Making amazing happen
Life at Babington
As a truly national provider, we work across all areas of the UK.
Our people are what truly make the difference, and they are the beating heart of what we do. Sharing a common set of values (brave, caring, curious, determined, passionate), we’re motivated by seeing the positive impact we have on the lives of the young people and adults we support through our many different contracts and programmes.
We’re proud of our inclusive culture, and that alongside delivering meaningful outcomes for our learners and customers, we know how to have fun along the way!
Recognition
Proud to be Gold Investors in People
In 2022, we were awarded a Gold Award by Investors in People – something only achieved by 17% companies.
Paul Devoy, CEO of Investors in People, said: “Gold accreditation on We invest in people is a fantastic effort for any organisation, and places Babington Business College in fine company with a host of organisations that understand the value of people.”
Alongside our efforts to promote development, innovation and best practice, we are also proud to be a responsible and purpose-driven business. Through our ESG, we have formalised our commitments to our stakeholders, communities, and our planet – and we actively encourage our people to make time for the causes they care about.
Explore our ESG report
Join the Babington team
Our current opportunities
People are at the heart of what we do, from providing a young person with their very first opportunity all the way up to developing a senior leader within an organisation, we are truly committed to developing better futures. If you would like to be part of our passionate and brave family, please apply to one of the below opportunities, alternatively you can register your interest if we do not currently have an opportunity that suits you.
Register your interestRegister your interest - Babington
Closing Date: 2026-04-29T23:00:00.000000Z
Job Type: Permanent
We are proud to be a values driven organisation and thanks to our continued success, we are continuing to grow and succeed. Our opportunities are a mixture of remote based roles as well as specific located roles with requirements to travel on occasions to meetings, visits or 121s depending on the role.
Vacancies are across a variety of our departments including: Operations, Commercial Sales, Business Development and Quality in the Professional Services sector.
We are looking for colleagues to join us who demonstrate our values and want to join our mission. Our mission is driven by five core values: Brave, Caring, Curious, Determined and Passionate.
If there are no suitable live vacancies, and you share the same energy, passion, drive and enthusiasm to support learners through their journey, please click the 'Apply Now' button to register your interest and join our talent bank.
You can also contact the Talent Team by email at [email protected] to find out more about future opportunities and to find out how you can be a part of the award winning service.
What’s in it for you?
Babington is an inclusive, welcoming and supportive place to work with a fantastic culture which supports each employees learning, development and career growth.
- 25 days annual leave and 8 Public Bank Holidays
- Bupa Healthcare Cash plan; reimbursements for dental, health assessments & prescriptions
- .Additional annual leave purchase scheme to buy up to 5 extra days
- Babington Rewards; includes cashback, discounts off online and retail stores.
- Commission capped at 150%
We are a Disability Confident Employer and have a guaranteed interview scheme in place to ensure that nobody is overlooked or discriminated against because of their disability. If you meet the minimum criteria when you apply and you have informed us in your application that you have a disability, you will be guaranteed an interview for that role.
To promote and maintain an inclusive working environment, as part of your application process we will ask you to share data on certain characteristics. These answers will not form part of the selection and recruitment process and will not be shared with anyone outside of the People Team.
Babington is committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of our learners and colleagues and we implement robust safer recruitment practices to support this. Dependent on the role you are applying for, we may undertake a number of necessary checks to confirm you are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults, which may include a Disclosure and Barring Service check. We are also committed to promoting equality and inclusion throughout our colleague and learner populations.
Sales Lead Paragon Skills & Babington
Closing Date: 2026-03-22T00:00:00.000000Z
Job Type: Permanent
Job Title: Business Development Manager – Paragon Skills Sales Lead
Location: Remote with travel
Salary: Up to £40,000 + Bonus
Working days: Monday to Friday (37.5 hours a week)
As a key member of our Customer Engagement and Commercial function, you will play a pivotal role in achieving apprenticeship starts across the Paragon Skills and Babington partnership.
You will work closely with the Paragon Skills commercial teams to identify new employer opportunities, nurture existing relationships, and provide expert advice on apprenticeship solutions that deliver measurable return on investment. This role blends new business development, account management, and strategic consultancy. You’ll influence decision‑makers at all levels, ensuring a seamless experience from first engagement through to learner onboarding.
In this exciting new role partnership role across the group, you will be working as a Business Development Manager within the Care sector to support Professional Services starts, therefore you will be able to close sales with the Paragon Skills customer base, for Babington provision - so not operating from a standing start.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and secure new business opportunities within core markets, ensuring apprenticeship eligibility and compliance.
- Develop engagement plans to generate high‑quality sales leads across SME and large corporate organisations.
- Demonstrate clear return on investment (ROI) to help employers understand the value of apprenticeships.
- Deliver high‑quality information, advice and guidance (IAG) on apprenticeship levy and funding requirements.
- Support clients throughout the full journey—from programme scoping to onboarding.
- Build strong, sustainable customer relationships across all organisational levels.
- Work collaboratively with Babington and Paragon colleagues to ensure smooth onboarding and communication.
- Maintain internal service-level agreements and complete required administrative tasks for all new learners.
- Uphold standards in GDPR, data security, safeguarding, equality and diversity.
- Meet all KPIs including new leads, meetings, business won, and apprenticeship starts (minimum 20 starts monthly).
