Partnerships Officer

Academic Partnership Unit (APU)
£27,924 to £37,467 per annum
As one of Coventry's biggest employers, we offer some pretty impressive benefits including an excellent pension scheme and generous holiday allowances.

Coventry University is forward thinking, proactive and unique institution which is undertaking a huge transformation; one that is seeing the University significantly rise in a number of UK and Worldwide Higher Education league tables. Our strategy to 2021 and beyond will enhance our position as a leading provider of innovative education - globally.

We have partnerships with academic institutions all around the world, giving international students the opportunity to study a Coventry University qualification in their own country. We operate teaching programmes abroad for over c.20,000 students.

Coventry University is one of the leading UK study destinations for international students, and the UK’s leading provider of Transnational Education (TNE).

Who We Are
The Academic Partnership Unit (APU) at Coventry University works across the University Group to identify, develop and support academic collaborations between Coventry University and its growing partner network, both in the UK and around the world. Providing extensive support to our partners, the APU primarily facilitates the development, management and delivery of academic programmes, in collaboration with overseas education providers.

Our team is part way towards achieving a growth phase that includes the realisation of ambitious targets for further expanding the scale of our activity, and enhancing still further our position as a leading university in the delivery of TNE.

To achieve further growth and increase our presence worldwide, we are looking to appoint a Partnership Officer with proven track records of client management and business development to join our expanding team.

Who You Are
As a member of the Partnership Development Team within the APU you will work closely with Partnership Development Managers and the Deputy Director Business Development.

A highly enthusiastic and professional individual, you will flourish in this role if you can display the following qualities:

• Educated to degree level.
• Broad experience of the Higher Education sector.
• Experience of operating in a customer facing, account management environment.
• Knowledge of the Higher Education Sector’s Quality Assurance frameworks.
• Ability to create an environment of “customer delight” by demonstrating a strong, customer-centric ethos.
• Good communication and negotiation skills (both verbal and written).
• Good administrative and IT skills.
• Good data management/numeracy and analytical skills.
• Confidence, speed, thoroughness and flexibility.
• An appreciation of other cultures, as well as the global reach of the University and its international agenda.

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