Graduate Programme Development Manager – Intern Vacancy

Affinity Student Skills
Job title	Graduate Programme Development Manager
Closing date	25/09/2012
No of posts	1
Job categories	Education Teaching and Lecturing General management
Paid / unpaid	Paid
Salary	19500
Job description	Assist in the development of business growth throughout the south east of England. Create strong liaison links and partnerships with client schools. Manage and co ordinate the delivery of the student skills programme in client schools. Initiate contract terms and conditions proposals to clients with responsibility to conduct negotiations to contract agreement. Draw up operational commercial management reports and recommendations. Role requires travel through out the south east of England and London. This is a challenging role with strong management development opportunities for a graduate. You will develop develop and display strong self direction, management autonomy, and operational responsibility in this role. You will achieve clear tangible results that contribute to the ongoing success of the organisation. Tasks Include Establishing contact with potential client schools. Organise and schedule meetings with school management. Conduct programme proposal meetings with relevant school personnel. Draw up contract proposal to each client school within agreed parameters. Liaise closely with Affinity management team through various media. Ensure highest levels of professional standards are maintained at all times. Write management reports, establish metrics, and commercial data base within operating sector. Identify areas for programme improvement and development. Schedule and mange weekly timetable to ensure optimised and efficient utilisation of company resources.
Person requirements	Affinity Student Skills are a dedicated provider of learning skills for A - Level and International Baccalaureate students in the private education sector. We are an independent emerging presence in private education with a dynamic vision for growth within our field. We are seeking a programme development manager to assist our growth in the south east of England. This is an ideal opportunity for a graduate to establish management ownership of commercial operations involving decision making, organisation, metrics, clients relations, and contributing in a significant way to development of the organisation. You are a self starter with a keen attention to detail. You have developed a good business acumen with a strong sense of business opportunity identification. You are comfortable in a variety of meeting environments especially with school management. You have excellent inter personal skills, comfortable in a team environment and acting on your own initiative. You are self directed, possessing strong self confidence and decision making abilities. You are personally ambitious, career focused and results orientated. You have a solid understanding of the pursuit of excellence as an operational model, with a critical understanding of professionalism and client quality service. You seek out challenge with the stamina and energy to bring a project to full closure . You thrive in a learning environment and are committed to life long learning and continuous professional development Experience and appreciation of the private education sector in the UK is desirable. You are flexible, comfortable with very occasional weekend day reviews.
Degree requirements	Degree and/or post graduate degree awarded from a UK university is required.
Subject(s)	Arts and Humanities Business, Finance, Management and Accountancy Creative Arts and Design Education Law Performing Arts Social Sciences and Economics
Location(s)	London (inner or outer) South East England
Additional location details	London and the south east of England
Full-time/part-time	Full-time
Start date	Now
Additional timing information:	30/09/2012