[Hiring] Business Development Manager @KnowledgeBrief

Role Description

As a Business Development Manager within our Enterprise team, you will join a close-knit group of eleven dedicated and driven Business Development Managers. You will be responsible for identifying and developing new business opportunities with large, levy-paying organisations. This will involve:

• Confident, data-led market research.
• A variety of outreach methods, including telephone calls, email, LinkedIn, and marketing-led campaigns.
• Researching target organisations and creating tailored outreach campaigns.
• Building relationships with senior stakeholders such as HR Directors, Learning and Development Directors, and Chief People Officers.

This is an opportunity to build lasting client partnerships while helping organisations invest in the development of their people and future leaders.

Qualifications

• Proven success in telesales, business development, or a comparable sales role.
• Confidence generating new opportunities through proactive outreach.
• A strong track record of working towards and achieving sales targets.
• Clear and effective communication skills, particularly when engaging senior stakeholders.
• The ability to research organisations and develop relevant, tailored approaches.
• Strong organisational skills and the patience to manage longer sales cycles.
• A customer-focused approach and the ability to build lasting professional relationships.
• The motivation and self-discipline to work effectively within a remote environment.

Requirements

• Experience selling apprenticeships, training, or learning and development solutions (desirable).
• Experience working with large or enterprise-level organisations (desirable).
• An understanding of the apprenticeship levy and how organisations can use it to support workforce development (desirable).
• Experience managing sales involving multiple stakeholders and complex decision-making processes (desirable).
• The higher end of the salary range will be considered for candidates with considerable experience selling within the apprenticeship or training sector (desirable).

Benefits

• Uncapped commission on all apprenticeship starts once the monthly target has been met.
• Opportunity to undertake a fully funded Chartered Management Institute qualification.
• The opportunity to progress to Senior Business Development Manager based on performance and length of service.
• 5.6 weeks’ annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• Paid company closure over the winter holidays.
• Two weeks’ full sick pay per year upon probation completion.
• A remote-working environment with regular opportunities to connect with colleagues.
• Full reimbursement for required business travel to London.

Company Description

KnowledgeBrief is a leadership and business management training provider specialising in apprenticeship delivery, leadership development, business competency training, and professional skills development. Through apprenticeships, commercial learning solutions, qualifications, workshops, and coaching, we help individuals and organisations build the knowledge, confidence, and capability they need to grow and succeed.

Our vision is to inspire the next generation of leaders through high-impact learning experiences that empower great business leadership at every level. We are a values-driven organisation with a strong focus on innovation, authenticity, inspiration, and relationships, creating meaningful impact for our learners, clients, colleagues, and partners.