Director of Sales and
Business Development

Salary: Competitive

Closing date: Thursday 28 November 2024

Interviews will take place weeks commencing:
Monday 9 & Monday 16 December 2024

Be part of our team!

Formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College, The Bedford College Group is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 18,000 students passing through our doors each year. Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire, including Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College, and Tresham College, among others. Our mission is to help individuals, communities and society flourish through education by raising aspirations and reducing inequality to create a sustainable future.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Director of Sales and Business Development to join The Bedford College Group. This pivotal role involves developing and implementing strategies to drive sales growth and expand business opportunities across our institutions. The successful candidate will build strong relationships with employers and stakeholders, ensuring the Group's offerings meet market demand and support our mission. Applicants should have a proven track record in sales leadership, excellent communication skills and the ability to innovate and drive results.

We have appointed FE Associates to support us with this important appointment. Prior to submitting an application, interested parties are advised to arrange an initial conversation with our recruitment partner, by emailing Claire.Gehlig@fea.co.uk, to discuss the role before the closing date.

Dear Colleague,

Thank you for your interest in the role of Director of Sales and Business Development at The Bedford College Group (TBCG). The Group is the 7th largest further education college group in the sector by income and comprises 7 distinct colleges with 3 further educational colleges, 2 sixth form colleges and 1 national college for motorsport. Our values are extremely important to us and keep the student at the heart of everything we do, but none more so than those of valuing teamwork, continuously improving, caring, and student experience all of which sit at the heart of this role.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of leading a high-performing sales team and will be committed to delivering an exceptional employer-responsive service. They will ensure that we are the provider of choice for employers seeking training to meet their skills needs through apprenticeships, higher skills, work placements, and full-cost training opportunities. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with other senior leaders and operational teams, contributing to a clear vision and strategies to enhance the student experience, while working with urgency to achieve these goals.

To succeed in this role, you will bring expertise as a senior leader with a proven track record of achieving and exceeding sales targets in an educational or commercial setting. You will demonstrate strong commercial acumen, experience working with businesses to understand their training needs, and a history of successfully leading and managing sales and business development teams. You are articulate, data-literate, customer-centric, and possess highly ambitious leadership qualities.

You will be coming to TBCG at an extremely exciting period of change, with our new CEO having commenced in January this year with a passionate commitment to, and vision of excellence that will take us forward in the next stage of TBCG’s evolution. Interested parties are strongly encouraged to contact our FE Associates recruitment partner, Claire.Gehlig@fea.co.uk, to arrange an initial discussion prior to submitting an application.

With best wishes

Debbie Houghton
Executive Director Apprenticeships, Business Development & Commercial

If you have the very special qualities and the passion to make a real a difference to the future of our students and business, then we would like to hear from you.

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We have appointed FE Associates to help us find the right person.  Prior to submitting an application, interested parties are advised to arrange an initial conversation with our FE Associates lead consultant, by emailing Claire.Gehlig@fea.co.uk to discuss the role before the closing date.

Closing date: Thursday 28 November 2024

Interviews will take place weeks commencing: Monday 9 & Monday 16 December 2024

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