Head of Business development Review

by Pearson plc

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8.4/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • A strong business development leader with a deep understanding of the education and apprenticeship sector, particularly in relation to Ofsted ESFA, DfE, awarding organisations and professional bodies specifically to the Uniformed Services sector; lead the development revenue including new business and re-tender business -lead the development new business, marketing, P&L -setting and executing a business development strategy to achieve growth objectives for each financial year -lead key customer/account, partner, stakeholder and business opportunities -provide thought-leadership to raise the profile of Pearson TQ in appropriate markets -Identify and implement new partnering opportunities by leveraging expertise from across the business to build winning solutions -build and manage a high-performance business development team -build key sales capabilities and drive business pipeline -Lead on the creation and ownership of the stakeholder communication strategy. -Creation and management of the BD departmental budget and control of costs

    10/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • Developed strategic thinking skills and reflective practice

    10/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • The experience has been impacted by covid but it’s good considering the circumstances

    9/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • Impacted significantly by covid

    7/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • Fantastic support from line manger mentor executive sponsor and the Pearson apprenticeship team

    10/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • Pearson support is superb. The university’s support is poor to non existent

    5/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • Only just started so difficult to assess but to date it’s incredibly useful

    9/10
  • 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

    • No covid has closed them all

    7/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend Pearson plc to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • Super support, allowing you to study and work

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Pearson plc?

    • Do it. They truly are a learning organisation who look after their staff

Details

Degree Apprenticeship

Teaching

London

April 2021

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