Account Manager

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

Salary:

Annual salary ranges from £30,308 and £31,885.

Type:

Permanent – Full-Time

Closing date:

Thursday, June 20th, 2024

Loughborough College is recruiting for an Account Manager to join our highly driven and successful Business Development team.

The Account Manager is in charge of managing accounts, building long-term relationships with businesses, and developing new business to achieve College income targets, all while providing high-quality work experience and industry placements.

The intriguing and diverse role includes:

• Developing and managing accounts for local and regional employers, maximising prospects for the College’s expansion goals, including apprenticeships, commercial training solutions, work experience, and industry placements.
• Ensure that agreed-upon monthly growth targets are reached or exceeded in order to boost the College’s turnover and profitability.
• Developing a strong and trusted partnership between employers and the College.
• Developing a thorough awareness of the employer’s requirements, anticipating account changes and upgrades, and resolving customer difficulties and complaints.
• Negotiating contracts with employers and defining a performance timeline.
• As a point of contact for employers and internal teams, I handle communication between employers, curriculum, and other personnel.

The College aims to attract, develop, and retain the best employees by providing a motivating and inclusive environment where talent is really appreciated. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment, believing that diversity is critical to our company’s success.

We are happy to have received the Investor in Diversity award. We aggressively promote applications from people who are currently underrepresented, and we use positive action under the Equality Act. We welcome everyone to consider joining us on this trip. The College aims to attract, develop, and retain the best employees by providing a motivating and inclusive environment where talent is really appreciated.

Along with our commitment to your professional and personal development, we also provide a robust benefits package that includes:

• A competitive pension programme.
• On-site parking.
• One campus facility.
• Subsidised nursery fees
• Up to 25 days of yearly leave per year.
• Additional annual leave is available.
• Excellent CPD and inclusive resources for development
• Wellbeing hours
• Opportunities for volunteering in the local community and charities

We provide a variety of family-friendly, inclusive employment practices, flexible working arrangements, and agile working as the business allows. We provide staff forums, sustainability working groups, Investors in Diversity steering committees, and mental health and wellbeing support services for employees from various backgrounds.

We are and have always been committed to providing our students and employees with an exceptional and unparalleled range of modern facilities and resources.

The successful candidate will be employed by The Leicestershire College, a subsidiary of Loughborough College. The terms and conditions of employment offered by Leicestershire College differ from those of Loughborough College. Employees of Leicestershire College are based in Loughborough College.

Overseas candidates who desire to apply and require sponsorship can analyse their chances of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the position by comparing their circumstances to the criteria given on the. Please be aware that right-to-work checks will be done once the position is offered.

If you require any assistance in applying for this job, please email recruitment@loucoll.ac.uk

Important Information.

EU citizens arriving in the UK after January 1, 2021, must apply for a Tier 2 visa to secure the ability to work in the UK.

To be eligible to apply for a Tier 2 visa, the advertised position must have an educational quality of at least A levels and a salary of at least £25,600, unless it is in a shortage sector, such as STEM, or if you hold a PhD related to the role.