Account Director
The Oxford Group is seeking an exceptional Account Director to drive the attraction, retention, and growth of our current and future esteemed client portfolios. As an integral part of our team, you'll be at the forefront of delivering impactful, sustainable, and profitable leadership solutions to clients.
This appointment will be made on merit.
We believe that diversity and inclusion strengthen and enriches us, and that it is the responsibility of everyone at the City & Guilds Group to drive this value. As ethnic minority groups and disabled people are currently under-represented within the Group, we particularly encourage and welcome applications from these communities.
About the role
As an Account Director, you will act as a strategic thought partner, working hand in hand with our clients to develop leaders at all levels; from first-line managers to C-Suite. You will build trusting relationships with our clients and develop a deep understanding of their goals whilst driving a strategic account growth strategy.
Our successful candidate will proactively engage in business development activities, developing prospects into opportunities and driving our overall pipeline growth.
You will be responsible for securing and growing revenue from new and existing clients by achieving targets and negotiating commercials. You will be developing new business opportunities within existing clients by promoting The Oxford Groups new products, cross-selling and leveraging our network of consultants and partners.
You will define and drive an account growth strategy and action plan, maximising the impact/value/time we have with our clients and managing a complex sales cycle with C-level executive sponsorship. You will play an integral part in generating and nurturing new sales to become long lasting relationships.
The role is remote/hybrid with no absolute requirement however it would be ideal if you could visit either our London or Oxford office one day a week.
About you
Attributes we are looking for:
We are looking for a candidate with strategic, commercial, and global mindset with the ability to link leadership solutions to business outcomes. You will have experience in a senior learning & Development consulting role, within or for a blue-chip environment. You should have a client service mindset, able to deliver quality outcomes every time.
As Account Director, you will be an experienced negotiator with a drive to create and maximise commercial opportunities.
We are looking for a candidate to have the ability to oversee large scale learning and development projects and maintain senior relationships within large organisations.
You will have experience of working with CRM and other tools to aide sales growth and delivery.
Our successful candidate will have the ability to be a credible and trusted partner to senior and C-Suite clients, advising, challenging, and influencing on the approach to adopt.
Whilst not mandatory, it would be beneficial to have Multi-lingual language skills.
Our Story And Mission
The Oxford Group is a leading global provider of leadership, management development and executive coaching solutions to large international organisations. We have a well-earned reputation for quality, professionalism and working through long term partnerships with clients. Our programmes blend innovative experiential learning with deep personal insights, coaching and work-based learning. We are a City & Guilds business, a global leader in skills development.
Our vision is for a world in which everyone has the skills and opportunities to succeed. We support almost five million people each year to develop skills that help them into a job, develop on that job and to prepare for their next job. As a charity, we’re proud that everything we do is focused on achieving this purpose.
Through our assessment and credentialing, corporate learning and technical training offers, we partner with our customers to deliver work-based learning programmes that build competency to support better prospects for people, organisations and wider society. We create flexible learning pathways that support lifelong employability, because we believe that people deserve the opportunity to (re)train and (re)learn again and again – gaining new skills at every stage of life, regardless of where they start.
At the heart of our business sits the City & Guilds Foundation which amplifies our purpose by helping to remove barriers to getting into a job, celebrating best practice on the job, and advocating for jobs of the future.
We were founded in 1878 by the City of London and the trade guilds of the time, to help people, organisations and economies to develop their skills for growth.
Our rich experience means we’re uniquely positioned to understand the future of work and learning. And, we continually evolve to develop and deliver skills for the workplace of the future. Today, as well as qualifications and assessment, we offer digital credentialing, elearning technologies, executive leadership development, technical training and consultancy.
Our success is driven by the people we work with. We pride ourselves on our ability to offer an equal opportunity to all our staff and we value diversity within our inclusive culture. We recognise that a diverse workforce is the only way we will achieve our ambitious business goals, so we work hard to be flexible to accommodate everyone.
What We Offer
We offer the opportunity to work in an innovative, engaging and market-leading organisation with opportunities to develop your existing skills and explore new ones. You’ll receive an excellent benefits package which typically includes a great base salary, incentives, generous annual leave and much more.
What is included…
- Company incentives (bonus scheme)
- Comprehensive induction programme
- Challenging and engaging work across a variety of organisations and industries
- A customer centric, professional, and fun working environment
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holiday and option to purchase additional holiday
- Life insurance (4X base salary)
- Income protection scheme
- 4 weeks company sick pay
- Private medical cover
- Flexible working
- Retail discount scheme
- Access to Nudge (Financial education and wellness App). and Unmind (Mental Health App)
- Access to Reward Gateway including discounts across the variety of brands.
- EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)
Next Steps And How To Apply
If you think this is the role and organisation for you then we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV and complete our short application form using the apply button.
We shortlist for our vacancies on an ongoing basis, and we may close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. Please can you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If this role sounds interesting, please apply today.