Head of Business development Review
at Pearson
Degree Apprenticeship
Teaching
London
Review Submitted: April 2021
Overall Rating
4.2 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
4.5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
3.4/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
5/5
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
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
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
The experience has been impacted by covid but it’s good considering the circumstances
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
Developed strategic thinking skills and reflective practice
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
Impacted significantly by covid
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
Fantastic support from line manger mentor executive sponsor and the Pearson apprenticeship team
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
2/5
Pearson support is superb. The university’s support is poor to non existent
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
Only just started so difficult to assess but to date it’s incredibly useful
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
3/5
No covid has closed them all
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Pearson to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Super support, allowing you to study and work
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Pearson?
Do it. They truly are a learning organisation who look after their staff
