Vacancy Name

Business Development Officer

Vacancy No

VN4613

Location City

Colchester, Cambridge

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours per week

37.50

Working Days & Times

Monday - Friday 08:30-5:00

Salary Minimum Pounds

£25000

Salary Maximum Pounds

£30000

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

Transforming lives is what we do best, and there is no better example of this than in our Academies. Our Military Academies have seen amazing growth over the last few months with the addition of MPCT taking us to a total of 34 academies across England and Wales. We want to continue this amazing growth by driving learner starts across all sites, helping us to expand further in the future and transforming even more lives.

As a Business Development Officer, you will be responsible for supporting the Centre Manager by driving learner starts and enrolling them on to their chosen programme. This is a busy role where you need to balance the need for commercial and administrative activity on a daily basis.

You will need these important qualities:

• Ability to build rapport with a wide range of learners & employers
• Keen attention to detail
• Positive attitude.
• Ability to communicate at all levels.

DUTIES

• Develop links with key external stakeholders, (e.g. employers, schools, local authorities, community centres and JCPs) and capitalise on the relationships to generate enrolments on to public services programme
• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with internal and external stakeholders (Centre Managers and external employers) to identify training and employment opportunities
• Carry out all stakeholder related recruitment activity including advertising on recruit an apprenticeship website, pre-screening, and interviewing
• Update the centralised vacancy database
• Liaise with stakeholders in relation to the enrolment process of learners
• Organise and manage the open days to generate potential interest in military careers
• Manage employer surveys on an adhoc and bi-annual basis where applicable
• Enrol new learners onto the correct program
• Advertise current vacancies, managing applications effectively on the CRM, pre-screening, interviewing, and attending careers events where require.
• Carry out student reviews in the centre conduct and documenting telephone reviews as and when required.
• Support communication to students and externals as directed including termly communications and follow up calls to prospective new students
• Interview applicants for their chosen programme completing eligibility checks and related ESFA documentation for the relevant funding channels
• Act as a point of contact for learners providing ongoing support and impartial IAG throughout the learner journey
• Provide additional support during the learners first 6 weeks, including half day sessions to ensure fulfilment of employer and learner expectations
• Support learners at programme exit and provide information, advice and guidance on progression and employment opportunities
• Accurately record actual number of starts and pipeline figures in academy weekly performance report
• Meet and report weekly to the call centre key personal and Centre Manager on outcomes of interviews and starts in week
• Report on monthly activities against set key performance indicators
• Drive performance against academy budget and targets

Administration and Generic

• Ensure correct processing and filing of PLRs and eligibility documentation
• Liaise with the administration team to ensure they are provided with accurate information to inform the employer Apprenticeship documentation where applicable
• Inform the administration team’s process to generate EDRS numbers
• Update employers’ database and files to include H&S and ONAs
• Manage the process to gain dated signatures on enrolment paperwork and final EPA documentation and follow up on all documentation as required
• Carry out health and safety checks on an annual basis at all salons and liaise with the Administration team for recording the Health & Safety checks on PICs
• Provide adhoc and regular reports as and when required
• Manage the Employer Engagement CRM database and ensure regular updating of employer information
• Liaise with the Training Instructors for information to support the employer reviews and provide feedback to Tutors after the visit
• Act as first point of contact for all inbound / outbound calls
• General Administration duties including diary managed of the EE Manager, photocopying and taking ownership of posts
• Provide learners, customers and colleagues with support, advice guidance as part of your everyday role
• Conduct your role in line with the behaviour aligned with our company value
• Comply with the Safeguarding, Prevent and Health and Safety Policies and be vigilant to potential concerns and risks at all times
• Comply and follow all processes within the Health and Safety Policy
• Comply and follow all processes within the IT Policy and, Data Protection and Information Security Policy
• Promote equal opportunities and recognition of diversity throughout the company
• Ensure the maintenance of confidentially and professionalism at all time
• It is essential that you have a commitment to behave in a way that meets our company values and that places the learner and their wellbeing at the heart of what you do.

If you would like to discuss this role in more detail or need support in applying for this role, please contact our recruitment team on 01388 777129 or Workforus@Learningcurvegroup.co.uk

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.

Essentia Criteria

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

• Experience in a sales role
• Customer service skills
• Military knowledge or interest would be beneficial.

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. Don’t just take our word for it though, you can hear from some of our Purple People here:

In addition to working for a company that has been listed as the top 100 companies to work for, for the last fives years you’ll have access to below benefits:

• 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
• Tech Scheme
• Ikea Scheme
• Cycle to work Scheme
• 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 its 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

Don’t just take our word for it though! Our commitment to a number of covenants and pledges will show you just how serious we are about equal opportunities for all.

Halo Code
Learning Curve Group stand against hair discrimination in the workplace and champion the right for our Purple People to embrace Afro-Hairstyles including including, but not limited to, afros, locs, twists, braids, cornrows, fades, hair straightened through the application of heat or chemicals, weaves, wigs, headscarves, and wraps.

Armed Forces Covenant Gold
12% of our entire workforce are veterans of the armed forces and as such as its only right we show our support by pledging to the Armed Forces Covenant. It is a promise to those who serve or who have served, and their families, which says we will do all we can to ensure they are treated fairly and not disadvantaged in their day-to-day lives. As part of this promise, Reservists will receive an additional 10 days paid leave to attend training.

• Domestic Abuse Covenant
• Care Leaver Covenant
• Working Chance
• Ban the box

Recruitment Checks

Education Level

Professional

Level of Vocational Experience

2 years

Applications Close Date

31 Mar 2025

Job Type: Permanent

Pay: £25,000.00-£30,000.00 per year