Coyne Recruitment are proud to be partnering with a leading national apprenticeship and training provider to recruit an experienced Head of Business Development to drive growth across the education sector.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious, commercially driven sales leader looking to shape a high-performing business development function whilst taking ownership of one of the fastest-growing markets in apprenticeships. Working as part of the senior commercial leadership team, you will be responsible for developing and delivering the organisation’s education growth strategy, leading a team of Business Development Managers whilst personally securing strategic partnerships with some of the UK’s largest education groups.

If you have a successful track record of selling apprenticeships into schools and education organisations, alongside experience leading and developing high-performing sales teams, we would love to hear from you.

About the Opportunity

The education sector is undergoing significant workforce transformation, creating increasing demand for high-quality professional development and apprenticeship programmes.

You’ll be responsible for building relationships with:

• Primary Schools
• Secondary Schools
• Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs)
• Independent Schools
• Faith Schools
• Alternative Provision settings
• Specialist education providers
• Wider education organisations

You’ll be promoting an outstanding portfolio of education apprenticeship programmes designed to support workforce development, leadership and school improvement.

Apprenticeship Portfolio

Programmes include:

• Teaching Assistant
• Specialist Teaching Assistant (SEND)
• Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
• School Business Manager
• Learning and Skills Mentor
• Early Years
• AI and Digital Skills for Education
• Bespoke workforce development solutions

The Role

As Head of Business Development, you will:

• Develop and deliver the organisation’s education sales strategy.
• Lead, coach and inspire a high-performing Business Development team.
• Personally secure strategic partnerships with large school groups and Multi-Academy Trusts.
• Drive new business acquisition whilst growing existing customer accounts.
• Build long-term partnerships with education leaders and decision-makers.
• Work closely with Marketing, Curriculum and Delivery teams to maximise commercial opportunities.
• Analyse market trends and identify new routes to market.
• Create scalable sales processes that support continued national growth.
• Lead from the front, setting the standard for commercial excellence.

About You

We’re looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• A proven background in apprenticeship sales or education business development.
• Experience selling into Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, Multi-Academy Trusts or the wider education sector.
• Previous experience leading and developing successful sales or business development teams.
• A strong understanding of workforce development within education.
• Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• Strategic thinking combined with a hands-on, commercially driven approach.
• The ability to influence senior leaders including CEOs, Executive Heads, Trust CEOs and School Business Leaders.
• Passion, resilience and the ambition to build something exceptional.

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to join one of the UK’s leading apprenticeship providers at an exciting stage of growth.

You’ll have the autonomy to shape strategy, influence senior leadership, develop your own team and make a genuine impact on the future of education through workforce development.

In return, you’ll receive:

• £55,000 – £65,000 basic salary (dependent on experience).
• Attractive performance-related bonus.
• Hybrid and flexible working.
• Generous annual leave entitlement.
• Pension scheme.
• Ongoing professional development.
• Career progression into senior commercial leadership.
• A collaborative, values-driven culture where success is recognised and rewarded.

If you’re ready to lead a high-performing business development function and play a key role in transforming workforce development across the education sector, we’d love to hear from you.