Are you a strategic and commercially driven leader ready to shape the future of Business, Professional Services, Digital Skills, and Sport training at Haddon Training?
We’re looking for a results-focused Head of Business and Professional Services to lead the growth and expansion of this key portfolio. You’ll drive revenue growth, increase market share across Business, Professional Services, and Digital Skills programmes, and develop new opportunities within the Sport and Active Leisure sector.
As a senior leader, you’ll turn strategic ambitions into measurable success. You’ll lead high-performing teams, strengthen employer relationships, and ensure that our programmes deliver exceptional learner outcomes. With your commercial insight and passion for innovation, you’ll shape our offer to meet evolving workforce needs — from digital transformation in business to leadership and customer excellence in professional and sport environments.
Join us and help position Haddon Training as the training provider of choice across Business, Professional Services, Digital Skills, and the Sport and Active Leisure industry.
About the Role
Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities
Responsibilities
* Strategic Growth & Market Expansion
* Design and deliver a clear growth strategy for the Business and Sport portfolio, aligned with organisational ambitions.
* Proactively identify, assess, and secure new business opportunities in both established and emerging markets.
* * Operational Excellence & Delivery
* Lead and inspire delivery teams to provide high-quality, scalable training solutions.
* Ensure all programmes meet regulatory, compliance, and quality standards while remaining commercially competitive.
* Drive employer and learner satisfaction to support retention, progression, and advocacy.
* Oversee the development of new programmes that respond to employer demand and open fresh revenue streams.
* * Commercial Impact
* Take ownership of growth targets, including learner numbers, employer partnerships, and revenue generation.
* Report regularly on progress against strategic and financial objectives to the Senior Leadership Team.
* Ensure resources are aligned effectively to deliver maximum impact and return on investment.
Qualifications
* Knowledge and experience of Work Based Learning Apprenticeships and funding streams
* Resilience
* Ability to work under pressure and deadlines whilst always maintaining the organisation’s values.
* Management qualification or willingness to work towards a recognised qualification
* Significant leadership and management skills and experience at a senior level
* In-depth knowledge of assessing and IQA
* Demonstrable success in growing a business portfolio within training, education, or related industries.
* Strong commercial acumen with proven ability to generate revenue and secure new partnerships.
* In-depth knowledge of the Sport sector, including opportunities within leisure, fitness, and allied industries.
* Excellent relationship-building, influencing, and negotiation skills.
* Ability to lead and deliver strategy through to successful operational outcomes.
Required Skills
* Ability to promote the Company values and behaviours and lead by example
* Ability to express ideas succinctly and clearly, both verbally and through written work
* Passionate about achieving high levels of excellence in education, learning and development
* Able to demonstrate a clear commitment to high standards and the ability to drive continuous improvement
* Highly professional and motivated with high levels of commitment and confidentiality
* Self-motivated, with the ability to work proactively using own initiative
* Ability to establish good working relationships with a wide range of people including senior staff
* Ability to prioritise work and manage competing demands
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Able to inspire and engage your team
Preferred Skills
* Demonstrable experience of partnership working with a range of organisations
* Quality Assurance or equivalent quality experience in line with the below:
* Experience of Ofsted inspections, requirements, and quality frameworks.
* * Experience of working with apprenticeship funding rules & work-based learning
* Established professional network in the Sport and Business sectors.
* PGCE or equivalent
* Coaching qualification
* Ability to react flexibly under pressure and to work to tight deadlines
* Demonstrable commitment to equality and diversity
For further information on this job role, please contact us or 01443 749000
Equal Opportunity Statement
Educ8 Group is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, and expect all employees to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a satisfactory DBS check, this may be a Standard or an Enhanced DBS check with a children’s barred list check, in line with their job role. Educ8 uphold the Armed Forces Covenant and are committed to supporting the armed forces community through their recruitment process.
Why work for us?
Educ8 Training Group are a Values driven organisation creating a Gr8 Culture resulting in being the #2 Best Education and Training Company to work for in the UK in 2024. If you'd like to work with Gr8 people who are passionate about training and education then we’d love to hear from you. We offer excellent benefits, a values driven ethos but most of all a Gr8 place to work.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Benefits
* Annual Leave package: 30 days annual leave which includes day off for Birthday and Christmas shutdown.
* Additional holiday accrued after 2 years’ service starting from 1 day per year up to a maximum of 5 days.
* 45p per mile mileage allowance.
* Early