FindAUniversity | The Postgraduate Experts

Who are we?

FindAUniversity is a rapidly growing and dynamic web company specialising in marketing higher education. We combine our reputation for excellent customer service and innovation with an integrated approach to delivering effective student recruitment campaigns. We're very proud of what we do - helping many millions of students find their perfect postgraduate degree globally and working with over 700 universities worldwide to do so. Our vision is to develop our platforms to build an engaged online community, whilst continuing to grow our portfolio of high-profile B2C study fairs and B2B events.

Where do we live?

We offer flexible working arrangements, with the ability to work from home and/or the office.

We live in a stunning three-floor warehouse conversion in the heart of Sheffield’s Cultural Industries Quarter. Easy to get to and surrounded by some of Sheffield's best independent shops, cafes and bars.

What’s the job?

We are looking for Account Managers to join our fast growing International team. Our customers are universities globally, who are looking to recruit students around the world to their postgraduate programs and PhD opportunities. The team are responsible for selling digital advertising campaigns on FindAMasters.com and FindAPhD.com, as well as exhibition stands at our successful student recruitment events.

You will receive comprehensive training in Sales, Account Management, customer relations and our products will be provided. You will be helping our customers outside of the UK, in planning their advertising strategy across our sites and contributing to our sales targets. You’ll be in regular contact with your customers, and have a positive and pro-active approach to managing their accounts, whilst seeking new opportunities for securing further business.

What type of person are we looking for?

You will be articulate and organised with an ability to communicate effectively through written, telephone and face-to-face contact. The right candidate will be bright, driven, motivated and pro-active, taking on multiple responsibilities and have a strong desire to contribute to the success of the team, whatever it takes. We love ideas, enthusiasm and energy.

Person Specification

Personable, presentable and articulate.
Communication skills are a must! (Customer contact through video calls, telephone, email and in-person)
Demonstrable success and experience working in an account management/sales or customer focused/customer service role
Strong time-management, organisational and administrative skills. Ability to prioritise a diverse workload and hit deadlines.
Problem-solving skills, diplomacy, and a flexible approach.
Ambitious, driven, proactive, and solutions focussed, plenty of enthusiasm and creativity, with a desire to work autonomously and part of the wider team.
Educated to degree level (or equivalent professional qualification / work experience).
Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel

Is this you? Why work for us?

Collaborative, supportive, fun and flexible best describes us. You will be joining a strong and growing team who are passionate about what they do within a dynamic company.
We genuinely care, about each other, our customers and the wider company member.
We support each other through our cross-team training programme, ongoing mentorship and coaching, and weekly team-wide learning and development workshops.
We want to help solve our customers’ problems and we want to continue to hold our reputation as providing top class customer service.
We work hard and love celebrating our achievements.

Company benefits

Company pension scheme.
23 days annual leave PLUS one week shut down at Christmas/New Year AND Bank Holidays
Hybrid working.
Team social budget
Cycle to work scheme with secure private parking and shower facilities
Private courtyard and BBQ area.
City centre location with laptop for work from home.
Employee assistance programme. (https://www.westfieldhealth.com/)
Retailer discounts from thousands of online retailers.
Wellbeing events such as Mindfulness and wellness ‘out and about’ hour
Employee referral scheme
Charity Volunteer day
Charity fund matching
Corporate flu vaccine programme.
Employee referral scheme

What next?

If you're interested in coming to work with us, please send us your CV. Ideally, we would love a cover letter too including your salary expectations. We believe this gives you the opportunity to tell us why you think you would be the perfect candidate for this role.

FindAUniversity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are deeply committed to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.

Application deadline: 31st August 22

Applications will only be accepted from candidates who are authorised to work for any UK employer.

Job Type: Full-time, 37.5hrs /week

Salary: £20,000 - £25,000 depending on experience (plus bonus and uncapped overhit)

Content Writer

Who are we?

