Business Development Manager

Location: East Midlands – including Nottingham, Leicester, Derby, Lincoln, Mansfield, and Northampton
Salary: £35,000 – £50,000 + Bonus (depending on experience and level)
Contract: Full-time, Permanent | Hybrid

Are you a commercially driven professional passionate about apprenticeships, work-based learning, and employer engagement? This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic training provider, leading the development of apprenticeship and skills programmes across the East Midlands and helping employers create skilled, confident, and future-ready workforces.

You will be joining a well-established, values-driven organisation that delivers high-quality apprenticeships, work-based learning, and skills development programmes across the region. With a strong mission to create opportunities through education, the organisation supports both learners and employers to achieve their full potential.

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary (£35,000 – £50,000) with bonus potential

• Hybrid working with flexibility across the East Midlands

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

• Mileage and expenses covered

• Ongoing CPD and professional development support

• Clear career progression opportunities

• A collaborative, innovative, and supportive culture where results are recognised

As a Business Development Manager or Senior Business Development Manager, you will take ownership of apprenticeship sales and employer engagement across Nottingham, Leicester, Derby, Lincoln, Mansfield, and Northampton. You will identify new business opportunities, manage key employer relationships, and contribute to the organisation's growth strategy.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and maintaining employer partnerships across the East Midlands

• Promoting the full portfolio of apprenticeship and work-based learning programmes

• Delivering effective sales strategies to achieve apprenticeship start and revenue targets

• Preparing tailored proposals, presentations, and contracts for prospective employers

• Attending employer meetings, networking events, and regional skills events

• Collaborating with internal teams to ensure smooth onboarding and delivery of learners

• Providing market insight, supporting bids and tender development, and contributing to business strategy

• For Senior Level: Leading and mentoring junior business development staff, managing regional priorities, and contributing to strategic planning

The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, commercially minded, and have a proven track record in apprenticeship sales, work-based learning, or employer engagement.

You will bring:

• Demonstrable success in achieving apprenticeship start, sales, or revenue targets

• Strong knowledge of apprenticeship funding, delivery models, and work-based learning programmes

• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to identify, develop, and convert new business opportunities

• Confidence working autonomously and managing regional priorities

• Leadership experience (for Senior Level) with the ability to guide junior staff

• Full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel across the East Midlands

• Passion for skills, apprenticeships, and workforce development

If you're ready to play a key role in growing apprenticeship and work-based learning programmes across the East Midlands, building employer partnerships, and helping learners develop their skills, we want to hear from you. Apply now and take the next step in your career as a Business Development Manager or Senior Business Development Manager – Apprenticeships, making a measurable impact in skills, employability, and workforce development.