Business Development Officer
About the job
SFJ Awards
SFJ Awards are a regulated Awarding Organisation, delivering high quality qualifications, and custom certification for learners through Approved Centres in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. We are also an Apprenticeship End-Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) approved by the Department for Education to deliver Apprenticeship Assessment to apprentices for a growing number of apprenticeship standards in England. SFJ Awards is part of The Workforce Development Trust group.
Job summary
SFJ Awards provides a range of Awarding Organisation and assurance functions, including regulated qualifications and apprenticeship end-point assessment. The overall purpose of this role is to increase the volume and value of revenues achieved from SFJ Awards products and services. The post holder will carry out research, sourcing and analysing relevant data sources to identify and recommend new product/service opportunities. They will use their communication, engagement and commercial skills to support existing customers to increase their activity with SFJ Awards and to secure new customers, working both independently and as an effective team player.
The post-holder will benefit from an understanding of how qualifications, apprenticeships and certification products are developed, delivered, managed and quality assured, and will enjoy influencing, negotiating and building commercial relationships with new and established customers and stakeholders.
This role requires someone who thrives on being organised yet dynamic enough to keep up with innovations and developments within the dynamic landscape of vocational qualifications, education and training.
Sheffield office with hybrid working available.
Salary: £35,000-43,000 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
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