At a Glance
- Tasks: Build relationships with guest speakers and academic ambassadors to enhance educational programmes.
- Company: A prestigious international education provider with a strong reputation.
- Benefits: Flexible part-time hours, competitive pay, and commission opportunities.
- Other info: Remote work available, with opportunities for local travel.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on students' experiences and programme quality.
- Qualifications: Strong networking skills and experience in stakeholder engagement.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Are you driven to build relationships and help inspiring voices reach students? As an Academic Partnerships Executive (3-month FTC), you will identify, engage, and secure distinguished guest speakers and academic ambassadors, strengthening the profile of an elite education provider.
Responsibilities
- Proactively reach out to potential guest speakers and academics to secure confirmed participation, supporting programme prestige.
- Build and nurture a pipeline of academic contacts to sustain long-term ambassador relationships and future summer programme strength.
- Coordinate speaker engagement steps, from initial agreement through to key logistics support, ensuring smooth delivery.
- Work with internal stakeholders to shape outreach messaging and opportunities, supporting premium student experience and thought leadership.
- Capture and share relevant content information for website features, strengthening digital presence and public profile.
Rewards
- Fixed fee for 3-month contract plus commission.
- Part-time role (approximately 20-25 hours per week) with flexibility to manage your own schedule.
- High autonomy and trust, with clear objectives and measurable outcomes.
- Opportunity to influence programme quality and brand reach through real stakeholder impact.
Experience Essentials
- Strong networking and relationship-building experience, ideally within education, academia, professional services, or a comparable stakeholder environment.
- Proven ability to engage stakeholders through phone and email outreach, and manage conversations confidently.
- Demonstrable success in pipeline building, negotiation, and securing commitments.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including persuasive storytelling.
- Strong organisation for tracking multiple priorities, speaker logistics, and administrative detail.
- Experience working autonomously and delivering results against targets.
Location
There is opportunity to work remotely in this role, however our client requires someone who is local to Oxford. You should be comfortable with planned travel for meetings.
If you would like to find out more about this excellent opportunity, then please apply online today! We will review and respond to all applications.
Academic Partnerships Executive in Oxford employer: Allen Associates (Oxford)
As a premium international education provider, we pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative and innovative work culture that empowers our employees to build meaningful relationships and make a real impact. With flexible working hours and the autonomy to manage your own schedule, the Academic Partnerships Executive role offers a unique opportunity to influence programme quality while enjoying professional growth in a supportive environment located in the vibrant city of Oxford.
