Lead Business Partner - Fareham, United Kingdom - South Hampshire College's Group

South Hampshire College's Group

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Fareham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

On August 1st, 2023, City College Southampton, Eastleigh College and Fareham College will merge to form the South Hampshire College Group*.

This merger represents an exciting opportunity for the region's students, offering defined pathways into employment, with employers benefiting from a more joined up approach that will create work ready employees aligned to the region's growth agenda as well as a fresh start for all staff by embedding best practice, resources and cultures that will deliver an outstanding college.

The merged group (who will all retain their campus names) will have a turnover of around £42 million and employ over 800 staff.

Annually, the group would be responsible for the education and training of more than 3,600 students aged 16-19, over 1,200 apprentices and over 5,000 adults.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and skilled individual to work within a dynamic and public facing team, you will be responsible for employer liaison with regards to a variety of Apprenticeships.

While a background in education or Apprenticeships is not essential, a willingness to learn about our provision, and a commitment to developing employer relationships through our offering is vital.

You will work to maintain existing relationships as well as to build new ones in line with sector and provision growth.

You will need to be well organised; customer focused and have strong communication skills. Aa a multi-faceted role, you will require skills in multi-tasking as well as an ability to prioritise. While office based, this role involves real engagement with employers, learners and faculty staff alike.

You will be required to attend both internal and external careers events, as well as to monitor and report on your own sales activity.

Specific Accountabilities:

Support continuous improvement within the BD team by seeking updates and competitor analysis and using this feedback to help inform strategic direction within Fareham College.
Independently prepare professional sales proposals that recognise the diverse nature of employers within specific industries.
You will hit the ground running and be able to utilise your contact list to promote apprenticeships and staff training.
Be skilled in the effective use of customer and prospect contact activities tools and systems, including maintenance of relevant information held in these systems.
Support in the creation of employer specific contracts and proposals to ensure clarity of purpose within the partnership.
As an experienced salesperson you will be able to work with a high degree of autonomy and lead on the planning of employer engagement and communications based on employer feedback.
Being target driven you will work to challenging targets for apprenticeships and commercial training and be able to meet key performance indicators on client visits, continually building your pipeline of employers. You will understand the college's financial allocation for apprenticeships and ensure personal performance meets criteria.

Benefits package

30 days annual leave (FTE, excluding bank holidays), generous local government pension scheme contributions, Free on-site gym, Staff development opportunities, Staff recognition scheme, Employee Recommendation Incentive and access to many more benefits.

*Subject to change dependant on start date to South Hampshire College Group terms and conditions*
Equality and Diversity Commitment

We aim to employ people who reflect the diverse nature of the community to enable us to maintain an outstanding service to our learners whilst bringing together our core values - Respect, Innovate and Excel.

Fareham College is a Disability Confident Employer and have signed the Menopause Workplace Pledge to show our commitment to supporting employees going through the menopause in the workplace.

Safeguarding and Digital Screening
The College is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners. It expects all staff to share this commitment.

All successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check and to provide proof of their eligibility to work in the UK.

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Our College regularly produces excellent student results and receives sizeable capital investment that has and will deliver world-class learning facilities for both students and staff.

We are now regarded as the #1 College in Hampshire and none of this momentum would be possible without the team that Fareham College has brought together.