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Recruitment drive to follow sales surge for Gateshead's MESMA

Gateshead-based tech firm MESMA has revealed plans to create new jobs in the region next year, following sustained sales growth throughout 2016.

Increasing its sales by more than 25% over the last 12 months, the Team Valley business currently has revenues in excess of £100k.

Launching a recruitment drive to hire business development specialists, directors Carole Loader, Neil Donkin and Louise Doyle wish to bolster the team ahead of significant changes in the education sector - a key market for the business.

Started in 2013, MESMA software ensures education sector providers are prepared for Ofsted inspections, which can take place at short notice, and can better manage quality issues around things such as apprenticeship delivery.

The subscription-based technology enables leaders to focus more time and resources on teaching and learning provision and less on paperwork, helping them to complete self-assessment reports – a requirement of the Ofsted Common Inspection Framework.

Now, the firm wants to recruit additional sales expertise to help schools, FE colleges and independent training providers improve quality assurance and self-assessment, and develop robust improvement plans to drive change.

This includes securing traction for the new diagnostic and action planning resource Reform, which was launched in November to help organisations better prepare for implementation of apprenticeship changes.

Company director Carole Loader said: “We are seeing strong demand for new Reform and other products so need additional resource to help us move forward in 2017.

“Growth will come as we support apprenticeship providers who need intuitive platforms to help them deal with apprenticeship reforms.

“We are looking to create new posts for talented sales people, who are keen to join a hungry business that will continue to grow over the next few years.”

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