Business Development Manager - Skills and Training

  • KM Education Recruitment Ltd
  • Leeds, Yorkshire
  • 04/07/2026
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications Management

Job Description

KM Recruitment is a specialist UK wide recruiter for the Skills & Employability sectors.

Job Title: Business Development Manager - Skills and Training

Location: West Yorkshire - remote and field based

Salary: £42,000 + Uncapped Bonus

Package: Expenses, Pension, Equipment + Much More!

Type: Full-time, Permanent

We are seeking a driven Business Development Manager to grow employer partnerships, generate revenue, and support workforce development in the fast-growing energy and utilities sectors.

Responsibilities
  • Proactively build and convert employer partnerships energy, utilities and sustainability sectors.
  • Promote commercial training, apprenticeships, and funded training solutions
  • Identify skills gaps and create tailored workforce development solutions
  • Manage the full sales cycle from lead generation to long-term partnership
  • Organise/ lead on networking events and conferences, engaging through a variety proactive approaches, utilising sales and marketing techniques to identify new business.
  • Deliver against key business objectives and achieve targets.
Qualifications
  • Proven B2B / employer engagement experience, ideally within technical construction / energy skills sectors.
  • Strong knowledge and understanding of at least one of the following vocations: energy, utilities or sustainability
  • Confident business relationship builder with a commercial mindset
  • Target-driven, organised, and self-motivated
  • Full UK driving licence and vehicle required