Trainee Business Development Manager

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Kick start your career in financial services with a leading name in the mortgage industry.

Next Intelligence are looking for a motivated and confident individual to join their team as a Trainee Business Development Manager.

This is a fantastic opportunity to break into the mortgage sector, with full training and support provided as well as working in our lovely brand-new office space!

In this role you will manage a portfolio of broker accounts to drive engagement, support case placement across multiple product areas, and achieve financial and activity targets through proactive outbound contact and relationship-building.

Benefits:

• Paid Birthday Leave
• Flexible Working Hours: A "flexibility plan" on full time working hours
• Work From Home: All employees are entitled to work from home 1 day per week.
• Health & Wellness Support: Aviva Digicare+ with 24/7 digital GP, annual health check, and mental health & nutritional consultations (including for immediate family/household), 24/7 employee assistance programme and paid time off for doctors/dental apps.
• Exclusive Discounts: Significant savings on estate agency, mortgage, and surveying services, access to "Perks at work" for products and services, including electrical and travel.
• Social & Community Events: Business funded social committee including monthly company-funded social events, charity events, Summer BBQ, Christmas Party & Awards, plus paid charity day leave.
• Ongoing Learning &; Development: Access to LearnSmart training platform, CPD sessions, mentorship, and funded qualifications (e.g., CeMAP).
• Financial Security: company pension, day 1 Life Assurance, and company sick pay after probation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively manage a portfolio of approx. 200-300 broker accounts, including key and new accounts
• Achieve monthly and annual financial targets.
• Identify and drive new business opportunities through outbound calling and relationship building.
• Track and support business levels for key accounts to help them meet targets.
• Assist brokers in placing enquiries across BTL, residential, second charge, bridging, and commercial, aiming to use Next Intelligence as the route or packager.

Skills required to be a successful Trainee Business Development Manager:

• Strong communication skills: a clear and confident telephone manner, active listening, and ability to engage professionally.
• Willingness to Learn: Demonstrated enthusiasm for training and personal development.
• Resilience: Drive to meet targets and follow up leads persistently
• Goal-Orientated Attitude: Motivation to meet KPI's and performance metrics. An interest in progressing within the company.

Next Intelligence is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Connells Group we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't fit perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

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