FindAUniversity Ltd. are experts in everything postgraduate. We combine our reputation for excellent customer service and innovation with an integrated approach to delivering effective student recruitment campaigns for our clients. We're genuinely very proud of what we do - helping many thousands of students find their perfect postgraduate degree. Our vision is to develop our platforms to build an engaged online community, whilst continuing to grow our portfolio of high-profile B2C study fairs and B2B events. We are part of a Keystone Education Group and last year we collectively helped over 110 million students with their education-related decisions.

What’s the job?

You’ll play a key role in maintaining, optimising and expanding a wide range of excellent quality content resources across our leading web platforms for prospective postgraduate students. As a proficient copywriter who understands our audience, you’ll also contribute to the delivery of newsletters, social media and other campaigns and activities within our Marketing team.

What type of person are we looking for?

A confident and creative writer who takes pride in the quality of their work and the value it creates for readers. You’ll be inspired by the opportunity to develop and deploy your subject-matter expertise and understanding of SEO in order to create genuinely useful and usable resources for our audience.

Responsibilities

Work as an individual contributor to research, write and maintain written content in a range of formats, including comprehensive and evergreen information advice and guidance resources, as well as engaging and inspiring blog and newsletter content.
Conduct keyword research and SEO monitoring for our website content as required, including use of relevant tools and analytics.
Maintain a working knowledge of the issues and policies affecting prospective postgraduate students in the UK and other key international study regions.
Support colleagues in the Marketing team with copywriting skills, subject-matter expertise and other creative input as required.

Essential

Educated to degree level (or equivalent qualification / work experience).
Strong copywriting, proof-reading and editorial skills.
Strong organisational and time management skills.
Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to contribute to multiple simultaneous content projects across a large and diverse marketing team.

Desirable

Experience working in a relevant role (content writing, digital publishing, web journalism, or similar).
Experience with CMS systems, HTML mark-up and other technical skills relevant to editing and publishing content for the web.
Working knowledge of SEO principles and current best practice for website content.
Experience identifying and evaluating the performance of web content using Google Analytics, Google Search Console and similar platforms (including commercial SEO software).
Familiarity with postgraduate study through previous study or work experience.

What are we like to work for?

Collaborative, creative, ambitious, and driven best describes us. You will be joining a strong and growing team with great chemistry who are passionate about what they do and always go the extra mile to reach their objectives.

Where do we live?

In a stunning three-floor warehouse conversion in the heart of Sheffield’s Cultural Industries Quarter. Easy to get to and surrounded by some of Sheffield's best independent shops, cafes, and bars.

Our hybrid working policies are very modern and gives the employees lots of flexibility.

Company benefits

Company pension scheme.
23 days annual leave PLUS one week shut down at Christmas/New Year AND Bank Holidays
Hybrid working.
Team social budget
Cycle to work scheme with secure private parking and shower facilities
Private courtyard and BBQ area.
City centre location with laptop for work from home.
Employee assistance programme. (https://www.westfieldhealth.com/)
Retailer discounts from thousands of online retailers.
Wellbeing events such as Mindfulness and wellness ‘out and about’ hour
Employee referral scheme
Charity Volunteer day
Charity fund matching
Corporate flu vaccine programme.
Employee referral scheme

What next?

If you're interested in coming to work with us, please send your CV and a covering letter explaining why this is the job for you and how you meet our person specification. Please also state your salary expectations.

FindAUniversity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are deeply committed to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.

Application deadline: 10 September 2022

Applications will only be accepted from candidates who are authorised to work for any UK employer.

Job Type: Full-time, 37.5hrs /week

Salary: £19,000 to £22,000 /year

International Account Director

To support, nurture and develop a team of international account, senior account and business development executives to deliver client and business objectives.

Working with the Director, Sales to develop and implement the international sales strategy that will meet the growing needs of the business.
Responsible for demonstrable execution of the international sales strategy.
Working with the Commercial Operations Manager to ensure the International Sales team have adequate resources, tools and training to be successful in their role. Aligning this with the UK Sales team where applicable.
Act as lead with our largest customers outside of the UK– lead by example in approach, showcasing what good relationship building can do
Lead, develop, manage and motivate employees to provide best in class customer service, advice and to deliver commercial targets
Working with the Director, Sales – Develop the Sales and Account Management function, its resources and outputs to meet the growth needs of the business and our clients, ensuring value and return on investment
Proactively develops relationships with internal stakeholders to improve collaboration and strengthen relationships.
Ensures adherence of the sales process, forecasting and pipeline management. Regular reporting of team and individual progress.
Maintains a detailed awareness of relevant market trends affecting accounts and developments in the industry and our competitors
Represent the business at meetings, conferences and events globally – operationally or as a senior lead where required.

