Job Title: Business Development Manager - Professional ServicesSalary: Commencing at £38, 651 with progression £42,223Closing Date: 2025-07-13About the Role Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to advance your career? We are currently hiring for a Business Development Manager focusing on Professional Services. Luminate Education Group is one of the largest and most diverse further education providers in the UK, offering a wide range of high-quality vocational courses and apprenticeships to help individuals develop their skills and advance their careers.The Apprenticeship Team is a dedicated group within the college, focused on supporting both employers and apprentices throughout the apprenticeship journey. They provide expert advice, guidance, and training opportunities across various sectors to ensure the development of a highly skilled workforce. Located in the heart of Leeds, the teams convenient location at Eastgate and Printworks Campuses makes it easily accessible to students and employers alike, with strong links to local businesses and industries.What You Will DoLead employer and stakeholder engagement activities, fostering strong collaborations that support the expansion of our apprenticeship offer across the Group and externally.Proactively build and develop new partnerships with both levy-paying organisations and SMEs through targeted business development strategies and regional outreach efforts.Represent the Group at external events and meetings, acting as an ambassador to promote our provision and build long-lasting relationships with industry partners.Manage and support a team of Employer Support and Recruitment Coordinators, as well as apprentices, ensuring excellent service for employers and applicants engaging with Luminate.Contribute to income generation through a variety of funding streams, including apprenticeships, adult skills funding, and commercial training opportunities.Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the Group’s full offering, including Apprenticeships, T Levels, Commercial Training, and Work Placements, using this expertise to recommend the most appropriate solutions for employers.Prepare and present tailored proposals to employers, clearly outlining solution costs and benefits. About YouProven experience in leading teams in Employer Engagement, Business Development, or Sales within the Further Education sector, with a strong track record of achieving performance targets.A background in account managing employer or stakeholder relationships, resulting in sustained partnership growth.Confidence and experience in delivering presentations to a variety of stakeholder groups, both in person and through online platforms.Solid understanding of the Further Education landscape, with particular insight into the delivery and development of apprenticeship programmes.Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage and present effectively to diverse audiences.A flexible and adaptable approach, able to thrive in a dynamic role where priorities may shift and no two days are the same.BenefitsThe group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:Annual leave: Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidaysCurriculum support and business support: 37 days plus bank holidaysPension schemes with generous employer contributionsTeachers’ Pension SchemeLocal Government Pension SchemePeople’s Pension SchemeCPD opportunities:Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.About UsLuminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions - Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College (HC), Keighley College (KC), Leeds City College (LCC), Leeds Conservatoire (LC), University Centre Leeds, Leeds Sixth Form College and Yorkshire Centre for Training & Development.SAFEGUARDINGAt Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIONWe recognise, value and champion diversity & Inclusion. As we engage with a diverse student population we want to ensure we reflect that in our staff population too. For us diversity is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other, by our different experiences and backgrounds. It is important to us that both staff and students achieve their full potential. Diversity is important to us, but inclusion is equally, if not more important. It’s not just about having the representation but also providing the people we recruit with opportunities and valuing everyone’s contributions and perspectives.RECRUITMENT AGENCIESWe kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward any unsolicited CVs in relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any of our vacancies we will get in touch with agencies directly. We do not recognise submissions of unsolicited or speculative CV applications from recruitment agencies. We shall not be liable for any fee / commission in the event we employ a candidate that may have been submitted as an unsolicited/speculative application from an uninstructed recruitment agency.