Director of Business Development: Adult Skills and Apprenticeships

Are you a strategic business development leader with a strong track record in adult skills, apprenticeships and employer engagement? Our client is seeking a dynamic and commercially focused professional to join their team as Director of Business Development: Adult Skills and Apprenticeships. This is a pivotal leadership role focused on driving business growth, expanding apprenticeship and adult skills provision, and identifying strategic opportunities that respond to employer needs, sector skills gaps and labour market demand. Working closely with the Vice Principal for Business Growth, Skills and Partnerships, you will help shape and deliver a responsive, high-quality offer across apprenticeships, adult learning and workforce development. You will lead and motivate a high-performing business development team and provide leadership for Adult Skills, building strong relationships with employers, stakeholders and partners across the region. You will oversee the growth and income of the College Business Centre, Skills Bootcamps, Tailored Learning Provision and distance learning certificate programmes, while leading employer engagement, key account management, funding and bid opportunities, and the development of innovative training solutions aligned to local and regional priorities. Candidates will bring strong commercial acumen, proven experience of leading teams to deliver ambitious growth targets, and a successful track record of working with employers to develop ..... full job details .....