Essential Experience/Skills

Proven experience in managing large accounts in a publisher, sass or agency (highly desirable)
Experience of scheduling/selling marketing campaigns (agency or media side
Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written. Inspires trust with colleagues.
Experience coaching, mentoring or managing (highly desirable but we welcome applicants looking to take a step up)
Excellent time and project management skills
Resourceful – quick to take the initiative and find answers to difficult question
Inquisitive – eager to learn and naturally curious.
Takes pride in their work; not afraid to get hands dirty and put in the time needed to make sure the job is done
Experience working with a cross functional environment to get the job done.
Worked in international higher education (highly desirable

You may have transferable skills if you have worked in similar roles such as :

Key Account Management
Senior Account Management
Strategy roles

Company benefits

Company pension scheme.
23 days annual leave PLUS one week shut down at Christmas/New Year AND Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time employees)
Hybrid working.
Team social budget
Cycle to work scheme with secure private parking and shower facilities
Private courtyard and BBQ area.
City centre location with laptop for work from home.
Employee assistance programme. (https://www.westfieldhealth.com/)
Retailer discounts from thousands of online retailers.
Wellbeing events such as Mindfulness and wellness ‘out and about’ hour
Employee referral scheme
Charity Volunteer day
Charity fund matching
Corporate flu vaccine programme.
Employee referral scheme

Who are we?

We will be known as the experts in our industry, trusted advisors to our customers and the most knowledgeable among our competitors. We will know our customers challenges and how we help solve them.

Where do we live?

In a stunning three-floor warehouse conversion in the heart of Sheffield’s Cultural Industries Quarter. Easy to get to and surrounded by some of Sheffield's best independent shops, cafes, and bars.

We offer flexible working arrangements, with the ability to work from home and/or the office.

What are we like to work for?

Collaborative, supportive, fun and flexible best describes us. You will be joining a close team within a strong and growing company, who are passionate about what they do.

What next?

If you're interested in coming to work with us, please send us your CV. Ideally, we would love a cover letter too, we believe this gives you the opportunity to tell us why you think you would be the perfect candidate for this role.

FindAUniversity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are deeply committed to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.

Applications will only be accepted from candidates who are authorised to work for any UK employer.

Job Type: Full-time, 37.5hrs /week, Permanent

Salary : £50k OTE (plus uncapped overhit)

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

IT Support Technician

What is the job?

We're currently seeking an IT Support Technician to provide 1st line technical assistance to the company's employees and to maintain company systems. Serving as the first point of contact for IT support within the organisation, you’ll be responsible for installing, configuring and maintaining software and hardware, along with diagnosing and troubleshooting technical issues.

Our 2nd line support is provided remotely by a local IT support company, and you will work closely with them as the on-site contact to analyse and solve any problems and escalate cases where necessary – a great opportunity to learn!

As a new role, there is plenty of variation, including the chance to work alongside our Web Development Team to help monitor and maintain our web server infrastructure and implement service improvements. You’ll also work with the wider group (Keystone Education Group) to facilitate the roll-out of any group-wide software/shared systems.

This position is ideal for a problem-solving, logical-thinking individual with great IT knowledge/skills and a strong desire to learn.

What will you be doing?

