New Business Development Manager
Location: GB, LND, London
Employment type: Part-time
Industry: Fund-Raising
Function: Sales
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Unspecified
Salary range: 36000-65000

Company profile:
Apps for Good (#URL_937118d268463f038aabd860063eb978f7ad6c0a78ed8e595e39bfa1de380e90#) is an award-winning technology education movement where young people learn to create apps that solve problems they care about and change the world.  From a modest start of two centres and 50 students in 2010, Apps for Good has grown to over 220 schools and 20,000 students across the UK, as well as expanding to international partners through our open-source content. Apps for Good is supported by hundreds of technology entrepreneurs, UX designers and developers as Expert volunteers, as well as tech industry partners like Facebook, Google, Samsung, Thomson Reuters and Barclaycard. Praised by Secretary of State Michael Gove, Apps for Good has been widely covered in national publications including The Times, Guardian, Wired, The Next Web, The Economist and BBC News. In June 2013, Apps for Good was announced as one of four awardees of the Global Impact Challenge - an initiative run by Google for organisations that are using the powers of technology and innovation to make the world a better place.

Description:
At Apps for Good, we are a dynamic team of passionate and innovative people, looking to welcome a New Business Development Manager.Since our birth in 2010, Apps for Good has undergone rapid expansion. Our impact has grown by 10,000% within four years and we aim to be delivering our course to 40% of all secondary schools across the whole of the UK by 2016. However, whilst our ambition is great, we still remain a small and close-knit team of 17. We believe that through hard-work, integrity, belief in the cause and a positive mind-set, we can change education forever.Now is the time for you to join Apps for Good and be part of the small yet energetic group of people that has and will continue to have a profound impact on the skills and prospects of young people, helping them to becoming creators – and not simply consumers – of technology.You will become an integral part of the Apps for Good Business Development team. You will maintain and build quality relationships with our impressive group of existing corporate partners, such as Google, Facebook, Thomson Reuters, Barclaycard and TalkTalk. You will also be able to approach new prospects from the corporate sector and be able to lead negotiations through to contract. We teach our Apps for Good students to be problem-solvers, to be inquisitive and to always be ready to pivot. We therefore value the same qualities within our team. We believe in a ‘can do’ approach and we strongly support a work/life balance. The result is an organisation that exceeds targets and achieves incredible growth whilst still socialising together at work or during a nice meal (a very important statistic about the team:  two-thirds of us are foodies and love to hunt for the newest coolest restaurant in town!)If you believe in the power of technology and education, then you will be the perfect fit within our team. We want to continue to grow and that is why we need you to help us reach out to more companies, building long-term and mutually beneficial strategic partnerships. Start date: ASAPLocation: Old StreetHours: Part-time 3 days per week (possibility of moving to full-time after 6 months). Flexible family working hours provided.Remuneration: £36,000 pro rata - plus a great bonus schemeIf you like us, then please let us know! Email us your CV and a cover letter to #EMAIL_fecdda718587c15e5c718d815b7a68366f675d896870b6d55f57600c36a570f4# explaining why you are the right person to join our team as the New Business Development Manager and we will look forward to getting to know more about you, your qualities and your passions. 

Requirements:
We would like you to have:- A minimum of five years demonstrable experience of working with companies to achieve income targets and build relationships (OK we know years of experience is a poor metric for talent so we are happy to hear more about how you rocked in different ways)- Experience in negotiating and closing £50,000-£100,000 deals- Excellent communication skills, both written and presentation, with the ability to network at all levels- An interest and understanding of the technology sector in the UK- An experience of creating project proposals including budgets- A good network of prospects is desirable.

Benefits:
Remuneration: £36,000 pro rata - plus a great bonus scheme