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Associate Manager, Business Development (Partnership & Channel Growth
MSM Global Education
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Associate Manager Business Development (Partnership & Channel Growth)
Company: MSM Unify
Department: Business Development / Channel Sales
Experience: 4–10 Years
Industry: Education / EdTech
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Location: Pune
About MSM Unify
MSM Unify is an international education platform focused on connecting students with educational opportunities through a global network of education partners and institutions.
Job Summary
MSM Unify is looking for a results-oriented Associate Manager – Business Development (Partnership & Channel Growth) to expand and strengthen its education consultant network across India and international markets.
The role will focus on identifying, onboarding, and nurturing education consultants and admission partners to drive student admissions and achieve the company's annual admission targets. The ideal candidate should have experience in channel sales, business development, or partnerships within the education or EdTech sector, with a proven ability to build and scale consultant networks.
Key Responsibilities
1. Channel Expansion
- Identify and onboard new education consultants and admission partners across India and international markets.
- Build and maintain a strong consultant network aligned with MSM Unify's admission goals.
- Develop strategies to penetrate untapped geographies and niche student segments.
2. Consultant Performance Management
- Set clear admission targets and monitor consultant productivity and performance.
- Provide training, support, and marketing collateral to enable consultants to achieve their targets.
- Implement incentive programs to motivate and retain high-performing partners.
3. Business Development and Growth
- Drive annual student admission targets by leveraging the education consultant network.
- Collaborate with marketing and product teams to develop campaigns that support consultant-driven admissions.
- Track market trends and competitor activities to refine channel growth strategies.
4. Partnership and Relationship Management
- Build long-term, trust-based relationships with education consultants and agencies.
- Act as the primary point of contact for consultants, ensuring effective communication and timely issue resolution.
- Represent the company at education fairs, seminars, and networking events to strengthen brand presence and develop new partnerships.
Required Qualifications and Experience
- 4–10 years of experience in channel sales, business development, or partnerships within the education or EdTech sector.
- Experience in higher education institution (HEI) admissions, covering online and offline admission models in domestic or international markets.
- Proven track record of building and scaling education consultant or admission partner networks.
- Strong understanding of student recruitment, admission processes, and education markets.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, networking, and relationship management skills.
- MBA or an equivalent degree in Marketing, Business, or Education Management is preferred.
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MSM Global Education
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About
MSM Unify is a company in the international education sector that employs innovative tech initiatives, which is backed by M Square Media (MSM) A Kelowna, BC, Canada based global EdTech major. We are an AI-powered international and domestic student recruitment platform that brings together the stakeholders of student recruitment domain, allowing them to work with us collaboratively to diversify students’ placements. We connect higher education institutions (HEIs) with top-tier agents and their students worldwide! We strive for people and community empowerment through education, technology, and partnerships with industry and the academia.
Through our SaaS platform, we help higher education institutions (HEIs) increase their international student enrollment by building global and in-country offices, managing agent networks, and providing personalized services for admissions, marketing, back-office support, process management, market entry and expansion, and recruitment automation.
The numbers reflect our industry leadership:
- Institutional presence in 24 countries and growing
- An affiliate network of over 4,500 agents in 65+ countries
- Direct partnerships, PPPs, and strategic alliance with nearly 270 institutions in Canada, US, UK, Australia, and 20 other leading destinations.
- We globally represent more than 1300 institutional campuses
We were a finalist at the Pioneer of the Year category of the prestigious Pioneer Award 2020. Our work has created meaningful, long-term impacts on institutional revenue and community transformation through international education, making us a Partner for Life and a Partner in Growth. Know more about us: https://www.msquaremedia.com.
MSM offers equal employment opportunities to all persons irrespective of their race, colour, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, parental status, housing status, genetic information, or source of income, in accordance with applicable federal, provincial, state, and equal employment opportunity laws of respective countries.
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