About Us
Elevation Academy is a private training provider specialising in fire and security apprenticeships and commercial fire safety courses. We deliver government-funded apprenticeships to private fire & security providers, alongsidecommercial courses including BS5839-1, BS5839-6, and BAFE-aligned fire extinguisher training. We're growing our sales team as we work toward ambitious enrolment and booking targets, with plans to expand further into construction and trade-related apprenticeships.
The Role
We're looking for an experienced Business Development Manager to drive growth across two connected areas of ourbusiness, with a primary focus on winning new employer partners for our government-funded apprenticeship programmes, alongside generating commercial fire training course bookings. You'll join our existing sales function (working alongside our current BDM/account manager) and play a key role in helping us close the gap between where we are and where we need to be; particularly on apprenticeship enrolments.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead on generating new employer partnerships to enrol apprentices onto our government-funded apprenticeship programmes.
- Generate and convert new business opportunities for commercial fire safety courses (BS5839, BAFE-aligned, and related practical courses).
- Manage the full sales cycle: prospecting, outreach, pitching, negotiation, and closing.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with fire & security industry contacts, employer partners, and apprenticeship decision-makers, with regular face-to-face visits across the Cambridgeshire area.
- Work toward monthly targets weighted toward apprenticeship enrolments, alongside commercial course booking targets.
- Represent Elevation Academy at industry events, exhibitions, and networking opportunities.
- Keep accurate records of pipeline, activity, and conversion in our CRM.
- Work closely with the teaching and compliance teams to ensure a smooth handover from sale to onboarding.
- Feed market and customer insight back into the business to support course development and pricing decisions.
What We're Looking For
- Proven track record in B2B business development or sales, ideally with experience selling services, training, or into a regulated/compliance-driven sector.
- Confident building relationships and pipeline from scratch: this is a proactive, outbound-focused role.
- Comfortable managing multiple product lines/targets in parallel (commercial courses and apprenticeship enrolments).
- Strong communication and negotiation skills.
- Organised, self-motivated, and target-driven.
- Experience in fire & security, construction, apprenticeships/training, is a plus, but not essential.
- Full clean UK driving licence required.
What We Offer
- Basic salary up to £37,500, plus a competitive commission scheme.
- Company vehicle.
- Hybrid/remote working, based around our Huntingdon/Peterborough office.
- The opportunity to shape a growing sales function within an expanding business.
- 25 days annual holiday allowance.
- Workplace pension scheme.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From £37,500.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company car
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Huntingdon PE29 6FY
