Business Development Manager – Apprenticeships / Employment Permanent

KM Recruitment is a specialist UK wide recruiter for the Skills & Employability sectors.

Job Title: Business Development Manager – Apprenticeships / Employment

Location: London

Salary: up to £45,000 + Company Benefits

Type: Full Time, Permanent

KM have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and engaging individual, who is looking to support a community of disadvantaged young people (aged 16 – 18 years old), and lower unemployment rates.

You will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with local businesses (corporate and SME’s), to secure work experience, or Apprenticeship opportunities, for individuals facing barriers to employment.

The Role:

• Proactively engage and maintain effective relationships with local employers (corporate and SME’s) to generate work experience and / or Apprenticeship opportunities.
• Networking with employers through a variety of proactive approaches to include; face to face, email, telephone, marketing activities, and representing the company at networking events.
• Liaise with employers to identify skills and / or recruitment needs.
• Maintain, and build on, existing relationships with employers to secure further opportunities for learners.
• Working directly with the learners, to pre-screen, ensure they match the requirements for the role, and prepare them for interview.
• Work towards and achieve targets and KPI’s. 
• Ensure employer environments comply with Health and Safety requirements.
• Completing all necessary paperwork in line with compliance and quality standards, ensuring all records are accurate and up to date.

Essential Criteria:

• Proven experience of employer engagement / business development to secure Apprenticeship placements and/or Employment opportunities for young people and adults.
• Experience of successfully engaging with business with CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) initiatives to deliver strong employment and apprenticeship outcomes, and become the ‘go to’ provider of choice.
• Experience of working with hard-to-reach young people and adults – including behavioural management.
• Passion for supporting disadvantaged young people and making a positive impact in the community.
• Strong networking and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must be flexible with travel across East London and surrounding area.

Please note:
KM Recruitment receive a high number of applications for each role advertised and although we would like to we are not always able to deliver feedback to unsuccessful candidates. If you have not been contacted within 4 days then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. Thank you for your interest and keep an eye on our website for future opportunities.