The National College
Graduate/Trainee Sales Development Representative
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Job Role
Location
Sheffield
Working Mode
Hybrid (2-3 days in the office)
Contract
3 months; with the possibility to extend
Hours
Monday - Friday 9AM - 5PM
About The National College (TNC)
At TNC, we empower customer workforce’s to transform children’s lives. Our all-in-one platform helps schools, trusts, and nurseries stay compliant, raise standards, and reduce staff workload — all through intuitive, powerful software.
If educators need it, we build it.
We’ve created a unique platform combining the world’s largest CPD and policy library with custom-built tools — developed in collaboration with thousands of schools and over 1,000 education experts.
The Role
As a Graduate/Trainee SDR at The National College, you will support the Sales team in generating, qualifying, and nurturing leads to drive business growth.
In this role, you will contribute to top-of-funnel activities by identifying and engaging prospective customers, while collaborating closely with both Sales and Marketing teams. You’ll gain hands-on experience in client engagement, pipeline development, and the use of key sales tools and frameworks.
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This role offers valuable exposure to B2B sales within a SaaS environment. You will also maintain CRM data integrity and support campaigns designed to maximise lead generation.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Source and reach out to leads from target prospect lists
- Qualify inbound and outbound leads through calls, emails, and LinkedIn
- Identify customer pain points and assess solution fit
- Schedule discovery calls and hand off qualified leads to Account Executives
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records in the CRM
- Collaborate with Marketing to improve messaging and targeting
- Track performance against sales development KPIs
What We’re Looking For
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
- Interest in sales, marketing, and SaaS technology
- Strong organisational skills with attention to detail
- Comfortable using Microsoft Office, and open to learning new tools
- Enthusiastic, proactive, and eager to learn in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
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Job Benefits
At The National College, we’re passionate about helping organisations grow and thrive through knowledge and connection. You’ll be part of a business that values its people, supports continuous development, and celebrates success.
You'll also be able to benefit from:
- Life assurance
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay
- 24/7 online GP access
- Mental health and wellbeing support
- Charity day
- 25 days’ holiday, increasing to 30 days with service
- Professional study support
- Plus more
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