Senior Education Recruitment Consultant Nottingham

Senior AM Location: Nottingham United Kingdom

Type: Full-time / 5 days on site

Salary: 45000- 50000 OTE

Hi Im Sam East Midlands Director at Zen Educate and Im looking for Account Managers who want to tackle a very real very important problem: helping schools get the teachers they need when they need them without wasting millions on old-school recruitment agencies. If youre someone who loves building relationships solving meaningful problems and being part of a mission-driven team this might be your thing.

Heres the challenge: UK schools spend over 2 billion a year on temporary staff. But 600m of that goes straight into the pockets of recruitment agencies money that should be going back into classrooms and teachers pay. So were doing things differently. Zen Educate is an online platform that gives schools instant access to fully vetted teachers and support staff. Since launching in 2017 weve already saved schools over 30 million thats gone straight back to where it matters most. Weve just closed a $37m Series B (the biggest EdTech round in Europe last year!) and were scaling fast in the UK and the US . Its an exciting time to join have a huge impact and grow alongside us.

This isnt your standard manage a few accounts and send a few emails kind of job. As an Account Manager at Zen youll be:

- Own the relationship with key accounts school accounts including retention expansion and new business

- Build and develop relationships with Senior Stakeholders across networks within your region e.g. Executive Headteachers MAT CEOs

- Take the lead on operational and commercial projects within your team

- Lead school leaders through successful recruitment processes using a consultative approach

- Call schools and build pipeline

- Work collaboratively with the sales operations and the technology team to continuously improve efficiency in delivering value to schools

- Get your hands dirty. Like any true start-up no two weeks will be the same and a general interest in mucking in and just getting the job done is crucial

You dont have to tick every single box but we think youll thrive here if youre:

-Naturally enthusiastic and curious (well train you on everything else!).

-Confident picking up the phone handling objections and building trust fast.

-Someone with a proven track record of hitting sales targets (or smashing similar KPIs).

-A team player who loves being part of a close-knit group.

-Passionate about having a positive social impact (bonus points if you care deeply about education).

-Someone with a growth mindset is always looking to learn and improve.

Every company has its tradeoffs so heres some real talk to help you decide if this is the right fit for you.

-You want a role where your work has a tangible social impact.

-You like fast-paced environments where things are always evolving.

-Youre excited about the idea of working in a mission-driven startup thats scaling rapidly.

-You prefer highly structured corporate environments with fixed processes.

-You dont like ambiguity. Sometimes were building the plane while flying it.

-Picking up the phone and having conversations with decision-makers feels uncomfortable.

-Meaningful work this isnt just another SaaS tool; youre literally helping schools save money and pay teachers more.

-Competitive salary ownership in the company.

-25 days holiday all the usual UK public holidays.

-1-1 coaching to keep you growing personally and professionally.

-Life & Health Insurance Cycle to Work Scheme Electric Car Scheme.

We like to hire fast and onboard well. Heres what you can expect:

-Quick chat with our recruiter to get to know you and cover the basics.

-Role-focused conversation well talk about how you approach account management building relationships and hitting targets.

-Practical Task and role play to see how youd think on your feet with a realistic school conversation.

-Culture chat with the team making sure its a good fit both ways.

Were direct and transparent. If its a yes great! If its a no well let you know quickly.

At Zen we strive to build a culture of equity and inclusion where everyone is respected valued and appreciated for their unique traits experiences and perspectives. We are committed to creating a safe inclusive and equitable environment where our team can thrive regardless of age ethnicity race gender identity sexual orientation socio-economic status disability religion or beliefs. We value our differences and believe that practices of Diversity Equity and Inclusion help us create a fairer more compassionate environment for all.

We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and different experiences and perspectives just like the staff who teach through Zen and the children at the schools we work with. We believe in hiring the best people from the widest pool and creating an inclusive culture where peoples voices are heard and all our team can look forward to coming to work.

We are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of our community and promoting an equitable and inclusive environment for all. We seek out diverse opinions beliefs and experiences because they collectively make us stronger; weve had former teachers pilots fundraisers engineers lawyers marketers social media experts and more join our team.

If youve read this far and youre excited (maybe even a little nervous) about the opportunity apply now! Wed love to chat.