Business Development Degree Apprenticeship

Summary

The Business Development Apprentice role offers a unique opportunity to work at the heart of commercial strategy and client engagement. You’ll support key business growth initiatives, lead generation activities, and market analysis efforts while building long-term strategic thinking and stakeholder communication skills.

Wage

£15,000 a year

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Salary: £15000 per annum

Training course

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Hours

Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 8 September 2025

Duration

4 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Key Responsibilities:

Lead Generation & Pipeline Development

Conduct research to identify new leads, partnerships, and sales opportunities
Support the qualification of inbound leads and prospecting of outbound opportunities
Use CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce, HubSpot) to track contacts, deals, and interactions

Client Engagement & Relationship Management

Assist in preparing proposals, pitch decks, and commercial presentations
Shadow senior colleagues on discovery calls, client briefings, and follow-up meetings
Help maintain client records and communication logs

Market Research & Competitive Analysis

Monitor industry trends, competitor activities, and market developments
Analyse commercial opportunities across sectors, geographies, and service lines
Create reports to inform pricing, positioning, or partnership strategy

Proposal & Bid Support

Support the development of RFP responses and bid documents for new opportunities
Contribute to the assembly of case studies, capability statements, and client profiles
Track tender portals and coordinate bid calendars

Strategic Planning & Commercial Growth

Collaborate on business planning activities, market entry strategies, and revenue forecasts
Provide input into quarterly and annual sales targets, performance metrics, and reporting
Help shape go-to-market strategies for new products or services

Cross-functional Collaboration

Work closely with marketing, delivery, product, and finance teams to align business development efforts
Participate in internal planning and knowledge-sharing sessions

Core Skills & Competencies

Commercial Awareness
Strong interest in markets, industries, and how organizations grow
Basic understanding of revenue models, business models, and value propositions

Analytical Thinking

Ability to assess market and financial data to inform decisions
Comfortable with Excel, PowerPoint, and CRM/BI tools

Communication Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication
Confidence to contribute to client conversations and internal meetings

Initiative & Adaptability

Self-starter who is eager to learn and take on responsibility

Where you'll work

86-90 Paul Street
London
UK
EC2A 4NE

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

BLACKPOOL AND THE FYLDE COLLEGE

Your training course

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Support the development of organisational strategies and plans. Develop and deliver operational plans; being able to set targets and KPIs, manage resources, and monitor and measure outcomes to establish operational effectiveness, efficiencies and excellence. Produce reports that clearly present information and data, using a range of interpretation and analytical processes. Gain wide support to deliver successful outcomes
Plan, organise and manage resources in order to achieve organisational goals. Identify key outcomes, develop and implement plans and monitor progress, and provide reports as required. Proactively identify risk and create plans for their mitigation. Able to initiate, lead and drive change within the organisation, identifying barriers/challenges and how to overcome them. Ability to use widely recognised project management tools
Managing budgets, controlling expenditure and production of financial reports
Use of customer insight and analysis of data to determine and drive customer service outcomes and improve customer relationships. Creative approaches to developing solutions to meet customer need
Able to identify service/organisational improvements and opportunities for innovation and growth, using qualitative and quantitative analysis of information and data and benchmarking against others
Communicate clearly, effectively and regularly using oral, written and digital channels and platforms. Use active listening and open questioning to structure conversations and discussions, and able to challenge when appropriate. Manage and chair meetings and clearly present actions and outcomes. Ability to apply influencing and persuading skills, to the dynamics and politics of personal interactions
Able to articulate organisational purpose and values. Support the creation of an inclusive, high performance work culture. Enable others to achieve by developing and supporting them through coaching and mentoring
Able to build teams, empower and motivate others to improve performance or achieve outcomes. Able to delegate to others, provide clear guidance and monitor progress. Ability to set goals and accountabilities
Able to build rapport and trust, develop networks and maintain relationships with people from a range of cultures, backgrounds and levels. Able to contribute within a team environment. Effectively influence and negotiate, being able to have challenging conversations and give constructive feedback. Work collaboratively with internal and external customers and suppliers
Able to reflect on own performance, identifying and acting on learning and development needs. Ability to understand impact on others. Can manage stress and personal well-being, and confident in knowing core values and drivers
Able to create personal development plan, and use widely recognised tools and techniques to ensure the management of time and pressure effectively, and prioritisation and strategic alignment of activities
Use evidence-based tools and ethical approaches to undertake problem solving and critical analysis, synthesis and evaluation to support decision making

Your training plan

Training & Assessment:

The apprenticeship includes formal instruction from Blackpool and The Fylde College Degree awarded by Lancaster University with a dual qualification awarded by CMI.

There are 4 different pathways (Leadership, HR Management, Digital Marketing and Financial Management).

Year 1 teaches the core principles of each of the pathways above so you will get an overview of all areas.

Monthly college teaching day required at the University Centre in Blackpool, which can be offered remotely.

Apprenticeship Pathways:

CMDA (Chartered Management Degree Apprenticeship). This covers level 4, level 5 and level 6 - Chartered manager (degree) / Skills England.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths (grade 4)
English (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Administrative skills
Logical
Team working

Other requirements

Eligibility & Application Process To be eligible, you must: Be based in the UK and have the right to work Not already hold a qualification at the same level in a similar subject Be committed to completing both the work-based learning and academic study How to Apply Please submit: Your CV and a tailored cover letter Any examples of relevant work (e.g., marketing materials, reports, outreach campaigns) Academic transcripts (if applicable) Please apply directly to VE3: https://ve3.zohorecruit.in/jobs/Careers/80399000011944298/Business-Development-Apprentice?source=CareerSite

About this company

As the digital age storms in the industry, businesses must keep up with the ever-evolving technology by enabling businesses with new age solutions. At VE3, we are committed to helping our clients keep up with the latest technological landscape by delivering innovative solutions that solve their challenges in achieving their best operations and outcomes.

After this apprenticeship

Full time position on successful completion of apprenticeship.

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