As an Academy Project Manager you will join the Pearson UK Schools Secondary Sales Team to support strategic partnerships with major customer groups such as Academy consortia. You will manage a Pearson wide solution both to deliver the teaching and learning proposition and to deliver additional revenue streams from across the Pearson portfolio. Due to the nature of these customer groups the post is a national role.

The post holder will be responsible for managing projects with high level relationships and working directly with Pearson Learning Solutions, key internal stakeholders and reporting to the Director of Secondary Sales.

Working principally with the sales teams both Consultants and Managers, you will:

• Work with key internal personnel to promote Edexcel and Pearson services and solutions using agreed strategies to deliver regional and national targets for new business growth alongside PLS 
• Provide accurate and timely sales forecasts 
• Establish an excellent working relationship with the senior managers and key influencers within academy partnerships and other consortia 
• Oversee the implementation of the agreed academy operational plans

A key responsibility will be building relationships, externally and internally, to raise achievement and promote our drive for excellence in education.

Educated to degree level or equivalent, you will have an impressive career record, which will include being able to demonstrate a good understanding of the 14-19 educational agenda. You should also have experience of curriculum development or implementation in schools/colleges, as well as a demonstrable commercial focus, possibly having worked in a business development or sales role previously.

The post holder will be required as necessary to base their work within the academy(s) in addition to being home based for some of the time. The post holder will therefore be expected to travel extensively to meet with customers and partners. Meetings may also take place at 190 High Holborn and Pearson Oxford.

Closing date for the applications is 22 March 2010 at 17:00.
Please apply with a CV and covering letter to jobs@edexcel.com

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