• Leading global higher education organisation
• Drive international strategic growth
• Newly created leadership opportunity 

About the organisation

This international education organisation is at the forefront of transnational learning and teaching partnerships. Headquartered in Australia and with divisional operations in New Zealand, UK, China, Europe and USA, it collaborates with education and research institutions to help students and academic staff to achieve life-changing experiences through multi-disciplinary, international education. 

About the role

Reporting to the Group Vice President – Business Development and Engagement, the Executive Director, Business Development provides strategic leadership for global business development initiatives, focusing on identifying, securing and developing new opportunities for collaboration and partnership, programme expansion and revenue growth. The role contributes to organisational business planning, partnership negotiations and execution, and supports the achievement of growth targets across Australasia, Southeast Asia, UK/Europe and China. 

About you

An influential commercial leader, you have demonstrated success in designing and executing global business growth strategies and partnership models within the higher education sector. Your exceptional stakeholder engagement, negotiation and relationship management skills at senior and executive levels are complimented by your proven ability to build, negotiate and manage institutional and commercial partnerships across multiple countries and cultural contexts. You ideally understand the international higher education landscape, including bilateral and multilateral academic collaboration frameworks and standards, and student recruitment.

To apply, click ‘Apply for this job’, quoting job number 3243150. For more information prior to application, please call Siobhan Forbes at SHK on +61 499 981 034. Direct and third-party applications will be forwarded to SHK.