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We encourage early applications.)\nJoin KnowledgeBrief\nKnowledgeBrief is an apprenticeship and training provider helping people and organisations build the skills they need across business management. Our expertise spans leadership and management, digital, and business and professional services. Through apprenticeships, professional qualifications, workshops and coaching, we connect learning to real work, helping people make better decisions, lead change and improve organisational performance.\nOur vision is a future where every organisation can turn learning into measurable performance through confident people, modern leadership and practical capability. We bring together specialist expertise, our own learning technology and personalised support to help people apply what they learn and make a meaningful difference in their roles.\nWe are a values-driven organisation: inspirational, innovative and authentic, with relationships at the heart of how we work. Joining KnowledgeBrief means being part of a team that values the joy of learning and cares about the impact we create for our learners, clients and each other.\nAbout the Role\nYou will grow our apprenticeship partnerships across the public sector, including NHS bodies, local authorities and other public services. Taking a consultative approach, you will explore employers’ workforce challenges and priorities, helping them identify where our programmes can make a meaningful difference. 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