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Business Development Manager - Employability

KM Education Recruitment Ltd
Manchester Contract GBP 35,000 – 35,000
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KM Recruitment is a specialist UK wide recruiter for the Skills & Employability sectors.

Job Title: Business Development Manager – Employability
Location: Manchester - Centre/Field based
Salary: up to£35,000 + uncapped bonus + fantastic benefits package!
Type: Full-time, 12-month FTC

Duties Include: • To identify and engage with new and existing local employers, to source employment opportunities for a caseload of unemployed individuals.

  • Promote and sell employer services, tailoring recruitment solutions to meet business and workforce needs.

  • Work closely with internal teams to match suitable candidates to vacancies and ensure successful outcomes.

  • Engage with the local community to promote our client as the Provider of choice.

  • To lead on recruitment activity, including: pre-screens, group sessions, and candidate shortlisting.

  • Support reverse marketing of candidates by proactively promoting individuals to prospective employers.

  • Analysis of local labour market trends, to identify growth sectors and target new employers.

  • Maintain regular contact with employer accounts, to support repeat business and long-term partnerships.

  • Work towards and achieve targets and KPI's.

  • Completing all necessary paperwork in line with compliance and quality standards.

Essential Criteria:
  • Proven B2B / employer engagement experience within Skills / Employability.

  • Must possess a sound understanding of local employment market and trends.

  • Experience of working towards and achieving targets.

  • Excellent communication, administrative and organisational skills.

  • Full, clean UK driving licence and access to own vehicle.

  • Must be flexible with travel.

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.

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