First line responsibility for the day-to-day end user IT support needs of the company, providing assistance in person, via phone/MS Teams
Setting up new employees with laptops and providing on-boarding assistance/software training
Be the key on-premises contact for our contracted IT support company, liaising with them when required.
Monitoring and maintaining our on-premises, remote and cloud servers, including working with our web hosting company and MS Azure/Amazon Web Services
Technical support for the on-premises hybrid meeting and presentation spaces, and “on the road” kit for our Events Team*

Person specification:

1+ Years' Experience in an IT Support Role
A proactive approach and a strong desire to problem solve and fix things!
Experience of Laptop & Mobile Configuration
Windows Servers/IIS
Microsoft Office 365
Active Directory
Microsoft Exchange/SharePoin
VOIP Telephone Systems (optional)
Networking - some basic trouble shooting
Excellent Customer Service Skills
*Willingness to work flexibly and out of hours as required 
Applicants should be prepared to work a minimum of 3 days on site

Why work for us?

Collaborative, supportive, fun and flexible best describes us. You will be joining a strong and growing team who are passionate about what they do within a dynamic company.
We genuinely care about each other, students, our customers and the wider company members.
We work hard and love celebrating our achievements!

Company benefits

Company pension scheme.
23 days annual leave PLUS one week shut down at Christmas/New Year AND Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time employees)
Hybrid working.
Team social budget
Cycle to work scheme with secure private parking and shower facilities
Private courtyard and BBQ area.
City centre location with laptop for work from home.
Employee assistance programme. (https://www.westfieldhealth.com/)
Retailer discounts from thousands of online retailers.
Wellbeing events such as Mindfulness and wellness ‘out and about’ hour
Employee referral scheme
Charity Volunteer day
Charity fund matching
Corporate flu vaccine programme.
Employee referral scheme

Who are we?

FindAUniversity is a growing and dynamic web company specialising in marketing higher education. Our vision is to develop our platforms to build an engaged online community, whilst continuing to grow our portfolio of high-profile B2C study fairs and B2B events. We're very proud of what we do - helping many thousands of students find their perfect postgraduate degree.

FindAUniversity Ltd is part of Keystone Education Group (KEG).

Where do we live?

We offer hybrid working arrangements, with the ability to work from home and/or the office.

Our offices are in a stunning three-floor warehouse conversion in the heart of Sheffield’s Cultural Industries Quarter. Easy to get to and surrounded by some of Sheffield's best independent shops, cafes and bars.

What next?

If you're interested in coming to work with us, please send your CV and a covering letter explaining why this is the job for you and how you meet our person specification.

FindAUniversity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are deeply committed to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.

Applications will only be accepted from candidates who are authorised to work for any UK employer.

Salary: (£20,000 - £25,000, dependant on experience)

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: In line with experience and marketplace

Marketing Manager (Student)

Salary: £28,000 - £32,000 pa (dependant on experience)

Who are we?

FindAUniversity Ltd is part of Keystone Education Group, a leading Edtech brand within higher education.

Where do we live?

What type of person are we looking for?

The right candidate will be an experienced and professionally qualified marketer, confident to question the norms, try new things and be innovative and creative in their approach. We need someone bright, determined, and high-energy; able to roll their sleeves up, take on multiple responsibilities, and contribute to the success of the team, whatever it takes.

You are self-motivated, proactive, organised, and most importantly, able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines for multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. 

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

Use market insights & data analysis to build & execute integrated tactical student marketing plans which reach agreed strategic targets and ensure professional brand standards and key messaging are met.
Play a full, active, and strategic role in the team to report on marketing activity, market research findings, and advise on appropriate tactical changes, as necessary. Share knowledge, best practice, and experience with colleagues to further build and improve broader marketing activity. 
Measure performance of marketing campaigns, gaining insight, assessing against goals, and making optimisations accordingly. Write and present reports (written and verbal), to the Senior Leadership Team on marketing activities and results.
Manage external supplier & partner relationships with media and advertising agencies/companies, taking a holistic view across student marketing to maximise synergies and cost savings.
Check, improve, proof, and provide a critical eye for all marketing assets and copywriting.

