Education Development Trust
Job purpose: The post holder will ensure that Education Development Trust provides high impact research and consultancy to clients in line with business goals and will play a key role in delivering the Trust’s consultancy contracts through specialist consultancy, advisory, training and research services, as well as driving the business growth of the Education Services Group. Principal Consultants will also play a strategic role leading Research and Development investments to develop our corporate education solutions and new business offerings, to drive long term business growth and improved educational impact.
Job objectives:
- Where required, lead and manage a team of Senior Consultants and provide mentoring support to Consultants to ensure a high performing and highly motivated team which meets client and business expectations.
- Initiate, undertake and maintain a portfolio of consultancy, advisory work, research and knowledge capture and be a lead specialist in a particular area related to education, leading the work of the Company in this area, partnering where appropriate with other organisations and individuals.
- Lead and deliver major business development campaigns, achieving agreed targets as outlined in the annual business plan.
- Play a leading role in shifting the Education Services Group towards more proactive business development by overseeing the identification of new business and client positioning.
- Provide professional leadership of Education Development Trust’s consultancy and advisory work in key markets, contributing significantly to overall strategy and planning for the Education Services Group.
- Advise the Research and Research & Development teams on trends and directions in international education and new business opportunities that might be forthcoming thus contributing to the Company’s business development strategy.
- Provide leadership for consultancy contracts, typically in a ‘team leader’ or substantial quality assurance role.
- Lead market, product and competitor analysis to contribute to the Company’s Strategic Growth business development strategy, with a particular focus on exploring new markets and expanding our client base and own and implement a viable sales plan.
- Lead the development of a selection of corporate and consultancy offerings, working collaboratively with the Research team, Research and Development, technical experts and business development colleagues to develop corporate methodologies for consultancy delivery.
- Provide leadership for corporate Research and Development projects, shaping new strategic investment proposals, leading corporate Working Groups, and providing technical leadership for methods development, including driving and reporting on benefits realisation for senior management and trustees.
- Build and maintain significant working relationships with key external stakeholders. Scope: The Principal Consultant may either be responsible for the line management of a team of Senior Consultants or will have responsibility for leading on a particular theme of work, as required.
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