Education Consultant - Get your career moving in 2016

It’s decision time. The mince pies have been eaten, the Turkey is a distant memory and now you are staring down the barrell of 2016.

Do you stick in a role where you are not valued, can see no progression or even worse just plain hate?

Or do you make your resolution to join a company that do things a little differently? We know our people make our brand, so we treat them as adults and provide all the support and guidance they need to do the job. Work should be fun, because you enjoy the success doing the job well brings.

If you have the right attitude – we can provide the tools to get your career and earnings to a whole new level.

Job Description

The role of an Education Consultant within Ampersand Education is a professional sales role which can often be quite tough and demanding, but for the right person is rewarding, exciting and a fantastic career. As a Consultant you will be involved in the following;

• Developing business relationships with new clients over the phone and face to face
• Maintaining working relationships with existing clients and finding innovative solutions to develop new business
• Sourcing candidates to match your clients recruitment needs
• Meeting candidates and preparing them for interviews
• Negotiating offers between your clients and candidates

Person Specification

As an Education Consultant, You will be targeted on both your business development activity and your financial performance on a weekly and monthly basis. Targets are realistic and there to be beaten.

Consultants can come from a range of backgrounds and having the passion, desire and thick skin to overcome obstacles and keep driving forward is essential.

In general, some key skills we look for are:

• Great verbal communication skills


• An ability to think on your feet and think creatively


• The right mindset! Determined, honest and flexible with the determination to succeed.

What Ampersand Education can offer you…

• A great package based on performance.


• On-going internal and external training and development to help you reach your full potential.


• A great, fun, working environment in our City of London offices.


• The chance to carve out your own career from consultant to management with no restrictions! Our business is a meritocracy, so do well and your career will flourish.

On target earnings of £40,000 Year 1, £60,000 Year 2 and £100,000 Year 3, with a good basic salary.

Working hours:

We are there to support our schools when they need us most, so our general working hours are 7am-5pm through school term times, and 9am-4pm through the school holidays.