Business Development Officer

• Annual salary of 35000 (FTE)
• FTC role- 12 months
• Full-time (35 hours) part-time and flexible working patterns available
• Liverpool city centre office base hybrid working

Please Note: We are not using recruitment agencies for this position. All applicants should apply directly through the Regenda Website. Any applications submitted through agencies will not be considered.

Proposed Interview Date: W/C 22nd June 2026

The role

The purpose of this role is to drive the growth of apprenticeship and commercial provision through proactive employer engagement relationship management and identification of training opportunities. The Business Development Officer will provide highquality impartial Information Advice and Guidance (IAG) to employers and prospective learners to support informed decisionmaking.

Identify and crosssell wider commercial training opportunities and funded learning placement programmes to maximise value for employers and broaden our offer. Strong account management skills are essential to maintain longterm employer partnerships ensure excellent service and secure repeat business.

The role holder will closely with employers internal delivery teams and sector partners to secure sustainable apprenticeship and commercial new starters aligned to organisational targets and DfE requirements. There is a possibility this role could become permanent.

The right fit

• Proven track record in business development employer engagement or sales within apprenticeships skills or commercial training.
• Experience managing employer accounts and securing repeat business.
• Demonstrated ability to meet and exceed sales or recruitment targets.
• Experience providing information advice and guidance (IAG) to employers and/or learners.
• Target driven mindset with a proactive solutions focused approach.
• Self motivated with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• High levels of integrity reliability and commitment to quality service.
• Strong organisational and time management skills able to manage multiple priorities.

Who we are

At The Learning Foundry we are passionate about helping people and businesses achieve their full potential. Whether its helping someone to start or progress in their career or supporting a business to recruit new staff or upskill their workforce we are a full-service training provider with the knowledge and experience to suit individual needs.

The Learning Foundry is part of The Regenda Group; we work in places where we can make a difference and operate across the housing and construction sector in care and support and in education training and careers.

Next steps

If you like what youve read so far and think youve got what it takes to join our team then apply now with a copy of your CV and a short covering letter detailing why you think you would be a good fit the role.

Our Talent Acquisition team will review your application and will be in touch shortly.

What we offer

The Learning Foundry really is a great place to work and you dont have to just take our word for it! Were accredited by Best Companies for our world class levels of staff engagement and have been consistently named as one of the Best Companies to Work For in the North West.

We can offer you a working environment where you can enjoy yourself develop yourself and be yourself and where you really can make a difference to peoples lives.

We also offer a fantastic reward and benefits package which amongst other things includes:

• A range of flexible working options.
• 27 days paid annual leave each year (rising one day per year up to a maximum of 32 days after five years) in addition to 8 bank holidays.
• 6 additional days for volunteering.
• 5% Employers Contribution to the Pension Scheme.
• 250 annual Live and Learn allowance to spend on learning any new skill.
• Enhanced maternity paternity and adoption pay schemes.
• Employee Assistance Programme and health and wellbeing initiatives
• A wide variety of exciting learning and development opportunities.
• Interest free loans to assist with the purchase of computer equipment and travel season tickets.
• Monthly staff lottery scheme.

We regenerate places and create opportunities for people

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and minority ethnic candidates as they are currently under-represented within our organisation.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested wed encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

INDHP

At The Learning Foundrywere passionate about helping people and businesses achieve their full potential.

Whether its helping someone to start or progress further in their career orsupporting a business to recruit new staff or upskill their workforcewe pride ourselves on being a full-service training provider with the knowledge and experience to suit individual needs.