quickly, use data to inform decisions and adapt to new information or market changes.
• A collaborative, open style when working with colleagues.
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (regular travel is required).

**Diversity and inclusion statement**

At AQA, we are committed to fostering a workplace that celebrates diversity and promotes equity and inclusion. We believe that a diverse team brings richer perspectives and drives better outcomes. Our ED&I strategy ensures that everyone, regardless of religion, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, age, disability, sexual orientation or background, is valued, respected and empowered to thrive. We actively promote inclusive language, avoid stereotypes and strive for representation across all dimensions of diversity. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and lived experiences.

Please upload your CV and a short cover letter outlining your interest and transferable skills.

**Closing date:** 29th March 2026

You’ll complete a short application questionnaire, followed by a two‐stage interview process (Teams, then face to face). Interview dates vary by territory:

• **M5 Corridor** • Teams: w/c 20 April 2026 • Face to face (Bristol): w/c 4 May 2026
• **Lancashire / Yorkshire** • Teams: w/c 20 April 2026 • Face to face (Manchester): w/c 4 May 2026
• **Central Territories** • Teams: w/c 13 April 2026 • Face to face (Milton Keynes): w/c 27 April 2026

**Territories available**

You will be asked to select your preferred territory during the application stage:

• **Lancashire** **(SB2)** (M6 corridor north of the M62)
• **Yorkshire** **(SB2)** (Leeds, Wakefield, and surrounding areas)
• **Birmingham** **(SB2)** (Birmingham / Coventry)
• **SouthWest** **(SB2)** (M5 Corridor, Bristol to Exeter)
• **East Midlands** (**(SB1)** Northampton / Milton Keynes / Bedford)
• **Essex and East Anglia** **(SB1)** (Cambridge / Ipswich / Chelmsford)
• **M4 Corridor** **(SB1)** (Slough / Reading / Oxford / Swindon)

An Enhanced DBS check is required for this role. AQA will arrange and cover the cost.

If you are currently an Associate of AQA you would need to relinquish this post.