You will be successful in this role if you have:
- Experience in B2B and B2C business development, ideally within government‑funded or regulated training environments
- Experience in working in professional services and Care apprenticeship
- Strong account management experience and the ability to influence decision‑makers at various levels
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
- Experience delivering high‑quality customer experiences across multiple sectors.
- Knowledge of sales methodologies (e.g., SPIN, Challenger).
- Strong commercial awareness and understanding of labour market trends.
- Understanding of awarding bodies, funding rules, and Ofsted requirements.
- Ability to manage your own pipeline, utilise CRM systems effectively, and exceed sales targets.
- A proactive, solution‑focused mindset with strong problem‑solving capability.
- A full driving licence and willingness to travel with occasional overnight stays.
What’s in it for you?
Babington is an inclusive, welcoming and supportive place to work with a fantastic culture which supports each employees learning, development and career growth.
- 25 days annual leave and 8 Public Bank Holidays
- Bupa Healthcare Cash plan; reimbursements for dental, health assessments & prescriptions
- .Additional annual leave purchase scheme to buy up to 5 extra days
- Babington Rewards; includes cashback, discounts off online and retail stores.
- Commission capped at 150%
We are a Disability Confident Employer and have a guaranteed interview scheme in place to ensure that nobody is overlooked or discriminated against because of their disability. If you meet the minimum criteria when you apply and you have informed us in your application that you have a disability, you will be guaranteed an interview for that role.
To promote and maintain an inclusive working environment, as part of your application process we will ask you to share data on certain characteristics. These answers will not form part of the selection and recruitment process and will not be shared with anyone outside of the People Team.
Babington is committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of our learners and colleagues and we implement robust safer recruitment practices to support this. Dependent on the role you are applying for, we may undertake a number of necessary checks to confirm you are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults, which may include a Disclosure and Barring Service check. We are also committed to promoting equality and inclusion throughout our colleague and learner populations.
Sales Performance and Insight Lead
Job Type: Permanent
Do you love turning data into decisions? Can you spot what’s really happening in a sales pipeline — and help teams act on it fast?
At Babington, we’re looking for a Sales Performance & Insight Lead to work our group Head of Sales Optimisation and be the go-to expert for sales insight, reporting and performance intelligence for Babington. This is a high-impact role where your analysis won’t sit in a spreadsheet it will directly shape outcomes, improve conversion, and help more learners start successfully.
This exciting new role is responsible for delivering high-quality sales reporting, analysis, and insight to support effective decision-making across the learner starts journey. The role focuses on maximising the performance of existing sales processes by providing clear visibility of pipeline health, conversion performance, and compliance readiness.
Acting as a central point for sales data and reporting, the role ensures leaders and teams have accurate, timely, and actionable insight to improve conversion, reduce fallout, and support the achievement of starts targets.
In this role you will:
. Own sales performance insight end-to-end
. Deliver clear, accurate and timely sales reporting across enquiries, opportunities, conversions and starts
. Build and evolve dashboards and reporting packs that senior leaders genuinely rely on
. Turn complex data into clear commentary, insight and recommendations
. Provide confidence in forecasting and expected starts delivery
. Act as the subject matter expert for sales performance metrics, definitions and data integrity
But this role is about more than reporting, you will actively support performance improvement by:
. Identify where conversion slows, fallout occurs, or data quality impacts outcomes
. Work closely with sales, onboarding and compliance teams to drive incremental improvements
. Tracking lead-to-start and opportunity-to-start conversion, highlighting risks and opportunities early
. Ensure reporting is audit-ready, compliant with funding rules, and trusted across the business
What we are looking for:
. Strong experience in sales reporting, sales operations or performance insight
. Advanced skills in Excel and BI tools (Power BI, Tableau or similar)
. A solid understanding of sales pipelines, conversion metrics and CRM systems
. Experience producing actionable insights that influence senior stakeholders
. Ideally, experience within education, apprenticeships or another regulated environment
. Most importantly, you’re curious, brave enough to challenge constructively, and driven to make things better — not just measure them.
If you want to see more details of this role, please contact [email protected] to request a copy of the full job description and person specification.
We’re passionate about developing better futures for our learners and our people, and by joining us you’ll join a values-led organisation that’s ambitious, supportive, and serious about using data to do the right thing.
Benefits
. Babington Engage
. Bupa Healthcare – Cash plan
. 25 Days annual leave plus Bank holidays
. Additional annual leave purchase scheme
. Employer Pension contribution
We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we have found the right candidate.
We're a Disability Confident Employer and have a guaranteed interview scheme in place to ensure that nobody is overlooked or discriminated against because of their disability. If you meet the minimum criteria when you apply and you have informed us in your application that you have a disability, you will be guaranteed an interview for that role.
To promote and maintain an inclusive working environment, as part of your application process we will ask you to share data on certain characteristics. These answers will not form part of the selection and recruitment process and will not be shared with anyone outside of the People Team.
Babington is committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of our learners and colleagues and we implement robust safer recruitment practices to support this. Dependent on the role you are applying for, we may undertake a number of necessary checks to confirm you are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults, which may include a Disclosure and Barring Service check. We are also committed to promoting equality and inclusion throughout our colleague and learner populations.
