Location: KSA or 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 Senior Partnerships Manager role in the Middle East and Africa to join our Commercial team as we expand and create new workflows and processes.
As the Senior Partnerships Manager, you will manage the achievement of productive, positive partnerships for Partnership for Education in the specified region(s) to help the Cambridge-based sales teams achieve their targets. You are expected to identify potential new partners, securing new partnership deals, and overseeing delivery of in-life partnership arrangements in order to deliver demonstrable mutual benefit for Partnership for Education, clients and partners, and advancing the Partnership for Education Commercial strategy.
This is a great opportunity for experienced business development and partnerships professionals, with experience in the government sector, who are interested in playing a key role in connecting with our key business executives and stakeholders.
If you are interested in this exciting Commercial opportunity and do have significant government / education experience working at the highest level, please take a look at the attached job description for more information.

About you
This role is a high-profile position dealing with senior dignitaries, government officials, Ministries of Education, and other international organisations so experience working in an international market would be highly valuable.
You will have an understanding and experience of partnerships with international organisations in the Education sector.
As the Senior Partnerships Manager, you will also bring a strong commercial acumen, capable of creating and maintaining great partner relationships at the highest level to the role.
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 14th October 2024 and interviews are scheduled to take place week commencing 21st 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.
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