Business Development Manager – Qualifications Full Time NEW

Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week

Closing Date: 23:59 on 26/04/2026

Salary: £31,277.00 to £39,096.00 (National), £35,251.00 to £44,064.00 (London), dependent on your location, skills, knowledge and experience

Location: Any UK Trust office

Interviews: 5th May in our London office

Step into a role where your work directly expands opportunities for young people across the UK. As our Business Development Manager – Qualifications, you’ll help grow King’s Trust Qualifications by identifying new markets, shaping strategic partnerships and ensuring more learners gain access to high‑quality, accredited qualifications and apprenticeships. Your insight and drive will play a key part in strengthening our presence within the education and training landscape.

You’ll lead our growth pipeline end‑to‑end, cultivating leads, forging strong customer relationships, and converting opportunities into sustainable partnerships. Working closely with our Qualifications and Apprenticeships teams, you’ll ensure seamless handover of new business and support centres to deliver exceptional experiences for young people. This is a role for someone who thrives in a fast‑paced environment, combines commercial acumen with purpose, and knows how to translate insights into results.

If you bring experience in business development within education, training or apprenticeships, alongside excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder‑management skills, we’d love to see your application. Join a team that’s collaborative, mission‑driven and committed to shaping futures, and help us open doors for young people who need it most.

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What happens next?

Please submit a CV, and Cover Letter that includes your experience, transferrable skills and motivation to work for The King’s Trust! The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date.

Why do we need Business Development Managers?

Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training. The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some who have been in trouble with the law. We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us. We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives, and we couldn’t do this without the important work of Business Development Managers!

Perks for working at The Trust!

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year
• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, our roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role)
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – The King’s Trust Awards, Pride, active events etc.
• In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas.
• Personal development opportunities through our Networks – KT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave.
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)

For more information about our benefits, please click here .

Equal Opportunities

Here at The King’s Trust, we’re committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We want to be an organisation that’s representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion and sex. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives.

We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation and sector, such as candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

We’re a Stonewall Top 100 Employer and we are an employer that is Disability Confident. Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by KT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network). For more information, please click here .

Safeguarding

The King’s Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

a Note For Recruitment Agencies

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We’ll be in touch directly if we need you!

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