Senior Manager, Education

  • United States
  • Permanent
  • Education Consulting
  • 8 - 12 years
Job Title:

Senior Manager, Education

Job Description:

Sannam S4 is seeking to appoint an ambitious, proactive and goals-orientated team player. Taking responsibility for business development in North America, and working closely with the company’s Director of Education and the wider international team, our new team member will play a key role in shaping the future strategy of Sannam S4’s education client base in North America.

Developing a clear plan of action to expand Sannam S4’s North American client base, the role will make considerable contributions to the following areas:
•Marketing and promotion of Sannam S4’s services to U.S. and Canadian organizations which include:
a. Local in-country representation
b. Market research and analysis, partner selection and due diligence
c. International strategic consulting
d. Admissions and conversion strategies
e. Financial consulting (tax, accounting, payroll) and compliance services
•Developing relationships with new prospects, partners and stakeholders including: universities, colleges, vocational training providers, national and federal governments, NGO/NPO’s, trade sector bodies, and organizations & associations
•Preparing client proposals and securing projects with new clients
•Providing guidance and structured support to clients seeking to explore, enter and expand internationally
•Maintaining and expanding relationships with existing clients
•Speaking at and attending relevant events to raise the profile of the company and network with relevant individuals, institutions and associations (i.e. Department of Commerce, NAFSA, NACUBO, American Council on Education, AIEA, IIE, AIRC, ICEF, NACAC, regional trade support agencies etc.)
•Organizing Sannam S4’s own events, webinars and marketing outreach campaigns (supported by Sannam S4’s in-house marketing team)
•Developing social media and other outreach campaigns to raise Sannam S4’s profile in North America.

To achieve the goal of generating new business, the candidate is required to be able to identify the needs of a potential client, clearly describe the solution Sannam S4 can provide to address this need and articulate the company’s unique value proposition in doing so.

As well as being able to develop new business, the candidate is expected to have a strong understanding of international student recruitment across key source markets and preferably some experience of international enrollment, international research collaboration or partnership arrangements between international institutions/faculty.

Preferred candidates will be required to advise clients and support the delivery of projects in these areas. As such, sound knowledge of Sannam S4’s key markets is required for effective understanding of challenges and opportunities.

Experience Range:

8 - 12 years

Educational Qualifications:

Any graduation ,and Any PG

Job Responsibilities:

Ideal Candidate

Sannam S4 is looking for a dynamic results-driven individual with a proven track record of achievement. Experience of working within an institution’s international office or on international projects for a related sector organization will be a valuable asset.

Given the multi-country solution Sannam S4 has to offer, this individual will be expected/ required to work effectively and collaboratively with colleagues from across the world. This element of the role will bring satisfaction to the right candidate, but is also an important consideration given time zones and other practicalities.

Skills Required:

Stakeholder Management , Education Consulting , Marketing Strategy , business development , sales , Business Strategy , Building Key Relationships , Business Networking , Student Recruiting

Candidate Attributes:

Key Attributes of the Candidate

Entrepreneurial
Motivated by winning new business
Self-driven and able to work remotely
Committed to making a major positive contribution to the company’s aims
Previous sales/business development and deal closure experience
Ability to create solutions for clients, employing out of the box thinking
Proactive approach towards taking initiatives and seeing projects through
Ability to take initiative and manage multiple projects in parallel
Confidence to present at events/conference and on webinars
Ability to work effectively in challenging situations and to meet deadlines
An ability to develop and implement a strategy which blends short, mid and long-term goals

Education and Experience
•Bachelors degree or above.
•At least eight years of work experience with a minimum of three years in international education (preferred) with a sales/business development focus.

Travel Requirements
The appointee will be expected to travel frequently within North America (at least 50% of the time) and to Sannam S4’s offices in key international markets once or twice per year. The appointee must hold a valid U.S./Canadian driving license and be eligible to work in the U.S/Canada in compliance with relevant Immigration Reform and Control Act requirements.

Working Hours
•9am – 5:30pm, Monday - Friday
•Periodic out of business hours international phone calls
•Considerable domestic and some international travel a requirement
•Occasional weekend travel

Compensation & Benefits
●Salary commensurate with experience
●Attractive quarterly bonuses on achieving agreed stated goals
●20 days annual leave plus public holidays
●Flexible hours where required (designed for active parenting)
●Significant opportunities for professional development and growth
●Strong international exposure through Sannam S4’s global business activities

How to apply
Please contact Another Source Recruitment firm:
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/1939576927/

Job Code: KL-BSU5KWF4
About Us
Sannam S4 is itself rapidly expanding into dynamic markets. Based on client demand, the Company is taking its unique support model into fast growing, dynamic and complicated markets. The Company’s aim is to be the leading market entry and expansion support partner to leading globally ambitious firms.
In the past five years alone we have assisted over 350 organizations explore enter and expand into India, China and Brazil and we are now rolling out our own support network in the further high growth markets like Australia, Canada, Colombia, Eastern Europe, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Russia, UAE, Singapore, Thailand, U.K., U.S.A and Vietnam.

We are trusted by many of the world’s leading brands to support them in the most difficult business environments. We are passionate about what we do and committed to our own further international expansion. We employ over 200 staff, operate many offices, across multiple continents, and at virtually every working hour of the day are serving someone somewhere with their own international growth agenda.

The Sannam S4 Group consists of a number of integrated international market entry and expansion businesses. Sannam S4 also conceptualised and operates the US Business Centers, an initiative to support increased trade and investment between the US and India.
Why Us?
OUR SUCCESS IS BASED ON

1. Understanding
As an international to in-country firm, we deliver home-to-host country business support on both sides and act as a bridge between you and your target market. A fully integrated suite of services delivered by one firm, to ensure continuity and business success in the market. Our solutions are practical, implementation focused and results-driven. They are not theoretical. We seek to fully understand your needs and then deliver bespoke solutions to meet your objectives, business model and mode of entry. We are credible in all that we do, we look after your interests-our business depends on it. You can trust us to do the right thing.

2. Focus
Supporting cross border trade and investment is what we do 24×7, 365 days a year. We operate directly in some of the world’s most challenging regions, and have the experience and know how where and when you need it most. We free you up to focus on your core competencies by taking care of your back-office functions and we take the worry of local compliance away from you. Our end-to end support continues throughout your journey, giving you confidence that there is always someone in-country looking after your best interests. Our professional success is measured by your success so our objectives are aligned.
The scale of our operations and the quality of our resources mean you don’t have to invest in fixed local operations costs

OUR UNIQUENESS

1. Our approach
We are not a think-tank. We deliver practical solutions and implement them. Our processes are robust, well ‘tried and tested’, across all industry sectors and in our markets. Our approach delivers results which enable our clients to ‘hit the ground’ running.

2. Our people
Born and bred in the local market, supported by 30+ years of expatriate, local market entry, experience. Our teams are a deeply blended mix of ‘local’ and ‘foreign’ professionals, all with substantial ‘cross–border’ experience. We are client focussed and operate under a set of shared values of integrity and trust. These govern what we do and we do not compromise on these qualities.

2. Our expertise
We employ highly-skilled, ‘in-country’ professionals across all the functional disciplines needed to deliver market entry and business expansion services, across all industry sectors in challenging markets. We bring expertise from market research, compliance, tax, accounting, business development, marketing, HR, and recruitment to deliver practical solutions to your business.