International Development Manager – China

At FutureLearn, we’re passionate in regards to the energy of lifelong studying. We assist learners from everywhere in the world progress of their careers – and spend money on their futures.

We really imagine that up-skilling is a worthy funding, and we hope to empower our learners to take management of their careers by personalised studying pathways – giving them progress at their fingertips.

Partnering with 260+ world-class academic companions, together with prestigious universities, world manufacturers and trade companions, we provide our 18 million-strong learner neighborhood the chance to find and entry versatile, high-quality on-line programs and levels.

We’re not right here simply to show new abilities (though we do this effectively), we wish to assist rework lives. FutureLearn is on the lookout for to construct our groups with individuals who share our ardour for lifelong studying, profession empowerment and schooling for all. If that sounds such as you, get in contact. You could possibly assist us obtain our largest purpose but – turning into the world’s greatest AI-powered, career-based studying platform and OPM.

In regards to the position

FutureLearn is considerably rising our worldwide enterprise as one of many firm’s strategic pillars. We’re on the lookout for skilled Worldwide Improvement Managers/Affiliate Administrators to establish, develop and handle worldwide enterprise alternatives to serve world firms, greater schooling establishments, governments and nonprofits, who search to empower, up talent or re-train their workforce and college students with FutureLearn’s inspiring and interesting programs and platform.

Reporting to the VP of Worldwide Improvement, you’ll play a big position in contributing to worldwide technique and go-to-market execution for designated worldwide markets. The put up holder will develop new worldwide enterprise leads, deal with industrial negotiations, shut offers, keep and handle the connection with worldwide enterprise purchasers and proceed to develop additional schooling and enterprise alternatives with them.

You can be target-driven, self-motivated, and extremely dedicated to creating worldwide enterprise alternatives. You can be a essential member of the workforce, with working data of digital tendencies and developments within the Studying and improvement sector. You’ll have an in-depth data of and expertise with the enterprise improvement and gross sales course of, excelling at lead era, relationship constructing, enterprise negotiations, and shutting offers. You’ll require collaboration and coordination throughout Advertising, Product, Assist, Partnerships, Finance and Authorized.

That is the time for FutureLearn to diversify its enterprise exercise and capitalise on its sturdy model and experience in on-line schooling. The Worldwide Improvement Supervisor/Affiliate Director shall be becoming a member of a dynamic, passionate and success-driven workforce and shall be key to FutureLearn attaining its schooling and enterprise aims.

What does success appear like?

• Obtain the corporate and division’s enterprise aims, assembly and
• exceeding quarterly and annual income targets;
• Develop and implement a enterprise improvement plan for designated worldwide markets and areas;
• Establish, develop, handle and keep a community of firms, universities, schools, governments and nonprofits to determine a resourceful and efficient pipeline;
• Actively convert potential worldwide enterprise leads/enquiries and shut offers;
• Lead discussions and negotiations on collaborative fashions and monetary preparations with new companions;
• Work with the Advertising workforce, to make sure related publicity and promotional materials about worldwide improvement is up to date and accessible to present and potential companions.
• Plan, handle and attend advertising and marketing and networking actions to advertise our answer and course provision;
• Produce statistical studies, updates, and forecasts;
• Conduct partnership critiques to establish return on funding, areas for enchancment and new alternatives;
• Undertake market analysis and evaluation to make suggestions on the worldwide marketing strategy, processes, and product improvement to repeatedly enhance our worldwide providers and options.

What you convey to the desk:

• Schooling to diploma stage or equal
• Skilled qualification in advertising and marketing is fascinating.

• Demonstrable expertise and monitor document of success in creating/nurturing new enterprise/gross sales alternatives to generate revenues (desirables in greater schooling and company coaching sector)
• Substantial expertise in promoting providers and options to massive and sophisticated organisations
• Expertise in having enterprise negotiations and shutting contractual offers.
• Expertise in creating and delivering enterprise plans.

• Data of enterprise improvement, tendering and identification of funding alternatives
• Data of schooling, coaching an skilling methods and tendencies of the worldwide governments, industries and HEIs within the designated markets and areas.

• Skill to establish and develop new enterprise alternatives and shut offers
• Skill to deal with competing calls for and prioritise duties
• Sturdy communication and influencing abilities in all varieties together with written, verbal, electronic mail, phone and presentation.
• Good organisational, mission administration, analysis and knowledge evaluation abilities and the power to work on personal initiative and in a well timed method.
• Sturdy negotiating abilities and the power to affect others.
• Good efficiency and other people administration abilities
• Sturdy consumer administration and relationship-building abilities

• Have to be customer-oriented with cross-cultural consciousness

What occurs subsequent?

Able to go for it? Click on ‘Apply’, embrace your CV and a canopy letter telling us why you’d prefer to grow to be a FutureLearner, and the way you’ll nail this position.

Recruitment Course of

Please contact [email protected] in case you require any cheap changes or alterations to be made to help you thru the recruitment course of.

Range Assertion

We worth all the nice advantages that range brings and encourage everybody to convey their complete self to work – At FutureLearn we’re proud to have Range and Inclusion on the centre of every part we do. We’re dedicated to Equal Employment Alternative no matter race, color, nationwide origin, ethnicity, gender, age, incapacity, sexual orientation, gender identification or faith.

We won’t wait to fulfill you! #FutureLearnCareers