Key Facts
Location
Nottingham
Job Type
Full Time
Pay
Salary £23k to 27k per year
Start Date
ASAP
Hours
30 – 37.5 hours per week
Contract Type
Permanent or Freelance
Job Reference
MSRNOT2603
Closing Date
16th April 2021
About this role
Orange Moon Training, @Home Childcare’s sister company, is entering a period of rapid growth across several regions with strong demand for our various childcare and education training programmes. This growth needs to be supported by a robust marketing, sales and recruitment function.
As the Marketing, Sales and Recruitment Executive you will be hands on and be responsible for the day to day operation of the of the marketing, sales and recruitment function with a clear remit of ensuring our sales targets documented in our business plan are achieved.
The role is ‘hands on’ as well as strategic. From January 2021 you will be supported by junior sales administrator(s) to help you manage the anticipated increase in volumes. As we already have a strong client base and a business development function, the role is less about cold calling and more about sourcing learners and ensuring we recruit them onto right programme.
The position is a permanent position available 4 or 5 days per week.
About this company
Orange Moon Training is a specialist training provider with a mission to improve outcomes for children by providing high quality training to childcare and education practitioners. We have been training practitioners to work in schools, nurseries, pre-schools and as home based educators (childminders) since 2010.
Key Duties
Specific Marketing Duties
- Market all our programmes which include apprenticeships, our classroom based academy programme and other further education courses.
- Develop the marketing plan so there is a clear methodology describing how we achieve the sales targets in the business plan.
- Update marketing content on the company website, apprenticeship.gov.uk website and social media
- Work with our social media executive to ensure content is engaging, relevant and current and to maximise ROI.
- Produce high quality marketing materials, both paper and online to support the sales of all our programmes
- Develop networks of key referral organisations e.g. Schools, Job centres, etc.
Specific Sales Duties
- Generate learner sales enquiries to create a sales pipeline which gives the board confidence sales targets will be achieved.
- Use our CRM system to manage the sales process
- Record and follow up new enquiries, progress them through the various sales process stages to the point they can be handed over to the training services team for onboarding as learners
- Work with the training administration team to confirm funding eligibility.
- Produce & present sales pipeline reports to management and other key stakeholders to enable them to monitor sales against targets
- Attend outreach events to recruit learners
- Work with employers to help them recruit to fill their vacancies and to find placements to support our academy programme.
- Host online recruitment events and webinars for learners
- Plan and host open days and enrolment events including managing the logistics, etc. venues, facilities, dates, etc.
Minimum Requirements
- At least 3 years’ experience working in the marketing, sales and recruitment
- Experience in recruiting, preferably for the childcare and education sectors (preferably FE or HEI)
- Ability to create and maintain website and social media content
- Good verbal and written communication skills including a very clear, engaging and convincing telephone manner
- Experience managing the recording and progression of initial enquiries to a sale using a CRM system e.g. ACT, Salesforce, etc.
- Minimum 5 O-Level/GCSEs, or equivalent, must include Maths and English (A-C)
- A driver with own car and willing to travel to events in all our regions as required although this will be kept to a minimum.
- Willingness to expand you role and responsibilities in line with the growth of the business