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Business Development Lead, FE & Public Sector
Generation. Identify, research, and approach prospective FE colleges and other training providers across Generation’s key regions .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in business development and partnership management within the Further Education sector, with a strong focus on writing successful grant applications and negotiating agreements. Capable of analyzing data to manage pipelines and report on progress against targets while building long-term relationships with stakeholders.
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Business DevelopmentPartnership ManagementGrant WritingNegotiation SkillsPublic Sector Compliance
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Hard Skills
Bid WritingData AnalysisPipeline ManagementContract NegotiationProposal Development
Soft Skills
Relationship BuildingEffective CommunicationPrioritizationCollaborationProblem Solving
Industry Keywords
Further EducationPublic SectorFunding OpportunitiesTender ResponsesMOU Drafting
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Identify, research, and approach prospective FE colleges and other training providers across Generation’s key regions
- Build and manage a pipeline of prospective college partners
- Present and tailor Generation’s shared-delivery model to prospective partners
- Lead negotiations through signed agreements, including drafting and negotiating MOUs and partnership agreements
- Secure colleges’ commitment to allocate funding streams to Generation programme delivery
- Hand over signed partnerships to the delivery team and support initial induction where needed
- Represent Generation at sector events and conferences
- Track and report progress against partner pipelines and annual signing targets
- Build relationships with central government and combined authorities to unlock funding opportunities
- Maintain a shared view of local and combined authority relationships and opportunities
- Manage a public-sector funding pipeline, monitor tenders, secure framework places, and develop bid partnerships
- Coordinate joint proposals and tender responses with programme leads and FE college partners
- Write bids end-to-end and model the economics underpinning proposals
- Track skills-funding and commissioning changes and brief leadership on implications
- Work with Finance and Grant Management to ensure public-sector contract requirements are understood and met
- Report to the Chief Operating Officer
Requirements
What you’ll need- Proven experience in business development, partnerships, or fundraising, ideally spanning relationship-led partnership/sales work and bid writing
- Experience working in, or closely with, the FE (Further Education) college sector strongly desired
- Demonstrated experience writing and winning grant applications, tenders, or contracts, ideally in the public sector, securing 5- to 6-figure grants/contracts
- Experience negotiating and closing partnership or commercial agreements with external organisations
- Working familiarity with public sector contract and compliance requirements
- Ability to analyse data in spreadsheets/dashboards to manage a pipeline and report against targets
- Ability to establish effective business-development systems and convert college interest into signed agreements
- Ability to build long-term relationships with FE college leaders and public sector commissioners
- Ability to write clear, compelling proposals for different audiences
- Comfort owning a pipeline and target and making prioritisation decisions across two workstreams
- Ability to model bid economics, track pipelines and targets, and sense-check budgets
- Ability to manage two distinct workstreams in parallel and focus on high-impact priorities
- Willingness to complete employment and right-to-work checks and provide a declaration of any criminal convictions
- Candidates who meet only some criteria but have transferable skills and experience are welcome
Benefits
Comp & perks- Purpose and social impact in the heart of your work
- Autonomy to bring the Generation blueprint to life for your region
- Opportunities to participate in varied projects across the organisation
- Flexible and remote working options
- £300 work-from-home setup support
- Up to £1,000 per year for learning and development
- Up to 5 training days/study leave per year
- Flexibility to balance work with medical appointments, parental or caregiving responsibilities, and personal goals
- 10% bonus