Senior Education Consultant

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Senior Education Consultant Position Overview: The Senior Education Consultant is responsible for selling directly to individual schools (primaries, secondaries, and academies), building strong relationships with school leaders, and driving new revenue within their region. This role plays a critical part in our MAT expansion strategy — identifying opportunities within trusts and working closely with Enterprise Account Directors to support trust-wide growth. You will be a trusted advisor to Headteachers, School Business Managers, and Senior Leadership Teams. Position Description: Key Responsibilities: School-Level New Business Identify and win new school customers within your assigned region. Conduct discovery meetings with Headteachers, School Business Managers, and SLT. Deliver product demonstrations tailored to school needs. Manage the full sales cycle from first contact to contract signature. Consistently achieve monthly and quarterly revenue targets. Relationship Management & Repeat Business Build long-term relationships with school leaders. Identify opportunities for upsell and cross-sell within existing school accounts. Support renewals and product expansion conversations. Ensure smooth onboarding in partnership with Customer Success. MAT Collaboration & Trust Expansion Identify when a school is part of a Multi-Academy Trust and map trust structures. Share intelligence and opportunities with the MAT Account Directors. Support trust-wide initiatives by introducing Enterprise colleagues into central teams. Assist with coordinated approaches where multiple schools in a trust are prospects. Contribute to “land and expand” strategies at trust level. Pipeline & Territory Management Maintain a strong pipeline of school-level opportunities. Use CRM effectively to track activity, pipeline, and forecasting. Develop and execute a territory plan aligned to regional growth objectives . Attend regional education events, conferences, and networking opportunities. What Success Looks Like: Consistent new school wins within your region Strong relationships with Headteachers and School Business Managers Clear contribution to MAT expansion opportunities High levels of product adoption and school satisfaction Accurate forecasting and CRM discipline Required Experience & Qualifications Experience: 2–4 years in sales, account management, or customer-facing roles Experience in education, EdTech, or selling into schools is highly desirable Experience presenting or demonstrating software solutions preferred Skills Confident communicator with strong presentation skills Relationship-driven and consultative in approach Commercially aware and target-oriented Organized with strong pipeline management skills Collaborative mindset — able to work closely with Enterprise/MAT teams WORKING CONDITIONS: Normal office environment Extending viewing of computer screens O ccasional Travel to Leicester office About Us: VenturEd Solutions UK comprises of market-leading education technology companies trusted by over 18,000 school establishments. Our family of products provide customers with tangible benefits by reducing costs, offering your staff more time to focus on their priorities and working alongside your leadership teams to achieve your strategic priorities. Our suite includes communications, payments, analytics, data integration solutions, and school website design. Home of Groupcall, Teachers2Parents, SchoolMoney, BehaviourWatch, SchoolPod, Parentapps, WisePay, Assembly, and Xporter. Why Work Here?: Full personal membership to our private healthcare, AXA PPP 25 days of holiday, plus the bank holidays Generous paid sick leave Enhanced paid parental leave Membership to our Death in Service Insurance scheme which provides 4x your salary to your loved ones Generous salary sacrifice pension scheme VenturEd Solutions is an equal opportunity employer, committed to being a successful, caring and welcoming place for all employees. We want to create a supportive and inclusive environment where our employees can reach their full potential, without prejudice and discrimination. We are committed to a culture where respect and understanding is fostered, and the diversity of people’s backgrounds and circumstances will be positively valued. We therefore treat everyone on the basis of their talent and cultural capability, and nothing else. VenturEd Solutions aims to achieve equality by removing any potential discrimination due to protected characteristics defined in the Equality Act 2010. Additional Factors: All persons hired will be required to Verify their identity Provide proof of the right to live and work in the UK Complete and satisfy any pre-employment checks