WANTED: Business Development Manager
Henley Business School Finland, as part of the University of Reading, is the place where strong beliefs meet bold ambition. The place that is always bringing business to life. We believe in standing out from the pack, thinking the unexpected and putting people first. We aspire to developing future-focused leaders who carve their own paths to pursue a better tomorrow. That’s why we created a business school that’s proud to be different. Our core beliefs of being human, bringing passion and braving change can be seen in all that we say and do.
Henley Business School is constantly ranked among the world’s top 50 business schools by the Financial Times and The Economist, and we are also among the very few business schools to be triple-accredited for our quality and capability. We are home to +80,000 alumni in 180 countries.
We are growing and looking for a Business Development Manager, to
- Proactively develop new business relationships with individuals and organisations
- Understand clients’ strategic objectives, development needs and growth opportunities
- Identify and propose B2C and B2B solutions to address these opportunities
- Manage and cooperate with colleagues in Finland, the UK and our international network to ensure customer satisfaction, experience and impact
- Develop and maintain a good knowledge of Henley Business School’s portfolio of executive development programmes globally, including custom solutions, EMBA, coaching and leadership programmes
- Plan and host customer events to build the Henley Business School awareness and brand
What we expect from you:
- Passion for people and leadership development
- Experience of a consultative sales approach within a commercial environment, using relationship management and social selling approach for business development
- Proven track record in a B2B or B2C sales and business development
- Strong customer focus with a drive for achieving results
- Tenacious, resilient and flexible approach
- Collegiate and collaborative approach, team working and interpersonal skills
- High level of personal integrity within client relationship management
- A degree in a relevant field, excellent language skills in English and Finnish
- Experience in executive education and in an international environment in considered as an advantage
What we offer:
- Opportunity to build a fairer world and better business with our programmes and solutions to leaders
- Perspective and insight into organisational and personal development with senior-level customers
- An international environment with a global network, world class faculty and research
- An inspiring work community in boutique-style premises at Pohjoisesplanadi
- Opportunity to develop yourself in our programmes
Please send you application, CV, and link to your LinkedIn profile to Recright on December 31st, 2022 at the latest. If you have any questions, please call Paula Kilpinen +358 40 5090 894 on 9 December 2022 between 14:00 – 15:00 or 14 December 2022 between 9:00 – 10:00.
