Job Description
Start Date: ASAP
Hours: 17.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Grade 5 Points 22 to 27
£34,201 to £38,753 per annum
(salary subject to pending job evaluation)
West Lothian College is looking to appoint a Sales Officer within the Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment faculty.
This role will ideally suit a highly motivated and proactive individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. The role will involve working with both internal stakeholders and external customers to sell training courses, bespoke training and Modern Apprenticeships in line with college strategies. This is a commercially focused role, you will target priority industry sectors and identify new opportunities that provide additional income generation.
Applicants should also be qualified to SCQF Level 8 in an appropriate discipline (e.g. Business Management or Marketing/Sales), with experience of working within teams and sales functions. Experience in a further education setting would be desirable.
Working for the college you will benefit from a generous leave entitlement, career average pension scheme, excellent on-site facilities such as gym and restaurant, together with transport, health, wellbeing benefits and retail discounts. The college is located within the town centre with an array of shops and restaurants all within a few minutes walking distance.
We offer hybrid working with the flexibility to work from home and on our college campus.
Those shortlisted will be required to prepare and deliver a presentation on the following topic: Describe your methodology for growing college business, including how you use digital technology to assist.
Closing date for applications is 2359hrs on Thursday 24th of April 2025.
Interviews will take place at West Lothian College on Thursday 8th of May 2025.
To find out more about West Lothian College, working for us, our application process, our accreditations of being a Disability Confident Leader as well as being an SCQF Inclusive Recruiter please refer to the information tabs beside our home section on myjobscotland.
All applications must be made through myjobscotland. If you require support with your application, would like to discuss the application process or require documentation in an alternative format please contact HR@west-lothian.ac.uk
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