Person Specification

Person Specification
Business Development Specialist/Senior Partner, The Quantum Organisation

Essential/Desirable
A confident and effective communicator with experience at a senior executive level, possibly already within an SME environment. The ideal candidate may have recently exited from their own successful business or may be looking to leave the corporate world in favour of sharing their vast experience and expertise in the dynamic and entrepreneurial world of SME’s.

A Business Development Specialist and Senior Partner with The Quantum Organisation must be able to demonstrate they are capable of taking their SME client’s business to a new, higher level. The Senior Partner will guide, inspire, motivate, teach and lead his or her client and their employees through the challenges that an accelerated growth strategy will bring. Therefore experience in people management at individual and team level is essential.

It is vitally important that the Senior Partner can communicate at the same level as the business owner. This will range from sole traders with 5 staff and £½ million turnover to MDs with 100 employees and over £10 million turnover.

Qualifications
Emphasis is placed on experience, communication skills and track record; however, appropriate professional qualifications are desirable.

Experience
Although extensive training will be given, the Senior Partner needs to be able to understand the day-to-day work and challenges faced by the client. Therefore, we are looking for candidates with experience in the following areas:

• Face to face commercial experience
• Business planning
• Marketing strategy
• Understanding of company financials 
• Recruiting and personnel management
• Public relations
• Basic computing skills

Personal Qualities
An enthusiastic demeanour will do more to win and keep a client than an extensive list of qualifications. Therefore the Senior Partner will be a credible yet sociable person, easy to get on with but also confident in their own abilities. They must be able to communicate at all levels.

They will be the type of person that friends, family and colleagues turn to when they need advice particularly when it concerns business. They will be good lateral thinkers, not afraid to explore new ground and test ideas. They will be exceptional listeners, hungry to learn new ideas and concepts and be open minded.

A successful Quantum Senior Partner will be self-motivated and driven by goals and a desire to achieve. They must be 100% committed to seeing their client's business improve.

If you believe you meet the criteria outlined above, in the first instance please email your CV to ukinfo@quantumorg.com