Corporate Partnerships Manager

Corporate Partnerships Manager 

Salary: £40,000–£45,000 + OTE (up to 15%)
Location: Stockwell, Central London - Hybrid (London office 1 day/week)

Purpose of Role:

Reporting to the Commercial Director your will drive apprenticeship sales growth by managing existing client relationships and securing new business opportunities. This role combines account management with proactive business development, contributing to LDN’s mission to enable growth through skills development.

Key Responsibilities:

- Manage a portfolio of existing clients, ensuring satisfaction and growth
- Identify and secure new business opportunities across multiple sectors
- Achieve annual sales targets (approx. £750k sales value in year one)
- Develop proposals and present solutions aligned with client needs
- Maintain accurate records in CRM and report on pipeline progress
- Collaborate with delivery teams to ensure smooth onboarding and learner success

KPIs:

- Sales value of apprenticeship starts confirmed
- New accounts opened
- Client retention and satisfaction scores

Skills & Experience:

- Proven success in B2B sales, ideally in apprenticeships or training
- Strong understanding of the apprenticeship levy and funding models
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Tenacious, ambitious, and target-driven

Progression Opportunities:

- Key Accounts Manager
- Enterprise Partnerships Manager
- Sales Team Manager

About LDN Apprenticeships:
We are a values-led organisation with a clear vision: to build the most important company in the UK skills sector. Our mission is to deliver outstanding skills programmes that create opportunities for diverse talent, support employers’ success, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and ethical practice.

We work “The LDN Way” – Ethical, Supportive, Expert – and our values guide everything we do:
- Resourceful & Results-Driven
- Helpful, Approachable & Inclusive
- Flexible & Resilient
- Curious & Proactive
- Humbly Confident

We offer a generous package of benefits, including:   

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays 

• Extra day of holiday for every year of service up to 3 years  

• Home working/flexible working (you will be expected to come into the office at least once a month) 

• Receive a company Apple MacBook 

• Workplace pension with 4% employer's contribution 

• Buy holiday entitlement 

• Head Office near Vauxhall/Stockwell with free tea and coffee 

• Quarterly prizes for top performers in the business  

• Regular social events, including Summer and Christmas parties  

In addition to these great benefits, we also provide you with ongoing training/development and as a growing business, the opportunity for career progression. 

For further information about LDN, our Company Values and Staff Benefits please visit our website: https://www.ldnapprenticeships.com/careers 

LDN Apprenticeships has been awarded Ofsted Outstanding Provider Status. Our people are key to our success, and we have created a unique high-performance culture that is supportive, inclusive and empowers our team to take ownership for their work.   

LDN is also a Certified B Corp. Our B Corp status reflects our commitment to meeting the highest standards of social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. As a B Corp we are helping to accelerate a global culture shift to redefine success in business and build a more inclusive and sustainable economy. For further information visit: https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/find-a-b-corp/company/ldn-apprenticeships  

We are unable to reply to every applicant. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within 28 days of your application, we have made the decision not to take your application to the next stage.  

LDN is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our learners. A copy of our Safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy can be found on our website.  

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.   

We value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants.   

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and join a growing organisation, we’d love to hear from you.