The Skills People Group are a national provider of NVQ, Apprenticeships, Programmes for the unemployed and Compliance training. We specialise in both commercial and funded training and are proud to be nationally recognised as one of the UK s largest private training providers. We are currently recruiting for a highly organised Business Development Manager to join our existing team. This Role is responsible for engaging with construction businesses and driving sales and is predominantly an external role, requiring the successful candidate to travel widely. We currently have delivery ongoing in the Leicestershire and Northants area, with travel within these regions. The successful candidate will undertake the following main Duties and Responsibilities: Establish, build and maintain partnerships with a wide portfolio of existing and potential partners to fulfil the business needs through regular contact and account management. Actively seek new business opportunities with existing and potential clients Identifying and implementing partnership opportunities within the company Achieving Set monthly targets. Develop a network of relationships with construction companies. Maintain an excellent level of product knowledge and understanding of all funding opportunities. Attend networking events and other promotional opportunities, maintaining a professional and credible profile on behalf of the company - these may be outside of normal working hours, so some flexibility is required. M