Candidates MUST have:

Two years minimum in a marketing role 
A marketing qualification(s) e.g., through the Chartered Institute of Marketing
Proven experience developing and delivering marketing strategies and operational plans to achieve positive results against specific business objectives and targets.
Excellent communication skills & experience providing sound marketing advice & ideas to colleagues across the business. 
A diplomatic approach to stakeholders: internal and external, you must be persuasive and resilient. Effective budget management skills.
A critical eye and keen attention to detail.
An analytical approach
Ability to work independently, prioritise own workload and work to tight deadlines

Essential Skills:

Polite, presentable and good telephone manner
Excellent communication and organisational skills, ability to work within a small team and on your own initiative.
Ability to work collaboratively with all members of staff, building relationships at all levels.
Have the ability to be resourceful and proactive with quick problem-solving skills
Ability to multi-task and prioritise own workload, whilst not sacrificing quality or accurac
Good IT skills, with a good working knowledge of the Internet & MS Offic
Experience in Health and Safety working practices
Have the ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and discretion

Desirable candidates will also have:

Experience of chairing meetings and leading project groups
Experience of working in higher education and an understanding of sector marketing challenges. 
Wide-ranging understanding and appreciation of relevant national HE developments, policies and benchmarks.
Willingness to work flexibly and out of hours as required*.

*Nature of work may require occasional travel & overnight stays.

What are we like to work for?

Collaborative, supportive, fun and flexible best describes us. You will be joining a close team within a strong and growing company, who are passionate about what they do.

How much?

£28,000 - £32,000 pa (dependant on experience

Company benefits

Company pension scheme.
23 days annual leave PLUS one week shut down at Christmas/New Year AND Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time employees)
Hybrid working.
Team social budget
Cycle to work scheme with secure private parking and shower facilities
Private courtyard and BBQ area.
City centre location with laptop for work from home.
Employee assistance programme. (https://www.westfieldhealth.com/)
Retailer discounts from thousands of online retailers.
Wellbeing events such as Mindfulness and wellness ‘out and about’ hour
Employee referral scheme
Charity Volunteer day
Charity fund matching
Corporate flu vaccine programme.
Employee referral scheme

What next?

Application deadline: 14th July, 2022

Applications will only be accepted from candidates who are authorised to work for any UK employer.

FindAUniversity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are deeply committed to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £28,000 - £32,000 pa (dependant on experience)

Experience: Marketing (two years minimum

Education: Bachelor's (preferred) & Marketing qualification required

Senior Account Manager

Who are we?

FindAUniversity is a growing and dynamic web company specialising in marketing higher education. We combine our reputation for excellent customer service and innovation with an integrated approach to delivering effective student recruitment campaigns. We're very proud of what we do - helping many thousands of students find their perfect postgraduate degree. Our vision is to develop our platforms to build an engaged online community, whilst continuing to grow our portfolio of high-profile B2C study fairs and B2B events.

Where do we live?

We offer flexible working arrangements, with the ability to work from home and/or the office.

What’s the job?

We are looking for Account Managers to join our fast growing team. Our customers are universities globally, who are looking to recruit students around the world to their postgraduate programs and PhD opportunities. The team are responsible for selling digital advertising campaigns on FindAMasters.com and FindAPhD.com, as well as exhibition stands at our successful student recruitment events.

You will receive comprehensive training in Sales, Account Management, customer relations, our Events and our products. After this period, you would begin helping our long standing customers in planning their advertising strategy across our sites and contributing to our sales targets. You’ll be in regular contact with your customers, and have a positive and pro-active approach to managing their accounts, whilst seeking new opportunities for securing further business.

What type of person are we looking for?

We would like over 3 years experience already for this role, if you are interested but aren’t quite there, please look at our Account Manager advert!

Person specification

Personable, presentable and articulate. You’ll be working with our top customers!
Communication skills are a must! (Customer contact through video calls, telephone, email and in person)
Demonstrable success and experience working in an account management/sales or customer focused/customer service role for 3 years
Strong time-management, organisational and administrative skills. Ability to prioritise a diverse workload and hit deadlines.
Problem-solving skills, diplomacy, and a flexible approach.
Ambitious, driven, proactive, and solutions focussed, plenty of enthusiasm and creativity, with a desire to work autonomously and part of the wider team.
Educated to degree level (or equivalent professional qualification / work experience).
Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.

Is this you? Why work for us?

