International Business Account Manager

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International Business Account Manager

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Vacancy Name

Vacancy Name International Business Account Manager

Vacancy Number

Vacancy Number VN2604

Location City

Location City Hybrid

Employment Type

Employment Type

Permanent

About us

We at Best Practice Network share the belief that every child, regardless of their background, should benefit from an excellent education. To achieve that, we support and train the educational professionals who work alongside them to be the best they can be, so in turn, they can transform the lives of children and young people.

We’re a friendly, DfE accredited, Ofsted outstanding training company providing apprenticeships, professional development and the DfE’s ‘Golden Thread’ (trainee teachers to school Executive Leaders). We are adaptable, collaborative, and genuinely value the work we do to support the education sector, as much as our trainees do.

Our people are at the heart of our business and our passion and commitment to education is what drives us. As a result, we have seen incredible growth over the last few years both nationally and internationally.

We aim to be an employer where everyone can be themselves, do their best in an inclusive working environment and where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential. We want to attract, develop and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives.

About the job

BPN’s vision is for every child to access an excellent education regardless of background. Over 20,000 school staff are taking qualifications with us, with 90+ delivery partners and 2000+ associate facilitators, assessors,tutorsand coaches across the UK and beyond.

Our quality, growth and success depend on our collaborative,innovative and friendly employees. Our core team enjoy flexible working arrangements, a generous benefits package, with career development opportunities enhanced by the connections across Supporting Education Group, our parent company.

Our Values are to Strive for Excellence, Inspire Learning, Work as aTeamand Act with Integrity.

Main Duties

International Partnership Growth

Work withourmarketing and sales team to develop and communicate our partnership offer

Onboard and mobilise new partner organisations

Introduce opportunities to existing partner networks to grow and develop their programmes offer

Communicate wider programmes offer and key deadlines across partner network

Ensure clarity and priority of programme engagement is shared with partners

International Partnership Management

Develop a deep understanding of our programmes, their operationaldeliveryand the key personnel to support partner queries and resolution

Facilitate regular meetings with partners online

Liaise with partnership, sales,finance and candidate management teams to relay partner and programmes team priorities and seek resolutions to partner queries and support requests

Identify and drive improvements to ease management, delivery and growth of our programmes and partnership offer

Support partner promotion and communication of our programmes offer

Meet personal and team KPIs and objectives

Business Support

Collaborate with other departments to promote Best Practice Network more effectively, and to ensure smooth processing of sales administration.

Identify possible weaknesses in currentmethodologyto driving continuous improvement within the team and across the wider business.

About you

A strong communicator (written and verbal)

Previous customer facing project management,delivery and relationship management experience

Existing knowledge of the education sector

Time management and organisational skills

Be highly competent using MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint and experienced with database

Be open to change - actively looking for ways to improve processes and outputs

Work well under pressure with the ability to deal with issues as theyarise

Exceptional administration and organisation

Able to commute to our Bristol Head Office regularly.

Hours of work require flexibility due to the nature of international interaction.

What we Offer

• 28 days holiday and get an extra day for each year you stay with us, up to max 33 days PLUS bank holidays.
• We pay for a Healthcare Plan once you’ve passed probation, which includes access to a private GP.
• From day 1, free life insurance covering up to x4 your salary.
• We’ll both add money into your pension pot after 3 months.
• Get 25% off online learning resources for year 1 to GCSE with EdPlace.
• Choose what flexible benefits you want after you’ve passed probation – this could be buying extra holiday, dental, topping up your healthcare plan, bikes, gym membership, electric cars and give as you earn.