Partnership Success Manager

We change the lives of millions of students and leave the world a bit brighter than we found it. Every minute 100 students around the world trust our platforms (e.g., mastersportal.com) to find their best matching education for free. At the same time, we help educators diversify their (international) student population and reduce dropouts.

With thirty different nationalities among the 200+ people working at Studyportals, we are an international bunch of people. Eager to learn and serious about fun. Want to know more?

About the team

The UKI Enrolment Based Partnerships (EBP) team works with approximately 60 universities across the region and is one of our most successful divisions at Studyportals. You’ll be integral to the growth of this very important region. You’ll enjoy working independently but also thrive within a team of fellow Partnership Success Managers and Campaign managers from teams around the world. You will report to the UKI/EMEA Team Manager.

Responsibilities

Are you passionate about international education, driven to build win-win relationships, and eager to bring an industry-changing business model to the market?

As a Partnership Success Manager, you will have ownership of several university clients. You will work directly with them on their student recruitment goals, supporting their efforts and improving our collaboration so they see results. You will be confident in presenting results, attending meetings (in person and virtual) so your communication skills should be excellent.

You’ll be intrinsically motivated to understand how international student recruitment works across the globe, engaging with the wider Partnership Success Manager network and diving into data with our Analytics and Consulting Team (ACT). You’ll be happy to get to grips with our systems and processes, be forthcoming with ideas on areas to improve, champion change and ultimately be an asset to Studyportals as a whole.

• Responsible for approximately 1m GBP in revenue
• You’ll look after approximately 20 clients
• You’ll be happy to travel to visit them
• Implementation and development of enrolment-based partnership campaigns

• Strategic client consultancy on questions of international student recruitment
• Sharing intelligence with clients such as projections & engagement reports
• Enrolment data processing and quality assurance

Requirements

Essential:

• Educated to a minimum of Bachelor’s degree level
• Client-facing work experience, with some (1-2 years minimum) sales work and / or account management experience
• Excellent communication skills that allow you to develop strong professional relationships and to communicate clear strategy with our clients
• The ability to work in a team and independently
• Outstanding organisational and time-management skills
• Strong IT skills and be confident in using multiple internal systems
• You’ll be comfortable with numbers and confident in reporting findings
• Accustomed to a fast-paced environment
• Ambitious!
• Ability to liaise with internal stakeholders to organise resources and analyse results to maximise delivery to our partners
• A growth mindsight to ensure our partnerships go from strength to strength
• Strong negotiations skills
  

Desirable:

• An understanding of online marketing principles
• Knowledge of or experience of working the Higher Education sector
• Experience of working in an international setting is preferred

Benefits

• A full-time position, with a competitive salary
• Competitive bonus scheme
• 33 vacation days per year (where you get to choose when and if you want to take bank holidays)
• The possibility of buying or selling up to 5 annual leave days, based on a full-time employment;

• The opportunity to be a key driver of a fast-growing company that delivers sustainable added value in the world’s Higher Education market
• An annual personal development budget because personal growth is KEY!
• A monthly work from home allowance
• Ambitious, informal, entrepreneurial, and flexible atmosphere where self-initiative is highly appreciated. Apart from your contribution to the company, your personal development has high priority
• A company environment that is serious about having fun with everything we do
• The opportunity to make our world a little better
• Home working with regular engagement with a high performance and driven team
• Opportunity to work from abroad two months per year!

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