Business Development Officer

Responsibilities

• Developing and sustaining solid relationships with company stakeholders and customers.
• Identifying and creating partnership with new potential student recruitment agencies or partners.
• Supporting the programme management team members to maximise the enrolment.
• Actively involved in assisting the team for achieving the student recruitment target for each intake.
• Analysing customer feedback data to determine whether customers are satisfied with company products and services.
• Providing insight into product development and competitive positioning.
• Attending business meetings and providing training to new recruiting partners regularly.
• Conducting market research to identify new business opportunities.
• Ability to get actively involved in internal events for brand marketing
• What Experience/Skills are required:
• Essential:
• Demonstrable experience working as a Business Development Officer or in a similar
• role within the educational sector.
• Good sales, negotiation and persuasive skills and an excellent people person
• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications.
• The ability to travel as needed in the role.
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Effective communication skills at all levels and the ability to deal with people at all
• levels.
• Good business acumen.
• Accuracy and detail-oriented.
• Ability to be adaptable and flexible as required.
• Desirable:
• Bachelor's degree in Business Management or Administration, Marketing, Finance or a related field.

Benefits

Additional Information

Department: Business Development Location: Manchester Type of Contract: Permanent Working Pattern: Full Time - 40hrs Per Week Salary Information: £30,000-£35,000pa + Commission GBS is a higher education provider offering a range of sector-relevant courses across ten campuses in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. Working in partnership with several of the UK's leading higher education providers, we deliver vocational, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in finance, accounting, business, construction, tourism, healthcare, and more. Our Vision: Changing lives through education. The role: Reporting to the Business Development Manager, The Business Development Officer will support the GBS Business Development Team. They will develop and maintain excellent relationships with stakeholders as well as identify new partnerships with student recruitment agencies. Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position.

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