Director - Education, CBBC China Go back »
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Company:China-Britain Business Council
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Location:Beijing
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Job function:Other
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Industry:Education
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Employment:Full time
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Experience:Director
About the company
The China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) is the leading organisation helping UK companies of all sizes and sectors, whether new entrants or established operations. CBBC has worked with China for over 60 years and our team has extensive experience of doing business there. We offer practical in-market assistance, services, industry initiatives and a membership programme delivering access, market intelligence, seminars, and networking through our network of 13 locations in China and 11 in the UK.
CBBC works closely with a range of partners across the UK and China, including the UK Department for International Trade (DIT). For more information about us, please visit our website at www.cbbc.org.
As the UK-China relationship strengthens, evolves and becomes more balanced, the Education sector is becoming an ever more important part of CBBC’s work. As a result we are now seeking a dynamic and experienced Director level Business Advisor to lead our Education sector work. This role is a client facing role requiring substantial recent China business experience in the education sector, especially Higher Education, keeping a tight connection with the counterpart in the UK and working closely with local CBBC offices as well as a range of UK and Chinese institutions in the education, research and innovation space. The post holder will be advising and assisting education organisations to establish and grow their business, as well as writing insightful and original research on the education sector. They will engage at a high level with Chinese businesses and organisations as well as some of the UK’s largest companies within the sector and use their network to position CBBC as a thought leader in the Education space. They will support UK institutionss to help target niche areas where they can develop their business as well as support the broader CBBC education agenda. And they will be finally responsible for delivery of sector based services to demanding clients including the UK and Chinese Government and major companies, and as such they will need significant resilience, and commitment to drive service quality and meet client expectations.
The post-holder should have strong expertise in the education sector especially of the Higher Education sector. Experience and knowledge of other education subsectors (schools, vocational education, accreditations, edtech) is also welcome.
Job description
- Delivery of research, advisory, events and other CBBC services to demanding clients, and meeting service excellence targets
- Servicing CBBC’s membership in the education sector, including Universities
- Servicing and care of existing client relationships, and acquisition of new clients and members
- Providing one-to-one consultation with businesses of all sizes and experience
- Monitoring and reporting of new policies, regulations, trends, and initiatives that can shape CBBC Education sector activities, programme content and insight
- Writing insightful and original research on UK-China business in the sector
- Providing guidance on matters of policy and market access for UK firms in their engagement in the Chinese market
- Coordinating member-driven activities and initiatives, including sector forums and events
- Act as a relationship manager with DIT within the sector and deliver initiatives designed to assist UK trade growth across China
- Support growth of CBBC revenue streams including membership, and business services
- Identify export opportunities for UK companies
- Public speaking at events and seminars in China
- Representing CBBC in the media
- Developing, enhancing and maintaining relationships with key partners and stakeholders, including DIT, FCO, Chinese Government departments including MOE, CSCSE, trade associations and other business organisations
- Line management of Technology and Innovation team
- Support CBBC’s Education sector Launchpads
Skills & experience
· Substantial and recent China business experience related to the education sector, especially Higher Education
· Demonstrable understanding of the concerns of and issues faced by UK education institutions when trading with and investing in China, or receiving investment from China
· Demonstrable detailed understanding of the Higher Education sector (UK and China)
· The ability to deal at senior levels to deliver sound business solutions to widely differing types of companies and education organisations
· Ability to provide in-depth understanding of how the education sector and sub-sectors operate in China and write original and insightful research
· Strong business relationships with Chinese and international organisations and key stakeholders in the education sector
· Strong analytical and advisory skills
· Passion for business development and excellent client facing skills
· Self-motivated, with a flexible and entrepreneurial style of working
· Resilience, and commitment to service excellence
· Fluent English essential, Chinese language essential
The job holder will report to an Executive Director of CBBC China, and work closely with the UK education lead to develop and deliver on an education strategy for CBBC.
Interested candidates are invited to send a letter explaining how your personality and experience meet our requirements together with detailed CV in both English and Chinese, an indication of your current salary and expected salary to the following email address: CBAEdu2019@cbbc.org.cn.
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