Head of Partnerships
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Discover the LMP Group: Inspiring Ambition Across the UK At the LMP Group, we are driven by a singular mission: to inspire ambition. Our three distinct companies - LMP Education, Inspire ATA, and LMP Action - work together to create a profound educational and social impact throughout the UK, fostering positive and sustainable development through collaboration. Join Us on Our Mission At the LMP Group, we are more than just a collection of companies. We are a community dedicated to empowering others to achieve their fullest potential. Whether you're looking to advance your education, enhance your career, or collaborate on meaningful initiatives, we invite you to join us on our mission to inspire ambition. Together, we can create inspirational journeys and delivery excellence in education. About the role This role will sit within our LMP Education Sales function and the successful candidate will be required to lead on Apprenticeship sales strategy across business development and account management to ensure that we are meeting start targets within the Education, Early Years and Business sectors. The Head of Partnerships will need to devise and implement a forward-thinking sales strategy to promote, engage, create, and fill Apprenticeship start targets across England. The Head of Partnerships will be responsible for ensuring that each salesperson within the Business Development Team and the Account Management Team is meeting their targets consistently by controlling the sales and by creating strategic partnerships (internally and externally) to enhance LMPs offering, leverage key stakeholders to drive more clients into the teams and to ensure LMP have a presence at industry leading events. Develop Sales Strategy: Work with the strategy team to create and implement a comprehensive sales strategy to achieve revenue targets and facilitate growth.
- To develop and implement a sales strategy over the next 24 months for schools, Early Year settings and Business's.
- To develop and implement an account management strategy over the next 24 months to grow LMPs current client base.
- To develop a bank of key internal and external partnerships which will drive starts and enhance the LMP offer.
- To ensure sales, and account management, consistently meet their targets and KPIs.
- To ensure that the apprenticeship starts targets are met consistently.
- An understanding of the FE and training sector, and in particular the apprenticeship model.
- An understanding of employability and skills funding provision.
- Sales team management experience within the apprenticeship sector.
- A proven track record of individual high performance within a sales function, and in the management of a high-performing team.
- Knowledge of organisational effectiveness and operations management.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced working environment.
- Ability to demonstrate a good understanding of basic HR policies, procedures, and practices.
- Excellent IT Skills (MS Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Highly organised.
- Experience of working within the apprenticeship training sector with the ability to overcome problems with fast and effective solutions.
- Having an analytical mindset, with the ability to analyse and identify patterns in information, trends, and emerging issues.
- Ability to demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to investigate and evaluate information and reach good conclusions.
- 28 days holiday and get an extra day for each year you stay with us, up to max 33 days PLUS bank holidays.
- We pay for a Healthcare Plan once you've passed probation, which includes access to a private GP.
- From day 1, free life insurance covering up to x4 your salary.
- We'll both add money into your pension pot after 3 months.
- Get 25% off online learning resources for year 1 to GCSE with EdPlace.
- Choose what flexible benefits you want after you've passed probation - this could be buying extra holiday, dental, topping up your healthcare plan, bikes, gym membership, electric cars and give as you earn.
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