Business Engagement Specialist

**About the role: Business Engagement Specialist**

The Business Engagement Specialist (BES) team offers an exciting opportunity to directly collaborate with employers, supporting them in developing their talent pipelines. Our team provides a range of apprenticeships and assists businesses in recruiting apprentices through our programs. Additionally, we work closely with employers to facilitate T-level student placements. In this primarily outward-facing role, you will engage with employers through outreach efforts and follow up on various leads and inquiries. Internally, you will collaborate with performance coaches, tutors, and faculty managers.

Your primary responsibility will be to engage with businesses, helping them address their recruitment challenges by connecting them with a talent pipeline through apprenticeships, T-level placements, and other forms of collaboration with our college group.

This is a permanent, full time position based in Reading, with hybrid working available.

**What do you need to be a successful Business Engagement Specialist at Activate Learning?**

Experience in sales or engagement roles is highly desirable, along with a solid understanding of apprenticeships and/or T-Levels.

**About You**:

- Demonstrated experience in commercial, sales, or business development roles.
- Experience working with public and private sector organisations.
- Strong networking and relationship management skills.
- Ideally, you have prior experience in a similar role within a corporate setting and are motivated by achieving goals and meeting targets.

**Who we are**:
Activate Learning is a pioneering education group with a global reach, committed to transforming lives through our approach to learning.

We see our employees as individuals, empowering them to make the right choices for their ambitions and careers. We value our people as vital to our continued success and aspire to a diverse, open and inclusive environment that provides the motivation for everyone to pursue their career goals and flourish.

When you work for Activate Learning, you’re working for an organisation that provides you with the advantages of a large employer, a trusted partner in your career development, and a transformational way of working whilst also investing in building a community environment for everyone.

**_ Together, we will bring out the best version of yourself._**

**Activate Learning Group Employee Benefits**:
**Here are some of our benefits**:
**Activate Learning Group Employee Benefits**:

- ** Monthly Staff Appreciation Awards**:Celebrating staff for their dedication and accomplishments aligned to our award-winning Learning Philosophy.
- ** Wellbeing & Resources Groups**:Comprehensive range of resources, guides and tools to support staff wellbeing
- ** Company benefits**:Including free eye tests and will writing, plus access to a Health Cash Plan covering optical, dental, health screening, and therapy treatments for you and your dependents.
- ** Learning and Development**: continuous opportunities for professional growth and skill enhancement through our in-house L&D team.
- ** Teaching Support**: Tailored induction and development programs for teaching staff.
- ** Pension Schemes**: Teacher and Local Government pension schemes for AL staff
- ** Generous Annual Leave**: Up to 6 weeks paid leave
- ** Flexible Working**: Options include hybrid and remote, term time only, and flexible working patterns.
- ** Competitive salaries**: Annual incremental progression and a twelve point pay scale for teachers.
- ** On-Site Facilities**: Free parking at all campuses, refectories, hair and beauty salons & gym access.

**Applications are reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis, we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close adverts.**
- Activate Learning is committed to safeguarding and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check at the appropriate level._
- Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK, we do not sponsor work permits. Work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK._
- Recruitment agencies who submit unsolicited CVs to any partner or employee at Activate Learning, have no authority to enter into an arrangement. Recruitment agencies engaging with Activate Learning Talent Team will be on our PSL._