Apprenticeship Business Development Manager

Barnsley, United Kingdom | Posted on 07/09/2026

• Work Experience Demonstrable employer-facing B2B sales results; apprenticeship or funded-training experience valued.
• Salary Up to £35,000 basic plus commission
• City Barnsley
• Province South Yorkshire
• Country United Kingdom
• Postal Code S70 2JT

Salary: Up to £35,000 basic plus commission
Location: Hybrid, with attendance at the South Yorkshire office typically twice a week
Target: £6,000 in monthly apprenticeship start payments, normally equating to approximately 12-15 starts depending on programme mix

LT Selection is recruiting for an established training provider seeking an energetic, commercially confident business-development professional. This is a hands-on new-business role for somebody who combines consistent prospecting with deeper employer conversations, initiative and measurable delivery.

You will build relationships with employers, understand their workforce priorities and convert those conversations into suitable apprenticeship starts. Rather than pushing one familiar standard, you will explore the employer's wider need and shape an appropriate solution from a broad apprenticeship and workforce-development offer.

You will own an assigned territory and a visible sales pipeline, working with the Head of Sales, marketing support and delivery colleagues. The role requires disciplined daily activity, accurate reporting and the confidence to generate ideas rather than wait for leads to arrive. This is a hybrid role and is not fully remote.

• Achieving the established target of £6,000 in monthly apprenticeship start payments, typically around 12-15 starts depending on programme mix.
• Building a credible and active pipeline from new employer relationships and progressing opportunities with pace.
• Holding consultative employer conversations that uncover skills, productivity, digital and people-development needs.
• Selling across the full portfolio and presenting tailored programme options rather than defaulting to one standard.
• Showing clear personal contribution through recorded activity, pipeline evidence, conversions and starts.
• Creating repeatable employer relationships that support sustainable growth rather than one-off transactions.

• Develop new employer relationships across an allocated territory through purposeful prospecting, calls, meetings, networking, round tables and relevant local activity.
• Maintain a consistent working rhythm with sufficient input to generate the required output, using judgement and initiative rather than relying on minimum activity levels.
• Diagnose employer needs and translate them into appropriate apprenticeship and wider workforce-development solutions.
• Present programmes confidently, including the added value and tailored content available within the offer.
• Manage the employer‑development cycle from first conversation and needs analysis through to commitment, onboarding and learner start.
• Maintain accurate CRM records, weekly activity reporting, opportunity values, next steps and realistic start forecasts.
• Use employer and market data intelligently, converting supplied information into focused campaigns and conversations.
• Collaborate with marketing, sales and skills‑coach colleagues to develop relevant messages, insight‑led activity and credible employer solutions.
• Protect quality by setting accurate expectations and ensuring opportunities are suitable, viable and ready to progress.

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