Job Title: Business Development Executive, Middle East and Africa

Location: Egypt

The Role

Partnership for Education, Cambridge University Press & Assessment, works with Ministries of Education and other organisations around the world to improve their education systems through coherent reform strategies. We have an exciting new opening for a Business Development Executive role in the Middle East and Africa to join our business development team as we expand and create new workflows and processes.

As the Business Development Executive, you manage the business development plans and activities in the specified region(s), ensuring that the Commercial team in Cambridge and in these regions receive the required business support in their plans and activities to achieve the strategic objectives and financial targets in these regions.

This is a great opportunity for business development professionals, with experience in the Education sector, who are interested in playing a key role in connecting with our business executives and stakeholders.

If you are interested in this exciting business development opportunity, and do have government / education experience, please take a look at the attached job description for more information.

About You

This role is a critical position dealing with senior stakeholders in the Ministries of Education and international organisations, so experience working in an international market would be highly valuable.

You will have an understanding and experience of the international business environment.

As the Business Development Executive, you will also bring commercial acumen, capable of creating and maintaining good internal and external relationships.

The successful candidate will have experience in financial reporting, pipeline, and forecasting. Fluency in Arabic (and French), both written and spoken is desirable.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 8th October 2024 and interviews are scheduled to take place week commencing 14th of October 2024.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested in this exciting opportunity, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

We are committed to an equitable recruitment process. As such, all applications must be submitted via our official online application form. Please refrain from sending your CV directly to our recruiters.

Why Cambridge University Press and Assessment?

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe that diversity of thought, background, and approach create better outcomes. More importantly, fostering an inclusive culture is the right thing to do, and it's part of how we achieve our purpose: to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence. Ensuring that anyone, no matter who they are, feels they belong here is an essential part of who we are and the contribution we make to society, and to our planet.

To enable an environment which our people can thrive in, our customers benefit from, and where work complements life, we empower everyone to manage their time and capacity, and to prioritise their wellbeing. That's why from day one everyone at Cambridge University Press & Assessment can discuss flexible working options to find the best solution for them and their role.