Higher Education Business Development Partner-(Revenue Sharing)

1 week ago

South Africa Espiratia Full-time
Company Description: Espiratia is a forward-thinking organization dedicated to enhancing human potential through neuroscience-driven learning, AI-powered insights, and practical skill development. The organization specializes in employability, leadership, and behavioral transformation, designing impactful programs for students, professionals, and institutions. By integrating science, technology, and real-world application, Espiratia helps individuals and teams make smarter decisions and improve performance. Its offerings support institutions in creating future-ready talent and more adaptive organizational cultures. Espiratia operates in dynamic environments where innovation, learning agility, and measurable outcomes are central to success. Role Type: Independent / Revenue-Sharing Partnership. We are looking for well-connected professionals in the higher-education ecosystem who can help us establish and close strategic university collaborations for our professional certification programs.

Key Responsibilities
• Identify and approach suitable universities for collaboration on our certification programs.
• Leverage existing relationships with Vice Chancellors, Registrars, Deans, Directors, and other key university decision-makers.
• Present and position our certification programs effectively to university leadership.
• Own the university engagement process from initial discussion to final closure and signing of the MOU.
• Facilitate meetings, follow-ups, negotiations, approvals, and internal coordination required to move the partnership forward.
• Work closely with our team on proposals, commercial discussions, and documentation required for MOU closure.
• Develop long-term relationships with partner universities and explore opportunities to expand the collaboration. Ideal Profile
• Strong existing network and relationships with universities and higher-education institutions.
• Proven ability to engage with and influence senior university decision-makers.
• Experience in university alliances, institutional business development, education partnerships, or higher-education consulting is preferred.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and relationship-management skills.
• Result-oriented with the ability to independently drive partnerships to closure. Engagement & Earnings.
• This is a performance-driven, revenue-sharing opportunity rather than a fixed-salary role.
Partners will earn an agreed share of revenue generated through the university collaborations they successfully establish and close.