Senior VP - Higher Education - MENA

Studyportals has disrupted the way universities all around the world recruit international students. In 2025, our websites received c. 50 million unique users. Students around the world use our platform, searching for their best matching education. At the same time, we help educators diversify their (international) student population. This makes us the most popular study choice platform worldwide.

As a Senior VP Sales in the MENA region, you will be the link between our millions of users and Higher Education providers. For this challenge, you bring along substantial experience within the Higher Education industry. You see opportunities when they arise and do not give up until you reach your goals. You feel comfortable speaking with prominent university representatives (e.g Deans, Rectors) and are excited about helping our clients to reach their ambitious goals.

If this sounds like you, then this is your opportunity to utilize your business development skills to the full and engage the network you have developed throughout your career. Studyportals' mission is to bring transparency to the wealth of study opportunities in the World’s Higher Education Market.

What you will be doing:

• Connecting with top universities to help them diversify and grow their international student body, as well as providing them challenging insights on international student mobility and ways to grow quality and retention of their international cohort.
• Multi-level business development with a focus on connecting and building trust with the board and decision-making units of top institutions resulting in multi-year partnerships.
• Proactively developing new clients, by using referrals and networking as well as reaching out directly
• Optimizing the complete commercial cycle: from lead generation, attending and scheduling (face-to-face & virtual) meetings up to contract negotiations evaluation.
• Reporting directly to the UKI/EMEA Business Unit Director and indirectly to the Global Commercial Director

• At least 8 years of proven commercial record of accomplishments within the Higher Education industry, eager to quickly capture the market (Higher Education experience is required)
• A strong and sustained track record of delivering on and surpassing targets
• Strong network of senior contacts within universities within the MENA region
• Fluency in Arabic
• Positive and self-disciplined high achiever with a sense of urgency and organization. Experience working for a management consultancy or strategic advisory firm in the MENA region with university and government clients.
• Experience in project delivery, business development and client relationship management within the higher education or consultancy sector.
• Strong understanding of the MENA higher education markets and competitive landscape, including government higher education strategy
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly across the MENA region
• Result driven with persuasive communication and listening skills
• Assertive and optimistic. Energetic and persistent, with an entrepreneurial attitude you drive for results and are 110% committed to success
• Open team player – independent yet supportive – thriving in an entrepreneurial atmosphere
• Eagerness to learn, grow and share your experience alongside a young and dynamic company, with the ambition to quickly grow in role and responsibilities
• Our mission and corporate values match yours

• The opportunity to be a key driver of a fast-growing company that delivers sustainable added value in the world’s Higher Education market
• A full-time position, with a competitive salary 
• Competitive bonus scheme
• A company environment that is serious about having fun with everything we do
• The opportunity to make our world a little better
• Home working with regular engagement with a high performance and driven team 

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