Senior Business Development Manager

Senior Business Development Manager

Location: Home based
Salary: £45,500 - £48,500 (depending on experience)
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 Hours per week
Department: Business Development
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent

Association of Colleges is the national voice for further education, sixth form, tertiary and specialist colleges in England. We are a not-for-profit membership organisation established in 1996 by colleges, for colleges. Our members make up more than 90% of the sector - educating and training 1.6 million people each year.

An opportunity has arisen to join the Business Development team at AoC as the Senior Business Development Manager. This role has become available at an exciting time, as the team develop and execute plans for income generation across the organisation, in line with AoC’s strategic plan. The Business Development team contribute to the delivery of AoC’s strategic objectives and support our members to deliver excellent outcomes for students.

In this role, you will manage the delivery of business development across AoC, and would be responsible for delivering a coherent approach to income generation for funded projects, sponsorship, and commercial partnerships across a range of functions.

To be successful in this role you must have experience of managing key partners and stakeholders and leveraging these relationships to maximise funding opportunities. Candidates must have demonstratable experience of sourcing and securing funded project work, managing the complete tender process, from various funding bodies and charitable trusts. You should be equally happy to work collaboratively within a team and independently. You should also value diversity at work, be prepared to work flexibly, manage multiple priorities and take responsibility for completing the job at hand to a high standard. If this is you, we would like to hear from you!

AoC has a culture of high performance and commitment and we expect and get a lot from our staff. We offer trust and autonomy in a highly flexible working environment with a great package of rewards that includes a generous holiday entitlement, flexible pension scheme, opportunities for professional development including sponsorship of professional qualifications. We also know that our passion for the further education sector, and our focus on enabling colleges to help people realise their talents and ambitions, act as a great motivator for working at AoC.

Please review the full job description and person specification, which outlines the role in more detail.

How to Apply

If you think you have the skills, experience, and attributes to hit the ground running in this position, we would welcome your application. Click 'apply now' below.

Your application must be submitted and received by 10am on 5 March 2025.
Interviews:  W/C 17 March 2025, virtual

Please note, candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be required to complete a short interview task, that will be emailed out to them at an agreed time and date in W/C 10 March 2025.

AoC is committed to providing equal opportunities and embracing diversity. We encourage applications from everyone and will not discriminate against any applicants on the basis of age, disability, sex, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity to join the AoC team.

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