Job Opening at Lancaster University Ghana
Role: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE
Company Profile
Lancaster University Ghana is a collaboration between Transnational Academic Group and Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. Our campus is a branch campus of Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. We deliver exceptional and exciting education and place a high value on a positive student experience, employability, and providing students with access to academics who are experts in their subject. Lancaster University Ghana provides the same degrees as our Lancaster University main campus in the United Kingdom. This implies you will receive the same credentials as if you were studying on the main campus.
Position Description
As we embark on the next exciting phase of our mission to develop African leaders of tomorrow, we are looking for an experienced, proactive, and dynamic professional to deliver high-quality corporate engagement activities that project a positive image of Lancaster University Ghana to corporate entities and increase top-of-mind brand awareness of the university.
Responsibilities
- Develop ties with industry, enterprises, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and not-for-profit organizations in Ghana and overseas.
- Present the organization to potential employers and look for new placement prospects both domestically and globally.
- Develop and maintain ongoing relationships with corporations, embassies, non-governmental organizations, and others to ensure long-term collaboration and ROI.
- Participate in corporate networking events.
- Plan corporate events such as the Business Breakfast, and so on.
- Keep complete and accurate records of all stakeholder interactions, SLAs, MOUs, and employers.
- Coordination and facilitation of EMBA Master Classes, Consultancy Challenges, internal and external seminars, and workshops.
- Create an all-encompassing corporate and employer relations strategy.
- Recognize and keep track of competitor actions concerning company relationships and operations.
- As needed, assist with particular projects or needs.
- As needed, attend corporate conferences and events on behalf of the UniversityTAG.
- Assist with institutional engagement and proactive growth performance in the admissions and student affairs offices.
- Develop and retain valuable corporate leads that may benefit the university.
- Provide regular information on corporate developments that the university can leverage or that may have negative effects on the university.
- Investigate training and skill-building possibilities for corporate entities with the CPD coordinator.
- Promote the EMBA program to business leaders and thinking leaders.
- Engage with business development managers or equivalents at other universities and collaborate to ensure the university meets its goals and capitalizes on identified opportunities for CPD courses, EMBA student recruitment, undergraduate student recruitment, and promotion of the university’s overall image.
Required Qualifications or Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Marketing, Marketing Communications, Public Relations, Social Sciences, or a similar field.
- Professional certification in any of the aforementioned professions will be a benefit.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly PPT and Excel.
- Experience working on school engagements and establishing a business in a tertiary institution (3 years minimum) will be advantageous.
- Knowledge and experience in Business Development, Marketing, Sales, Marketing Communications, and Public Relations.
- Proven ability to generate new relationships and manage a large customer portfolio on your own.
- Good grasp of and response to the needs of Higher Education Institutions.
How to Apply for this Job Opening at Lancaster University Ghana
Qualified candidates should send their Curriculum Vitae (CV) to hr.ghana@transnatedu.com with the subject line Business Development Executive.
Only those who have been shortlisted will be contacted.
Deadline: January 30th, 2024.
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