Business Development Manager

Edison Young People’s schools meet the needs of children and young people who find it difficult to achieve in mainstream education, where it is often not possible to meet their emotional and developmental needs.

The ethos of our schools is about offering an alternative path to mainstream education that identifies with the differences, challenges and aspirations of the children and young people referred to our schools. We believe that no child or young person should fail as a direct result of their past experiences or complex histories. We are committed to helping them overcome adversity, so that they can be successful in their current and future lives. High levels of individual teaching and support are central to our schools achieving these aims, so that individual attention for each pupil will support them with their own unique needs.

As the Education Business Development Manager, your primary responsibility will be for the referral process, leading the process end to end for all schools under your remit, working with education senior leadership to grow the company brand and build relationships with key external stakeholders. With business development focused on working with Local Authorities as well as key education commissioners and caseworkers to build and strengthen these key relationships.

Key skill include:

·       Referral Management.

·       Knowledge of and experience of working with Children’s Services and SEN education.

·       Business Development within an education setting.

Full details can be found in our job description attached.