Director, Executive Education at Strathmore University

Main duties and responsibilities:

1. Overall responsibility of directing the Executive Education department towards achieving its strategic objectives.
2. Overall responsibility for business development and delivery of targets of the entire Executive Education team.
3. Budgetary responsibility for Executive Education programs ensuring the optimal surplus is achieved while not compromising on quality. 
4. Oversight of the quality of all Executive Education; open programs and custom solutions.
5. Oversee participants’ admission process and ensure that all programs adhere to the set criteria and standards.
6. With guidance from the Associate Dean – Executive Education, liaising with Directors of Academic Departments/ Institutes, course directors, course administrators in the development and delivery of program curricula, schedules and in monitoring target achievement.
7. Responding effectively with direction from the Associate Dean – Executive Education to market developments and changes by translating Executive Education needs from partners into products and curriculum that meets the needs of SBS’s clients and to ensure the relevance of the SBS’s offerings to organizations, locally and internationally.
8. Identifying and establishing productive and sustainable links with potential public and commercial partners regionally, nationally, and worldwide, promoting SBS as an integral part of the business community and where appropriate, secure and implement Executive Education partnership agreements.
9. Representation of the SBS outside the University and maintenance of effective working relationships with all stakeholders, including professional associations, and the wider business community in collaboration with the Associate Dean – Executive Education.
10. Advising the Associate Dean – Executive Education on all Executive Education Division matters and contributing to the development of SBS’s strategy as a member of the School’s Board.
11. Supervising, training, and managing the performance of business development & marketing team ensuring proper business development & marketing protocols are being followed. Coaching Business Development Managers to assist with closing participants accounts.

Job requirements:

The post holder will be required to have and to demonstrate evidence of the following qualifications, attributes, and skills:

• Masters’ Degree in a Business-related course.
• 5 – 7 years’ relevant working experience in a similar role 
• Experience in leading and managing teams
• Excellent negotiation skills, proven track record of successfully pitching for new business.
• Proficiency in relevant computer applications to maintain databases, records, and basic business analytics.
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Good communication, Persuasion & Negotiation skills
• Ability to translate ideas into solutions.
• Strong market knowledge, business sense and industry expertise.
• Excellent mentoring, coaching and people management skills.

If you are interested in the position and have the skills we are looking for, we would like to hear from you. Please forward an application letter together with a copy of your updated resume quoting ‘Director, Executive Education’ to the People and Culture Manager, Strathmore University Business School, on careers@sbs.ac.ke by end of the day (5.30pm) Wednesday, 9th March 2022