Business Development Lead – Student Housing Growth (AU)

Zoho

Sydney

On-site

AUD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Campus Living Villages Australia seeks a commercially driven Business Development Manager to lead occupancy growth for its student accommodation community. You will identify opportunities, develop strategic partnerships, and secure group arrangements, reporting to the Head of Sales.

Roles can be based in Sydney, Brisbane or the Gold Coast with regular travel to the Gold Coast. You will build a pipeline from the ground up, opening doors and delivering measurable results in a hands-on, autonomous

Qualifications

Proven success in business development, sales or partnership management.
Experience generating new business and building a pipeline from scratch.
Strong stakeholder engagement, networking and negotiation skills.
Commercially minded, proactive and results focused.
Ability to work independently while building relationships internally and externally.
Experience in education, student accommodation, hospitality, tourism, property, recruitment or related services is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute strategies to drive occupancy growth.
Build partnerships with universities, TAFEs, education providers, agents and other referral channels.
Generate, manage and convert a pipeline of new business opportunities.
Secure group accommodation, bulk booking and partnership agreements.
Conduct stakeholder meetings, presentations and site tours.
Identify market opportunities and collaborate with internal teams to achieve occupancy targets.