Remote Head of Business Development

Summary

Join a dynamic EdTech venture as the Head of Business Development in Peru to drive growth and revenue in the Peruvian market. This fast-paced role requires entrepreneurial, commercial-focused, disciplined leadership with good management skills. You will own the plan, execution, and results, shaping the right strategy to achieve outcomes.

Requirements

• You understand and are excited about this opportunity
• You are target-oriented and are very comfortable with commercial / revenue targets
• You are a self-starter, who can work out what needs to be done, and gets it done
• You are very comfortable, confident and competent in developing commercial relationships at a senior level; and you can point to a number of experiences that have resulted in success and revenue growth
• You have a natural commercial acumen, and an entrepreneurial side that allows you to think on your feet and adapt to the context as it evolves in front of you
• You are super-organised, productive and professional - and others remark on how you leave this impression on them
• You are friendly and cooperative - partners and colleagues like to work with you
• You are a good communicator in the local languages that you deem to be important to achieve the objectives, and you have very good English communication skills (EnglishScore 500+)

Responsibilities

• Own the development and progression of sales pipelines (employers and education), and the ultimate results as measured in signed up accounts and revenue
• Own the development of commercial relationships with marquee clients (universities, employers) and partners (ecommerce, EdTech, government, education and industry); bringing in network connections, and senior players from EnglishScore and British Council as required
• Chair a weekly/fortnightly working group of participants from the EnglishScore central team and the British Council local teams