Graduate / Trainee Sales Development Representative

Location : Sheffield

Working Mode : Hybrid (3-4 days in the office)

Contract: Open to either a fixed-term or Summer Intern

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.

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
• Identifycustomer pain points and assess solution fit
• Schedule discovery calls and hand off qualified leads to Account Executives
• Maintainaccurateand 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

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