Business Development Executive
About the job
The Workforce Development Trust (WD Trust)
The Workforce Development Trust is a not-for-profit organisation that provides services that support employers to develop skilled, sustainable, and efficient workforces in the UK and abroad. We operate via our five brands; Skills for Health, Skills for Justice, SFJ Awards, iCQ Awards and People 1st International, which deliver specialist, targeted skills interventions to support a variety of workforce development services.
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.
Bristol Office with hybrid working available – 2 days in the office.
Salary: £35,000 per annum. Full time (37.5 hrs) permanent role.
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Benefits;
- Generous annual leave entitlement of up to 25 days per year with additional days’ leave awarded for each continuous year of service up to a maximum of 28 days, plus eight public holidays and a potential Christmas closure.
- The WDT also provides enhanced maternity, paternity and sickness leaves, alongside this we provide bereavement leave and carers leave.
- Health and wellbeing benefits, which include access to our mental health first aiders, a confidential employee assistance programme, free eye tests and payment for an annual flu jab.
- Pension scheme with a minimum contribution of 4% to a maximum contribution of 6%, matched by the company, along with death in service coverage at three times annual salary.
- Flexible employee benefits, including a portal providing hundreds of discounts, including a cycle to work scheme which is available upon successful completion of probation period, as well as a dress for your day approach to working.
- Frequent organisational development days and departmental training budgets.
- Payroll giving, this is a tax-free way to donate to any charity, good cause or place of worship.
The Workforce Development Trust is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone.
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.
How to apply
Thank you for your interest in applying. Please click the Apply Now link below to email our Recruitment team, and send them a copy of your CV and optional Cover Letter for review. If your application is progressed, a member of the team will be in touch.