Business Development Manager
20 hours ago
Port Talbot
Business Development Manager – Skills Bootcamps (Digital) £35,000 – £45,000 + Bonus Scheme Who We're Hiring For We're working exclusively with a leading digital learning specialist to find a Business Development Manager to support the growth of their Skills Bootcamp provision across several key regions in England. Our client is an established name in digital skills delivery — partnered with the likes of Apple, AWS, Google, and Microsoft — and they're scaling up quickly off the back of new funded contracts. The Role You'll be responsible for building and managing verified employer networks across your region — getting businesses committed to interviewing and hiring bootcamp graduates, generating pipeline, and supporting the commercial activity that sits behind funded digital skills delivery. Day to day that looks like: • Building a verified employer network — securing business commitments to interview and hire Skills Bootcamp learners, • Generating leads and managing relationships with employers, LEPs, Chambers of Commerce, and local growth stakeholders, • Representing the organisation at regional events and forums, • Working closely with the delivery team to align employer demand with live programme provision, • Tracking activity and hitting KPIs around employer sign-ups and learner outcomes, • A background in BD or partnerships within skills, training, or education, • Solid understanding of the Skills Bootcamp model — funded delivery, employer obligations, the lot, • A proven track record building employer networks or verified employer pipelines, • Self-sufficient and comfortable owning a region — you don't need to be managed, you need to be trusted, • Fine working within a tender-led environment — this is common in the sector and our client is well placed, • £35,000 – £45,000 basic (DOE), • Performance bonus As an industry leading, nationwide Marketing, Digital, Analytics, IT and Design recruitment agency, we are continually receiving new assignments to work on, so keep a close eye on our website, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages for a full list of current permanent and interim opportunities as well as marketplace news and fun stuff. Forward Role is operating as an employment agency. JBRP1_UKTJ