About the Role

CIPS for Business is the commercial arm of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply and as such is in the enviable position of having high demand globally for our learning programmes.

The Corporate

Programme & Business Development Executive is responsible for planning, coordinating and supporting the delivery of high-quality training projects and corporate programmes for our clients, while also providing business development support to drive revenue growth. The role requires a strong customer focus, effective administration, commercial acumen, the ability to plan and coordinate activities to meet a delivery schedule and sales targets, and a commitment to quality to ensure the integrity of our delivery and meet our customer expectations.

Key responsibilities

- Support successful relationships with students and clients through professional coordination of all training programme and client projects
- Monitor and maintain email communication related to CIPS for Business
- Coordinate between project hand-over, client points of contact, CIPS tutors, CIPS internal stakeholders and the Business Development team to ensure a high-quality customer experience
- Plan and administer client training programmes including activity planning with internal administrators to ensure appropriate corporate membership, eLearning packages, skills gap or training needs assessments and other assessment processes are completed
- Support identification of business leads and contribute to preparation and follow-up of sales proposals in collaboration with the Business Development team
- Ensure all programme or project tracking is consistently updated and completed in a professional and timely manner and escalate any clashes, delays or concerns
- Provide status reports and various other reports as requested to support the Training Programme Specialist and Business Development leadership




- Manage timely and accurate client invoicing per client PO/agreement and liaison with the CIPS ANZ finance team
- End-to-end coordination of CIPS Skills Training Courses to deliver a high-quality customer experience
- Book CIPS tutors for courses and ensure all programme materials are current and delivered to respective facilitators and course delegates

About you

- Experience in a training or education delivery environment
- Experience of project administration
- IT literate with experience of Microsoft applications
- Demonstrable organisation skills, including the ability to set priorities, manage time and plan work to meet deadlines
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality
- Experience of working effectively as part of a team to achieve goals and solve problems
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Structured approach to planning, prioritising and completing tasks

Benefits

- 38 hours per week, Monday to Friday
- Life Assurance: 4 times gross annual salary for death in service
- Contribution towards healthcare
- Superannuation: 10.5%
- 20 working days holiday plus statutory holidays
- Bonus Scheme – General Staff Bonus (non-contractual, not guaranteed)

About us The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) is the leading independent global body representing the Procurement and Supply profession with a global membership of over 60,000 in more than 150 countries. CIPS is a UK based, not for profit, organisation with a royal charter, and CIPS exists for the public valuable of the profession. Procurement and Supply has a major impact on the effectiveness, efficiency and profitability of any organisation, and CIPS offers a 'one stop shop' for Procurement and Supply excellence in People, Processes and Performance. CIPS has local offices in the UK, Australia (serving Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands), Africa, the Middle East and the USA.

📌 Corporate Programme & Business Development Executive (Melbourne)
🏢 CIPS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
📍 Melbourne