Collaborative, supportive, fun and flexible best describes us. You will be joining a strong and growing team who are passionate about what they do within a dynamic company.
We genuinely care, about each other, our customers and the wider company members.
We support each other through our cross-team training programme, ongoing mentorship and coaching, and weekly team-wide learning and development workshops.
We want to help solve our customers’ problems and we want to continue to hold our reputation as providing top class customer service.
We work hard and love celebrating our achievements!

Company benefits

Company pension scheme.
23 days annual leave plus one week shut down at Christmas/New Year AND Bank Holidays
Flexible working and hybrid working.
Team social budget
Cycle to work scheme with secure private parking and shower facilities
Private courtyard and BBQ area.
City centre location with laptop for work from home.
Employee assistance programme. (https://www.westfieldhealth.com/)
Retailer discounts from thousands of online retailers.
Wellbeing events such as Mindfulness and wellness ‘out and about’ hour
Employee referral scheme
Charity Volunteer day
Charity fund matching
Corporate flu vaccine programme.
Give back to the community – Free day off to support a registered charity
Employee referral scheme

How much?

Salary: £32,500- £36,000 OTE (with uncapped bonus)

What next?

If this sounds like you, please click the apply now button below and send us your CV. Ideally, we would love a cover letter too, we believe this gives you the opportunity to tell us why you think you would be the perfect candidate for this role.

As an equal opportunity employer, we value diversity and welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, and sexual orientation.

Applications will only be accepted from candidates who are authorised to work for any UK employer.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Strictly no agencies please.

Account Manager

Who are we?

Where do we live?

We offer flexible working arrangements, with the ability to work from home and/or the office.

What’s the job?

You will receive comprehensive training in Sales, Account Management, customer relations and our products. After this period, you would begin helping our long-standing customers in planning their advertising strategy across our sites and contributing to our sales targets. You’ll be in regular contact with your customers, and have a positive and pro-active approach to managing their accounts, whilst seeking new opportunities for securing further business.

What type of person are we looking for?

If you have more than 3 years experience but are interested in working for us, please look at our Senior Account Manager advert!

Person specification

Personable, presentable and articulate.
Communication skills are a must! (Customer contact through video calls, telephone, email and in person)
Demonstrable success and experience working in an account management/sales or customer focused/customer service role.
Strong time-management, organisational and administrative skills. Ability to prioritise a diverse workload and hit deadlines.
Problem-solving skills, diplomacy, and a flexible approach.
Ambitious, driven, proactive, and solutions focussed, plenty of enthusiasm and creativity, with a desire to work autonomously and part of the wider team.
Educated to degree level (or equivalent professional qualification / work experience).
Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.

Is this you? Why work for us?

Collaborative, supportive, fun and flexible best describes us. You will be joining a strong and growing team who are passionate about what they do within a dynamic company.
We genuinely care, about each other, our customers and the wider company members.
We support each other through our cross-team training programme, ongoing mentorship and coaching, and weekly team-wide learning and development workshops.
We want to help solve our customers’ problems and we want to continue to hold our reputation as providing top class customer service.
We work hard and love celebrating our achievements!

Company benefits

Company pension scheme.
23 days annual leave plus one week shut down at Christmas/New Year AND Bank Holidays
Flexible working and hybrid working.
Team social budget
Cycle to work scheme with secure private parking and shower facilities
Private courtyard and BBQ area.
City centre location with laptop for work from home.
Employee assistance programme. (https://www.westfieldhealth.com/)
Retailer discounts from thousands of online retailers.
Wellbeing events such as Mindfulness and wellness ‘out and about’ hour
Employee referral scheme
Charity Volunteer day
Charity fund matching
Corporate flu vaccine programme.
Give back to the community – Free day off to support a registered charity
Employee referral scheme

How much?

Salary: £21,250 - £25,250 OTE (with uncapped bonus)

What next?

As an equal opportunity employer, we value diversity and welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, and sexual orientation.

Applications emailed to ([email protected])

Applications will only be accepted from candidates who are authorised to work for any UK employer.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Strictly no agencies please.

