Vacancy Type

Permanent/Full Time

Location

Liverpool, with a need to travel to employer sites when required

Application Deadline

02 December 2023

Salary: Competitive + Excellent company benefits

Job Summary

Are you a forward-thinking trailblazer with a relentless drive to achieve growth and create opportunities? Are you a catalyst for change, ready to fuel our business with innovation and drive? It’s time for you to write the next chapter in our success story. Become our Head of Business Development and leave an indelible mark on The Progress Group – Complete Skills Solution’s legacy.

The Complete Skills Solutions is a part of The Progress Group family, formerly Innovative Alliance, we cover the whole of England but have a strong foothold in the Northwest where we deliver funded and commercial training to adults. Our service helps to upskill future workforces, helping to meet the skills demands within the regions in which they work. 

The Role:

As the Head of Business Development, you will be a key member of our executive team, responsible for developing and executing a strategic plan to drive business growth. Your role will involve:

You will be:

• Provide united and coherent leadership and management of the Business Development agenda for Complete Skills Solutions across every aspect of the business.
• Provide leadership and motivation to develop a culture of high motivation and success within own and wider teams.
• Establish excellent working relationships with Governors and SMT colleagues and provide regular reports, advice, analysis, interpretation, and recommendations.
• Contribute, support and drive to the organisational business development strategy in line with the strategic business plan.
• Work with the business development team, trainers, administrators, and other managers to achieve positive business focused outcomes.
• Engage and establish strong working relationships with potential employers/clients to develop and deliver effective training to meet identified needs.

You will have:

• Experience of senior leadership and successfully developing and delivering an organisational strategy.
• Experience of working within a Learner Management System and working within and managing a CRM system. 
• Experience of working within Ofsted inspection methodology. 
• Experience of working with employers, agencies, young people and adults to offer a learner centred curriculum.

Our Benefits include: 

• Monthly, quarterly and annual recognition awards for employees.
• On-site parking and where there is not available, parking can be expensed.
• Access to Medicash, including assistance with the cost of eye tests, optical, dental, prescriptions and holistic treatments, amounting to £900 per year.
• Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme for Immediate Family.
• Group support including annual Group conference and annual review of benefits.
• Access to MiRewards platform, offering discounts in retailers, restaurants and even a fuel card and much more…

If you require any further details of the job role or help with filling your application, please email us to: Recruitment@theprogress-group.co.uk

To learn more about The Progress Group, please visit: The Progress Group | Education and Training Specialists (theprogress-group.co.uk)

To gather more details of Complete Skills Solutions, please visit: https://completeskillssolutions.co.uk/

The Progress Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer. The company is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender, pregnancy, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, medical history, skin colour, marital status, genetic information or parental status. We base all our employment decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs. 

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