Account Manager - Havant and South Downs College (HSDC) : Job Details

Salary: £28,609.78

HSDC wishes to appoint Account Manager to join its Ofsted outstanding rated Adult Provision team. The ideal candidate will have excellent organisational skills, and keen eye for detail and strong communication skills.

The college is looking for a full-time Account Manager to work at the Alton campus to help develop employer relationships within the Alton area to help grow the delivery of employer responsive adult training courses. The post holder will carry out research with employers from a range of sectors to understand what the skills gaps are in the area and how the college can fill these gaps using various ESFA adult skills funds.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for:

• Develop and deliver an outstanding employer, DWP and other referral agency account management service in partnership with HSDC Adult provision.
• Lead on external activities for growth in new employer recruitment to ensure the College meets all its Adult Skills Fund allocation.
• To be the single point of contact with designated employers to actively create adult learning opportunities to meet college’s Adult Skills Fund strategic aims.
• Complete appropriate sales activities to develop new employer opportunities, including telesales campaigns, face to face meetings and social media.
• Represent the college at a range of internal and external networking events to promote the college as a provider of choice including the college business breakfasts.
• To plan and organise employer focused events such as breakfast briefings and other networking events to broaden employer engagement activities.

Requirements

You will need:

• Qualified at Level 2 for English and Maths
• Good knowledge of the complex FE/training environment, as well as future developments and priorities.
• Proven experience of development of work-based learning activities within the FE sector.
• Proven experience of successful performance against sales and business development targets in a business-to-business environment, including a clear understanding of the solution sales process.
• Good overall understanding of ESFA Adult Skills funding methodology, and basic understanding of commercial income, expenditure and contribution models.
• Strong ability to meet financial targets.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits to help make HSDC a great place to work! Some of these include:

• Generous pension scheme. We offer both the Local Government Pension Scheme and Teachers Pension Scheme.
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• A whole range of discounts. All employees are eligible to purchase an NUS TOTUM card which gives you access to hundreds of discounts with retailers.
• Giving back. Giving back to the community is an important part of working at HSDC. All staff are given the chance to give back to causes close to their heart. There are opportunities for volunteering and regular fundraising activities for both local and national charities.
• Staff are also able to contribute to a charity through the Give As You Earn (GAYE) scheme.
• We will invest in you! As an organisation that puts education at the forefront of everything we do, it’s only right that we take the same approach for our employees.
• There are a wide range of training and continued development opportunities available to staff. These include in-house sessions on coaching and mentoring, the opportunity to attend workshops and seminars, staff development days, as well as funding available towards relevant qualifications.
• HSDC also offers opportunities for funded research and cross-college projects, with some research bids involving international travel to speak at conferences.

To ensure excellence at HSDC, all teaching staff are required to obtain a Level 5 or equivalent Teaching Qualification such as Certificate in Education or PGCE, and you will be supported to achieve this.For those who are new to teaching, you will be welcome to join our level 3 Award in Education & Training. This is a 10-week introduction to teaching course which will be fully funded by HSDC to support you to develop inclusive teaching and learning.For more experienced teachers, or those who have completed the Award, you will be welcome to join our Certificate in Education or PGCE course through our partnership with Portsmouth University. You will receive a financial contribution and a reduction in teaching time to support you in becoming a fully qualified teacher!

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