Training Business Development Manager (12 Month Contract)

PUBLIC is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants of all different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Candidates from non-traditional backgrounds and underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Role

The Training Business Development Manager role is an exciting, integral component of our expanding work in Learning and Workforce Transformation (LWT). The role has a dual function - to work closely with the Director of LWT to expand and scale our learning offer across new and existing clients, and to act as project manager to new work as we win new clients.

You will work alongside the Director of LWT to oversee development, delivery, and scaling of our Innovation and Digital Skills training programmes across central government, public sector, and our growing private sector client base.

You will head a multidisciplinary team of learning designers, project managers, and operation associates; working closely with them to ensure the high-quality scoping and winning of new work and smooth delivery of projects to clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic view of the overarching structure of LWT programmes with an eye to future development and expansion
• Support the design and implementation of a data-driven approach to impact and quality for our programmes
• Steer strategic business development opportunities to scale our learning programmes to new clients through research, proposal writing and pitching
• Front on developing new opportunities with clients by using existing networks and relationships to shape new opportunities before they are formal tenders
• Head marketing and content strategy for business development opportunities

• Act as Project Manager to learning programmes as necessary
• Steer and support a team to ensure the high-quality, timely, and cost-efficient delivery of programmes within LWT
• Oversee participant and faculty recruitment for programmes in LWT
• Identify and mitigate against risks and challenges for programme delivery
• Coordinate and facilitate interactive, energetic delivery of live learning days, both remote and in-person

• Manage and maintain strong relationships with new client stakeholders and current partners, from governmental and non-governmental organisations
• Coordinate the recruitment, vetting and onboarding of participants to our courses, in liaison with internal and external stakeholders
• Uphold excellent internal communication skills, including cascading key messages to ensure that there is a shared culture and approach

• Guide the Business Development team that spans both line management and matrix style, to ensure LWT business goals are met
• Line manage 1-2 people directly and oversee a multidisciplinary team of up to 8 when necessary
• Build and oversee the team development plan aligned to team and business priorities, identifying areas for development and implementing opportunities for team upskilling and L&D

Requirements

• Significant experience in business development experience in learning programmes, both in responding to tenders and shaping opportunities with existing / new clients
• Significant experience managing large scale programmes or projects and running high performing teams
• Experience in digital transformation and workforce development
• Significant experience scoping, building and delivering learning/training programmes
• Steering teams towards successful outcomes while fostering a supportive environment
• Training, developing and quality assuring the work of more junior colleagues in the team
• Effective use of available team resource and tools to create effective delegation systems and manage the project workload successfully
• Strong project management and organisational skills, with an ability to work both strategically and with a detail-oriented approach: including use of project tools/software, methodologies and best practice
• Great stakeholder management skills and previous experience in client-facing roles
• Excellent communication skills and previous experience with external written and verbal communication
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with a variety of stakeholders
• A high degree of independence and initiative-taking
• Enthusiasm for working in a dynamic environment and ability to deliver across a range of diverse tasks in a timely fashion

• Passion for creating positive societal impact

• A traditional educational background - we are looking for people with the right attitude, a willingness to learn, and a passion for what we do

Visa

This role is based in the United Kingdom, and as such starting employment will be conditional on the successful candidate’s Right to Work in the UK. For those otherwise eligible to obtain the Right to Work in the UK, we offer the facility to borrow up to £2,000 towards visa-related expenses.

Benefits

Salary and Benefits

Salary for this position will be £67,448.52 per annum depending on skills and experience.

Like the rest of the company, you’ll benefit from:

• Employer pension contribution match of 5% on your qualifying salary
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Access to discounts & financial support using our EAP, Lifeworks & Charlie HR
• Cycle to Work Scheme

• 25 days per year, increasing one day per year up to a maximum of 30 days (in addition to bank holidays and Winter closure)
• Flexibility to work up to 30 days per calendar year outside of the country in which you are employed
• Hybrid working flexibility which can be agreed with your line manager when you start
• Wellness Budget’ of £300 a year to spend on things that support your wellness
• Mental Health support - via our EAP, Lifeworks
• Corporate discounts with Better Gym!

• 6 days of paid Learning & Development leave per year
• A £300 per year learning budget
• Regular all business training events and in-house learning
• A work MacBook, and a £300 “working from home” budget

• Community groups such as Women at PUBLIC
• Regular All Team socials and other team-led events

About PUBLIC

This mission is what drove us to create PUBLIC and is what continues to drive everything we do.

We started PUBLIC because we were collectively frustrated that the technology revolution we were witnessing was not having a positive enough impact on the public sector. With the ambition to put ‘GovTech’ on the map, PUBLIC emerged as a trailblazer in bridging this gap between government and innovative tech.

Today, PUBLIC works with a diverse range of organisations including the UK Ministry of Defence, the UK Department for Business and Trade, the European Commission, the Crown Commercial Service, National Grid, and the NHS, to name a few. We support these organisations with their digital transformation through our full suite of services, delivering strategic advising, learning and digital upskilling programmes, digital product delivery and policy monitoring and evaluation.

We are proud to be a go-to digital transformation partner for the public sector and continue to work rigorously to provide greater value for our clients and achieve greater impacts on the services they deliver for citizens. As we continue to evolve as a business, this vision to build a better public sector will remain our north star - informing our decisions, guiding our growth, and energising our dedicated team of innovators.

Applications for this role will be closing on 16/10/2024.