Business Development Officer

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Job Details: Business Development Officer

Vacancy Name: Business Development Officer

Vacancy No: VN4627

Location: Bradford

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours per week: 37.50

Working Days & Times: Monday – Friday 9:00 – 17:00

Description: Learning Curve Group are a national training and education specialist we work with further education providers, employers, and learners to help them achieve success. We have strong values which are all centred around our learners – and that is how we believe it should be, as we impact on over 100,000 of them every year. Our ‘Purple People’, the dedicated and passionate people of LCG, help us to deliver success no matter what, to achieve our vision to ‘transform lives through learning’.

Role Information

DUTIES

• Developing and maintaining good strong relationships with external organisations.
• Identifying and promoting courses to learners and learner referral sources.
• Engaging with potential learners and providing them with accurate information, advice, and guidance along with keeping records of all the above activities.
• Carrying out initial assessment activities, identifying individual learner support requirements and communicating to the relevant colleagues.
• Maintaining the learner tracking details for each of the courses and effectively communicating with the relevant tutors and assessors to collate all this information.
• Support the tracking of the learners upon completion into a positive destination for a period of 26 weeks.
• Identifying employers who have employment, apprenticeship, or placement opportunities and developing good working relationships which are receptive to providing opportunities for our post-qualification NEET learners to be offered employment prospects.
• Identifying and engaging in communication with local employment partnership groups to promote our services and identify employment opportunities.
• Responding to client enquiries and providing support to their requirements.
• Attending promotion days at client’s premises when required and promoting the company\’s services to potential customers/learners.
• Attending careers events to promote Learning Curve Group.
• Accurately and timely completion of all recruitment documentation.
• Conducting your role in line with the company values and expected behaviours.
• Complying with the Safeguarding, Prevent and Health and Safety Policies and being vigilant to potential concerns and risks at all times.
• Ensuring confidentiality and professionalism at all times.
• Providing learners, customers and colleagues with support, advice, and guidance as part of your everyday role.
• Promoting equal opportunities and recognition of diversity throughout the company.

GENERIC DUTIES

• Conduct your role in line with the company values and expected behaviours.
• Promote equal opportunities and recognition of diversity throughout the company.
• Comply with the Safeguarding, Prevent and Health and Safety Policies and be vigilant to potential concerns and risks at all times.
• Ensure confidentiality and professionalism at all times.
• Provide learners, customers and colleagues with support, advice, and guidance as part of your everyday role.

Working Flexibly

If the working hours, days or times don\’t quite meet your needs please contact us to see if we can accommodate working flexibly.

We love to develop our people so even if you don\’t meet 100% of the essential criteria, we strongly encourage you to apply.

Minimum Requirements

• Experience in a similar engagement role (in the education sector would be desirable).
• Experience of sales and marketing.
• Good experience of administration is necessary.
• IT skills are essential.
• GCSE or equivalent Maths and English qualifications.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good track record of customer service.
• Ability to work on your own and are self-motivated.
• Able to travel within the region.

Why work for Learning Curve Group?

There are many reasons that make Learning Curve Group a fantastic place to work! Although we have some great benefits, we know that one of our biggest perks is the incredible People & Culture we have been lucky enough to create.

• 26 days annual leave + Bank Holidays.
• Buy & Sell an additional 5 days each year.
• Length of service annual leave increments starting at 2 years.
• Healthcare Scheme.
• Home & Tech schemes.
• Enhanced Family Leave.
• Paid Volunteer day each year.
• Early Finish Fridays on the last Friday of every month.
• Student / Teacher Discount.
• Uniform.

HEAD OFFICE PERKS

We wish we could provide these to all, but as a national company it\’s not always possible. However, these perks are available to all staff when they attend our incredible Head Office space.

• Electric Car charging points.
• Free fruit, Coffee and Tea.
• Onsite Shower.
• Prayer room on request or list of nearest available places of worship.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

As an equal opportunity employer, we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Recruitment Checks

Recruitment Checks: Learners are at the centre of everything we do so we are committed to safeguarding and promoting their welfare. The successful applicant will be required to provide satisfactory references and prove their eligibility to work in the UK. For this role, we will also carry out adverse media checks and also need to carry out a DBS check and will ask for information related to previous convictions if you are shortlisted for interview.

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