Passionate about leading strategic partnerships that drive social impact through technology?  Experienced in senior-level business development, partnerships, or Tech for Good initiatives?  Driven by social and compassionate values that can help others?  Then we could be a perfect match!

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About Kewordal
Kewordal (https://kewordal.com) is an innovative social education platform designed to connect learners and educators in a collaborative, inclusive environment. Our users create "Kewordal lists" to improve their academic results while building social learning communities of friends, peers, teachers, and mentors (via the support of businesses), to enhance their prospects for success. We have recently concluded a successful testing/MVP period and are currently implementing exciting updates to our site, preparing for launch in the coming months.

 

We are now seeking a talented Business Development Partner, to join our mission of connecting businesses with educational innovation and learners worldwide. This opportunity offers valuable hands-on experience to leverage your strategic leadership skills in the Tech for Good space, creating meaningful partnerships that transform education and drive social impact!

 

​What You'll Do

As Business Development Partner, you'll:

• Lead strategic partnership development with SMEs through to corporate businesses focused on either ESG or CSR opportunities on our platform

• Design and implement comprehensive sponsorship frameworks for competitions, student and educational institution programs, and other similar platform activities

• Drive partnership strategy and relationship development during our critical growth phase

• Develop high-level partnership strategies that align with corporate ESG and/or CSR and social impact objectives

• Build and maintain C-suite and senior executive relationships with key business stakeholders

• Lead partnership negotiations and structure complex agreement terms

• Collaborate with senior leadership to deliver exceptional value to business partners

• Develop partnership performance metrics and provide strategic insights to the executive team

• Represent Kewordal as a senior leader at industry events, conferences, and high-level business meetings

What's in it for You

• Professional Development: Build valuable experience in business partnerships and corporate relations

• Network Expansion: Connect with business leaders and corporate decision-makers

• Industry Experience: Gain hands-on experience in EdTech, partnerships, and social impact

• Portfolio Building: - Autonomy to develop case studies of successful partnerships

• Self-employed: Providing you with flexibility and a healthy degree of autonomy

• Commission-based: A self-employed competitive commission-based opportunity, linked to successful business partnership agreements

• Commercial:  Opportunity to combine commercial expertise with social purpose

• Start-up: Be part of an early start-up with a global mindset

• Professional References: Receive solid references for "outstanding" work

 

What We're Looking For

• Senior professionals, seeking meaningful “Tech for Good” or “social impact” opportunities

• Proven track record in business development, strategic partnerships, or senior corporate relations

• Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills

• Deep understanding of either ESG, CSR, or the Tech for Good landscape

• Advanced negotiation and relationship-building abilities at C-suite level

• Strategic thinking and ability to structure complex partnership frameworks

• Self-motivated leader with ability to work remotely and drive results

• Professional approach to senior-level business communications

• Motivated by our goal to build or strengthen ties between student learners and businesses

• Passion for education and commitment to our mission to connect the world through social education and learning

• Background or experience in business strategy, consulting, CSR, ESG, social impact, sustainability sectors, EdTech, Tech for Good, or related senior roles (Highly Desirable)

• Established network in senior business/corporate circles (Highly Advantageous)

• Connected to businesses at the “decision-making” level, with the ability to get in front of the right decision-makers quickly (Desirable)

Why Join Us?

• Be part of our vision to drive academic, social, and economic success globally

• Create meaningful partnerships that directly benefit students and learners worldwide

• Lead and inspire SMEs through to corporate businesses in the Tech for Good space

• Introduce and/or grow ESG/CSR across businesses, providing them with appropriate opportunities

• Collaborate with like-minded individuals in the EdTech and "Tech for Good" space

• To promote our vision of connecting the world through education and learning

• To realise our ambition of achieving C-Suite professionals and their colleagues/staff, supporting learners globally

• To take on the exciting brief of introducing businesses to a vision for a “future-world” of education, learning and employment

 

Additional Information

• You'll need a few weeks to fully understand the product and how to approach your contacts/the market

• Flexible, approximately 10-15 hours per week

• Remote with mostly virtual and some occasional face-to-face meetings

• Start Date: Immediate

• Ideal for: Individuals with a strong and current professional network in either ESG, CSR, Tech for Good, or sales (which engage C-Suite professionals) with the ability to quickly establish opportunities to present the potential of our product to them; or proven experience in building business partnerships, particularly at C-Suite level which can be transferred or translated to this sector

 

How to Apply

To express an interest in this opportunity, please send a cover note with your CV and a link to your LinkedIn profile to michael.watson@kewordal.com

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