Position: Account Manager
Location: Newbury offices covering the South West of England & Wales
Salary: £30,000 – £35,000 per annum (+ bonus)
Hours: Monday – Friday with some evening/weekend work
Benefits include: 33 days annual leave, enhanced pension contribution, private health care benefits, summer working hours and opportunities for overseas travel to visit hubs
Experience: Account Management, Account Manager, Sales, Business Development, Lead Generation, New Business, B2B, B2C, Education Sales, Charity, Travel, Volunteering
Opportunity
Thompson & Terry Recruitment are working with a purposeful organisation based in Newbury that is looking to recruit a passionate and enthusiastic Account Manager to drive their work with sixth form schools and colleges across the South West of England and Wales.
As an Account Manager, it will be your job to take ownership of relationships with a number of schools and colleges in your area, as well as reaching out to new potential partners, with the mission to enlist groups of students to take part in overseas volunteering programmes that help them grow as active global citizens.
The successful Account Manager will manage teams of students across 45+ education partners over the next 12 months as well as identifying growth opportunities to meet targets. The Account Manager will have full ownership of pre-trip support and administration which includes pre-departure training, arranging flights, preparing and collating documentation and working closely with the overseas teams to ensure the smooth running of the overall programme.
The Account Manager vacancy is well-suited to an energetic and passionate candidate who is looking for a multidimensional role. While the role is sales-focused, the successful candidate will also be responsible for nurturing relationships, being super organized, and having real attention to detail to provide an incredible service for students every time!
The Company:
Thompson & Terry Recruitment are working with a truly special organisation with UK offices based in Newbury. They work with schools, universities, and students to inspire them to take part in once-in-a-lifetime overseas volunteering opportunities across a number of their global hubs.
The entire business is socially driven and lives by a set of strong core values, with all of their trips supporting their partner charity. Therefore, it is vital that the successful candidate completely buys into their important mission.
The successful Account Manager will be supported by an experienced and passionate team, all driven to inspire young people to make a genuine difference in the lives of overseas communities.
In exchange for your hard work, you will be rewarded with an impressive benefits pack (including 33 days annual leave, enhanced pension contribution, private health care benefits, summer working hours and opportunities for overseas travel to visit hubs), a genuine career path, and an incredibly rewarding job.
Requirements:
Thompson & Terry Ltd, trading as Thompson & Terry Recruitment (thompsonandterry.co.uk), are an Abingdon based recruitment agency specialising in placing candidates into jobs in Oxford and across Oxfordshire. We typically source candidates into Office Administration Jobs, Sales Jobs and Marketing Jobs. No terminology used in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of any of the protected characteristics.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to a high volume of applications, if you have not heard from us within 5 working days, unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful at this time.