Chichester College Group have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Sales Consultant at our Crawley College campus. You will join us on part time, permanent basis. In return, we will offer a competitive salary pro rata of £31,279 - £34,189 per annum (i.e. £25,361.35 - £27,720.81) plus £494.66 Crawley Weighting Allowance. The Sales Consultant role: Are you looking for a Consultative Sales Role where you can make a difference to people’s lives? Do you enjoy meeting clients face to face? Do you enjoy exceeding targets? Do you want to work within a great team? If the answers are yes, then Chichester College Group would like to hear from you! You will be selling Apprenticeships, Higher Education, T-Level Placements, Commercial Courses and Commercial Hires across Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire. Full training and ongoing support will be provided. Working Pattern: Monday-Thursday 08:30-17:00 Key Responsibilities of our Sales Consultant: Managing self-generated leads and referred leads from other sources ensuring a high conversion rate. Selling our products and services promoting all that the College offers and deliver against the agreed target income levels as set within the annual business planning process. Identify new market opportunities, bringing these insights back to College for product/service development and championing the development of new products, courses and wider business opportunity in allocated curriculum area. Attending networking events and opportunities to promote the College; including those held outside of core working hours such as early mornings, in the evenings or at weekends; at Business to Business (B2B) and careers fairs events. Ensuring that agreed monthly targets for growth are met or exceeded in order to increase turnover and profitability for the College. Carrying out training needs analysis with external businesses, as required, to ensure that we recommend a range of training solutions to suit need. Conducting Labour Market Intelligence reports on key sector area (Construction) aligned to the role’s responsibility, understanding the sectors in depth and using the data to prompt and drive sales activity/behaviour. To use this information to determine annual intake targets agreed within the curriculum business planning process. Ensuring that all engagement with customers is fully logged and evidenced on the CRM. To build and sustain account relationships relevant to sector areas and ensure that customers are happy with our service. Our ideal Sales Consultant should have the following skills and experience: Level 3 (A Level or equivalent) Experience handling customer complaints Proven experience of meeting and exceeding sales targets Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Outlook, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint The ability to travel between campuses and to visit employers independently with own transport and current driving licence with class 2 insurance Working in a vibrant and inclusive further education college is an inspiring experience. Our staff have a relentless focus on delivering outstanding teaching, learning and support, where you'll encounter a diverse student body, a positive atmosphere, ample support services, innovative teaching methods, community engagement and a celebration of individual differences. It's an environment that fosters personal growth and collaboration, to change lives through learning. Apply now to join a fantastic team! Closing date: 9th February 2026 Interview date: 24th February 2026 You will be asked to upload a CV before starting an application form for this role. The system will take information such as education and employment history from your CV and auto-populate the relevant parts of the application form to save you time. For the best results, we recommend your CV is formatted without columns or tables. Please check the auto-populated information for accuracy. Please note that your CV will not be seen by Recruiting Managers so please ensure your application form is fully completed. Suitable candidates may be invited to interview prior to the closing date and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. If you would like to learn more about our Sales Consultant role, then please click ‘apply’ today! All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, which may include a check of the barred lists and any relevant overseas checks. The Chichester College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, which may include a check of the barred lists and any relevant overseas checks. We vigorously pursue all references and safeguarding checks to ensure applicants are suitable to work with young people. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role. We are an equal opportunities employer