Overview
The Business Development Consultant is responsible for identifying, shaping, and securing new client partnerships across both commercial and apprenticeship-funded programmes. Reporting directly to the Head of Growth, this role drives the organisation’s growth agenda, ensuring that new business activity aligns with priority sectors, emerging service lines, and long-term strategic objectives. Location: Home, United Kingdom. Department: Consulting.
Application Deadline: 12 September 2025
Responsibilities
- Engage in proactive business development across commercial and apprenticeship-funded markets in line with Industry Strategic Growth plans.
- Build and nurture influential relationships with employers, partners, and sector stakeholders.
- Input to the design of tailored proposals that reflect workforce challenges, funding frameworks, and policy drivers after seeking input from stakeholders across People Development where necessary.
- Collaborate with the Director of Client Success & Growth and Consulting Director – Global Solutions on go-to-market strategy, proposition development, and opportunity prioritisation.
- Facilitate full client handover and onboarding in partnership with the Head of Client Success.
- Actively participate in internal sales meetings.
- Represent the organisation externally at key industry events, roundtables, and business development forums.
What You’ll Bring to the Role – Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven track record in business development within education, training, or workforce development sectors.
- An understanding of apprenticeship funding models, commercial training propositions, and sector-specific workforce challenges.
- Familiarity with CRM systems and data-driven sales reporting.
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills across senior levels.
- Strong proposal writing and solution design capabilities, with a consultative and insight-led approach.
- Ability to interpret market intelligence and policy trends to inform strategic growth activity.
- Experience collaborating across cross-functional teams to drive alignment and execution.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, tailored to diverse audiences.
- High emotional intelligence and professional integrity, with a values-driven approach to partnership.
Desirable Skills & Attributes
- Experience working with or within employer-provider partnerships or sector bodies.
- Knowledge of emerging digital learning platforms and trends in professional development.
- Ability to represent the organisation confidently at industry events and forums.
- Experience contributing to strategic marketing or thought leadership campaigns.
- Coaching or mentoring experience within a business development or client-facing context.
- Understanding of how commercial training is financed within client budget cycles.
- A passion for inclusive workforce development and social impact.
Benefits
Davies is committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome candidates of all genders, gender identity and expression, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, nationality, and belief (or lack thereof).
- Join us and enjoy our ever-evolving benefits, including but not limited to:
- Reward platform – discounts for over 800 retailers
- 25 days holiday (rising with service)
- Well-being centre
- Recognition programme
- Paid fertility appointments
- Fostering friendly employer
- Pension – matched contribution at 5%
- Life Assurance (4 x basic salary)
- Development, training, and professional qualification
Seniority level
- Mid-Senior level
Employment type
- Full-time
Job function
- Sales and Business Development
Industries
- Insurance
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