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Head of Business Development
Job Location:
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
10 May 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
8 August 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
- Lead and execute the Groups business development and portfolio expansion strategy.
- Identify evaluate and pursue opportunities to expand the portfolio through partnerships operations management contracts joint ventures or acquisitions.
- Build and maintain a strong pipeline of potential school partners operators and education-related businesses.
- Engage with school owners boards and operators to explore collaboration operation or acquisition opportunities.
- Structure and negotiate partnership models including management agreements franchising licensing revenue-sharing or minority investments.
- Lead opportunity sourcing and preliminary commercial and strategic evaluations.
- Coordinate financial operational academic and regulatory due diligence for potential acquisitions or partnerships.
- Work closely with Finance Legal and external advisors on deal structuring negotiation and execution.
- Support post-acquisition and post-partnership integration in collaboration with portfolio and central teams.
- Identify and develop new revenue streams across the education value chain.
- Partner with portfolio entities to commercialize shared services intellectual property academic programs and platforms.
- Assess scalability profitability and risk of new business models and growth initiatives.
- Monitor education market trends regulatory developments and competitive dynamics.
- Prepare investment proposals business cases and growth recommendations for executive management and the Board.
- Act as a strategic advisor to the Group CEO and Executive Committee on growth and expansion opportunities.
- Build and maintain relationships with regulators investors developers and key education sector stakeholders.
- Ensure alignment of growth initiatives with the Groups strategic objectives and financial targets.
- Manage confidential information and sensitive negotiations with discretion.
- Build lead and develop the business development team as the function scales.
- Job Competencies (Knowledge Skills Abilities)
- Functional/ Technical/ Behavioural
- Bachelors degree in business administration Finance Economics.
- MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification preferred.
- 1015 years of experience in business development strategy aquisitions private equity or education sector leadership.
- Proven track record in portfolio expansion partnerships school operations or acquisitions.
- Strong understanding of education sector economics school operating models and regulatory environments.
- Experience working within a holding company group structure or multi-entity environment.
- Demonstrated experience in deal sourcing negotiation and execution.
- Strong financial modeling valuation and business case development skills.
- Excellent commercial negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
Key Skills
- Business Development
- Revenue Growth
- Business Model
- Account Management
- Business Operations
- CRM
- Client Relationships
- Market Research
- Due Diligence
- New Customers
- New Markets
- Strategic Initiatives
- Partnerships
- Business Units
- strategic plan
