Salary: £24,400 per annum plus generous bonus structure  

Job Type: Permanent 

Location:  Lancaster (UK) Head Office  

Contracted Hours: 35 hours per week Monday to Friday (flexible working considered) 

About Us 

Ascentis is a market-leading qualification provider with a strong growth trajectory. As an Awarding Organisation, we develop and accredit qualifications to Colleges, Training Providers, and the Adult Education market. 

We are market leading in the education sector and the specialist areas we operate within, maintaining the #1 provision for ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) and Access in the UK. We are based in Lancaster but have a National reach and hold top positions in all areas we operate within and have a dominant market share in London. We recently won two awards at the FAB 2024 Awards - Innovation of the Year and Awarding Organisation of the Year. 

Our commercial drive in this charitable sector provides a hybrid culture of helping learners to achieve ongoing success that is both enjoyable and rewarding. Further information on Ascentis can be found on our website. www.ascentis.co.uk 

Due to sustained success in the UK and internationally, we now have an opportunity for a commercially driven individual to join our team. 

At Ascentis, we pride ourselves on investing in our people. Don’t just take our word for it… we were awarded the Red Rose Employer of the Year 2021, have been featured in a reward strategy book for our innovative approach to employee recognition and for the last 2 years, 100% of our employees said they would recommend Ascentis as a great place to work. We are also extremely proud of the internal progression of many of our talented people. 

To find out what our employees have to say about working at Ascentis watch the video found here. 

Job Description 

As the Account Executive, you will be responsible for maintaining and growing the Ascentis provision, with accounts in your assigned tiers. The role requires a balanced focus across Ascentis offerings, ensuring that opportunities are maximised at the right times throughout the year. 

You will represent Ascentis qualifications at a range of Teams meetings with your centres and prospects, generating new business from both existing and potential centres. You will work closely with education providers, promoting Ascentis qualifications, meeting targets, and driving forward new business initiatives with a consultative, relationship-driven approach. 

While new customer acquisition is key, the role also prioritises relationship management. You will service current customer accounts within your assigned tiers with a new business target, ensuring the highest level of customer care and actively supporting them to facilitate long-term growth and collaboration. 

You will maintain meaningful communication with your accounts through virtual meetings. Travel will be required on occasion, in instances such as conferences and events that Ascentis host and exhibit at. 

We are looking for a team player with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills. You should possess strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage and influence through consultative sales abilities. The ideal candidate will be ambitious and goal-oriented, but focused on fostering lasting partnerships rather than quick wins, as this is a target-driven role. 

This role offers a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate and will be fully rewarded with a highly competitive bonus scheme. Full training on our products will be provided. 

To view the full job description, please click here. 

So, what are you waiting for? 

If you like the sound of the role and the organisation, and you think the mentioned attributes describe you well, then we would love to hear from you. 

To discuss this post further please contact Alexander Houghton, Deputy Head of Sales by email at [email protected]  

Benefits at Ascentis 

• Up to 43 days of annual leave. 25 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays, birthday day off, closure days gifted during the Christmas period, increased annual leave with long service and an Annual Leave Purchase Scheme. 

• Competitive pension benefits, including a salary sacrifice scheme 

• Access to Informal Flexibility, allowing you to flex your working times and location where viable. 

• Incremental service benefits as a family-friendly employer, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Shared Parental and Adoption Leave and Pay, Sick Pay, Life Insurance, and Compassionate Leave with Pay 

• Reward and recognition scheme, regular team building and communication activities. 

• Access to state of the art office and break facilities, including pool table, xbox, outdoor seating, indoor herb garden, dressing room, harry potter reading room, employee library and more 

• Tailored learning and development opportunities 

• Cycle to Work Scheme 

• Technology purchase scheme 

• Discounted gym membership 

• 24-hour Employee Helpline and a proactive focus on wellbeing