Business Development Executive | Higher Education

Location: Dubai, UAE

Salary: AED 15,000 + education allowance

Arabic is mandatory

A leading international higher education institution is looking for a Business Development Executive to drive corporate and government engagement, partnerships and student recruitment across the UAE and wider GCC.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop corporate and government relationships and identify new business opportunities
• Drive corporate student recruitment, lead generation and enrolment
• Manage partnerships, accounts, sponsorships and networking opportunities
• Deliver presentations and represent the institution at relevant events
• Manage CRM pipeline and analyse market and recruitment data
• Work closely with internal teams to support recruitment and commercial targets

Requirements:

• 3–5 years’ experience in business development, B2B sales, partnerships or government engagement
• Strong corporate/government stakeholder network
• Fluent English and Arabic (spoken and written)
• Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills
• Higher education, executive education or professional services experience is advantageous
• Flexible to attend occasional evening/weekend events and travel within the GCC

Please note that due to the high volume of applications received only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your interest.