Regional Training Manager - EV (Midlands based)

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Location: Field based to cover the Midlands 

Team: OVO Drive  

Salary banding: £33,510 -  £40,550

Experience: Experienced

Working pattern: Full-Time

Reporting to: Partnerships Manager  

Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

This role in 3 words: People, training, coaching    

Top 3 qualities for this role: Great people skills, knowledgeable, articulate

In the words of the team, you should leave your current role for this one because….

We get to work with cutting edge tech, big global partners, we have fun while we are doing it and its helping tackle climate change, what could be better than that.

Where you’ll work:

At OVO, we understand that a one size fits all approach doesn’t work for everyone. That’s why we created the OVO Way of Flexibility.

All our roles are hub based (Bristol, Glasgow or London), providing a dedicated space for collaboration, connection and teamwork. You’ll also have the flexibility to work from home.

Everyone belongs at OVO

At OVO, we are on a mission to solve one of humanity's biggest challenges, the climate crisis. And we know it takes all of us to change the world. That's why we need diverse people from all abilities, gender identities, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, life experiences and backgrounds to join us.

Teamworking for the planet

Everything we do here spins around Plan Zero. So, naturally, the team you’ll be joining plays a gigantic role in making that happen. Here’s how:

We’ve made good progress on the UK’s path to net zero. But we can do better. Research shows that 100% renewable energy tariffs aren't actually making the grid greener. We have to go further. We need to save energy, use power at smarter times of the day and look at other ways to help our customers reduce their carbon footprint.

That’s where OVO Drive comes in, it's our dedicated electric vehicle business. We already provide hardware installations, home & public charging but we want so much more, we want to build a single app experience that covers everything an EV driver could need this role will play a huge part in that.

We work like a start up- using our entrepreneurial, OVO Way spirit to drive us forward. And we’ll be flexible about how we do it - trying new things, growing the ones that work and learning new, green skills as we go.

This role in a nutshell:

Sitting within the partnership team of OVO Drive this role will be a critical part of retaining our existing OEM partnerships such as Volkswagen Group and Volvo Cars UK.

You will be responsible for engaging, training and coaching OEM dealerships / retail networks (specifically their sales teams) on the partnership, OVO and the amazing customer offers we have in place. 

An example would be: OVO have won a multi year partnership with Volkswagen Group and we need to provide face to face training for over 500 dealerships nationally, we need to ensure that every dealership has a sound understanding of OVO and the customer offer, ultimately using the offer to help more people transition to electric vehicles.  

You’ll be representing OVO on the front line, so you’ll need to be super engaging and impactful but without being pushy. You should be helping the dealerships and their sales executives understand energy, tariffs and smart charging by being the subject matter expert there to help and support. 

As some dealer networks may have their own training teams you could be training the trainer in some scenarios.

You’ll have a regional patch and be expected to travel within that region to match dealership availability. 

Your key outcomes will be:

• Responsibility for your region/patch.
• Manage your own diary in line with dealership availability. 
• Engage dealerships to get your foot in the door and offer help and support via training/coaching.
• Help build training materials and shape the nature of the training sessions. 
• Deliver concise and impactful training to build sales executive excitement. Motivation for the partnership is a key output. 
• Ensure dealership employees have the skills and knowledge to achieve the partnership goals.
• Monitor and assess the effectiveness and success of the training program, making recommendations where appropriate.
• Building rapport with decision makers within various different dealership networks.
• Provide continuous feedback on sessions, content, queries so we can improve the materials and ultimately the success of the role and the broader partnership.

You’ll be a successful Regional training manager - EV at OVO if you…

• Have experience of working with large, complex OEMs. 
• Direct experience within a dealership/group or having worked with/within a dealer/retail network..
• Have training/coaching experience - Within an OEM or dealership/retail network.. 
• You need to be a huge advocate of electric vehicles. You should be the subject matter expert in all things EV and energy.
• Positive and engaging character who loves to train and coach others.
• Be adaptable in your approach to different people and scenarios.
• Experience developing ongoing relationships.
• Ideally have a good technical understanding of both hardware and software solutions relevant to electric vehicles and smart charging. 
• Excellent communications skills with the ability to engage audiences.
• Effective networking skills.
• Able to operate independently.
• Have  an ability to explain complex topics such as energy and smart charging  in a way that is accessible to a wide range of audiences. 
• Adaptable and flexible approach to plans and able to respond confidently and positively to changing scenarios.

Let’s talk about what’s in it for you

We’ll pay you between  £33,510 -  £40,550, depending on your specific skills and experience. If your expectations are a little different, have a chat with us!

We keep our pay ranges broad on purpose to give us, and you, flexibility to match your experience to our zero carbon mission.

You’ll be eligible for an on-target bonus of 15%. We have one OVO bonus plan that focuses on the collective performance of our people to deliver our Plan Zero goal. 

We also offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel like you belong at OVO…and there’s flex pay.  It’s an extra 9% of your salary on top of your core pay to use as you like. You can take it as cash, add to your pension, or choose to spend it on a huge range of flex benefits.

Here’s a taster of what’s on offer: 

For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays).

For your health
With benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and more

For your wellbeing
With gym membership, gadget, travel and cyber insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, DNA testing, dental insurance, and more

For your lifestyle
With extra holiday buying, discount dining, culture cards, tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donations

For your home 
Get up to £400 off any OVO Energy plan (when you pay by Direct Debit), plus personal carbon offsetting and great discounts on smart thermostats and EV chargers

For your commute
Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing, plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans

Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies? Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.

For your Belonging

To find better ways to support our people, we need to listen to each other’s experiences and find ways to build a truly inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of this, we have 8 Belonging Networks at OVO. Led by our people, for our people - so when you join OVO, you can play a part - big or small - with any of the Networks. It's up to you.

Oh, and one last thing...

We’d be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes yet we also believe it’s just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what we’re looking for but not every single thing, go ahead and hit apply. We’d still love to hear from you! If you have any additional requirements, there’s a space to let us know on the application form; we want to make the process as easy and comfortable for you as possible..