International Business Development Executive/ Sales Executive

Salary £18-£22k plus uncapped bonus

Who are we?

FindAUniversity Ltd. are experts in everything postgraduate. We combine our reputation for excellent customer service and innovation with an integrated approach to delivering effective student recruitment campaigns for our clients. We're genuinely very proud of what we do - helping many thousands of students find their perfect postgraduate degree. Our vision and commitment to developing our online platforms and building an engaged online community, whilst continuing to grow our extensive portfolio of postgraduate physical and virtual study events, puts us in a strong position to build for the future.

FindAUniversity Ltd is part of Keystone Education Group KEG, a leading Edtech brand within higher education.

Where do we live? (When things get back to normal)

In a stunning three-floor warehouse conversion in the heart of Sheffield’s Cultural Industries Quarter. Easy to get to (just a seven-minute walk to the bus/train station) with Sheffield's best independent shops, cafes and bars on the doorstep.

We may be working remotely now, but this position would require the ability to work in our Sheffield office on a flexible basis when safe to do so.

What’s the job?

The successful candidate will join our growing sales team who work with Universities in 60 Countries to help them attract, engage and recruit students via our websites and events. This role will be key to creating and advancing sales opportunities for the team by building relationships, understanding the challenges of our customers and presenting solutions.

WHat type of person are we looking for?

We are really looking for an ambitious and driven person to join the team, someone who can share their energy and enthusiasm with prospective clients via phone, email, video and in person. You’ll be confident in building new relationships, listening and taking a consultative approach to sales to help our customers get the best out of us. We work with 750+ Universities already but there are thousands more we could be helping, and this is where you come in!

The right candidate will be bright, determined and high-energy; able to roll their sleeves up, take on multiple responsibilities, and have a strong desire to positively contribute to the success of the team, whatever it takes.

This is a sales role and the right candidate will have some experience working in sales, ideally selling marketing solutions.

Experience working in the higher education sector would be an advantage but is not essential.

What will you be doing?

This is an incredibly varied and rewarding role, which includes (but is not limited to):

Responsible for hitting or exceeding financial targets including creating, progressing and converting sales opportunities.
Working collaboratively with the wider team to deliver the sales strategy
Proactively building relationships with key decision makers and influencers in allocated markets and countries.
Representing FindAUniversity and presenting our products effectively with customers to ensure their needs are met.
Developing a deep understanding of the higher education system in the countries you are assigned.

Essential skills:

Ambitious, driven, proactive, and solutions focussed, plenty of enthusiasm and creativity, with a desire to work autonomously and part of the wider team.
Demonstrable success and experience working in a sales role. (minimum one-years’ experience).
Strong time-management, organisational and administrative skills. Ability to prioritise a diverse workload and hit deadlines.
Personable, presentable and articulate.

Desirable

Experience selling marketing or technical solutions and/or working with higher education institutions. (highly desirable)
Educated to degree level (or equivalent professional qualification / work experience).

What are we like to work for?

Collaborative, ambitious and driven best describes us. You will be joining a strong and growing team with great chemistry who are passionate about what they do and always go the extra mile to reach their goals.

Company benefits (Subject to COVID-19 restrictions)

Company pension scheme.
23 days annual leave plus one week shut down at Christmas/New Year AND Bank Holidays
Flexible working and hybrid working.
Team social budget
Cycle to work scheme with secure private parking and shower facilities
Private courtyard and BBQ area.
City centre location with laptop for work from home.
Employee assistance programme. (https://www.westfieldhealth.com/)
Retailer discounts from thousands of online retailers.
Wellbeing events such as Mindfulness and wellness ‘out and about’ hour
Employee referral scheme
Charity Volunteer day
Charity fund matching
Corporate flu vaccine programme.
Give back to the community – Free day off to support a registered charity
Employee referral scheme

What's next?

If that sounds like you send us your CV (a covering letter would be advantageous including salary expectations). We believe a covering letter is a great way for you to match your skills and experiences with those required by the job.

As an equal opportunity employer, we value diversity and welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, and sexual orientation.

Applications will only be accepted from candidates who are authorised to work for any UK employer.