Job Description
The Job
Reporting to the Lead Business Development Manager on a day to day basis, you'll be involved in the following:
- Contributes to the development of engagement plans for education partnerships in order to deliver agreed KPIs and outcomes
- Identifies and progresses opportunities to grow ACCA's business through education partnerships ensuring a clear and mutually beneficial proposition
- Using agreed criteria, identifies and proposes target universities and/or learning providers based on an understanding of potential contribution
- Works with relevant internal stakeholders to develop and deliver a plan of business development activity for designated education partners
- Understands economic and market trends, education sector developments, competitor activities and ACCA's product and service offering
- Reports regularly on progress through the appropriate reporting mechanisms
- Actively supports the wider work of the local market and contributes to the improvement of local procedures and systems
The Person
We're looking for someone who has:
- Demonstrable experience in business development and relationship management ideally in an education environment
- Demonstrable commercial acumen with experience across sales, brand management and marketing
- In depth understanding of the financial education and skills landscape
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build long term, high quality, trusted relationships up to and including board level
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and oral
- Excellent networking, influencing and negotiation skills
- Highly motivated, proactive and enthusiastic with the ability to plan and organise work to meet stretching targets
- A global perspective - experience of working in or with an international organisation