Client Director, Leadership Development - Middle East

Duke Corporate Education

London

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 100,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Client Director to lead and grow a portfolio of clients in the Middle East. This role offers significant opportunities for personal and professional development in a vibrant office environment located in central London. You will be responsible for driving business growth through innovative solutions and impactful leadership programs. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in client management and business development, with a creative approach to problem-solving and a high level of emotional intelligence. Join a forward-thinking team dedicated to transforming leaders and businesses for sustainable impact.

Qualifications

  • Experience in large-scale strategic projects and client management.
  • Proven track record in business development and tailored solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Build and manage a client portfolio in the Middle East.
  • Drive growth and deliver against revenue and profit targets.

Skills

Client Management
Business Development
Leadership Development
Change Management
Emotional Intelligence
Strategic Thinking

Job description

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At Duke Corporate Education, we empower leaders at all levels to be catalysts of change in their organizations and, ultimately, in society. By designing and delivering best in class advisory, leadership development and change management programs, we accelerate business leaders and their teams to build for the future. Our global team have an enviable track record of delivering some of the most scaled, impactful and innovative learning programs and leadership interventions in the world. With delivery in over 85 countries, we partner with clients to co-create the right solution for any level of leadership. Together, we transform leaders and business, creating sustainable impact at scale and speed.

About The Role

We are hiring a Client Director to build and lead a portfolio of clients in the Middle East, driving growth and delivering against revenue and profit targets through business development, creating compelling client solutions, and leading the design and delivery of impactful programs and transformations that delight our clients. Our entrepreneurial environment will offer you significant opportunities for personal and professional development, and the freedom to excel.

The incumbent will be responsible for building and managing a sizeable client portfolio with overall accountability for portfolio success, driving the commercial performance of client projects, ensuring quality solution design and delivery and leading new business development activities through networking, developing proposals and delivering high quality pitches.

The ideal candidate will have experience working with clients in the Middle East, along with experience in large-scale, strategic projects and client management in a senior level role in one or more of the following areas:

  • a human capital development environment
  • experience designing leadership development solutions in a large organization or
  • change management or transformation work

Through effectively leading business development, the ideal candidate will have delivered business growth with tailored solutions using creative and innovative ideas. As a charismatic networker with executive presence and ideally existing relationships at senior level with potential partners, the ideal candidate will have a high level of emotional intelligence, creativity and strategic thinking, with the ability to persuade and lead others to achieve and ensure their success.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have experience working with clients in the Middle East, along with experience in large-scale, strategic projects and client management in a senior level role in one or more of the following areas:

  • a human capital development environment
  • experience designing leadership development solutions in a large organization or
  • change management or transformation work

Through effectively leading business development, the ideal candidate will have delivered business growth with tailored solutions using creative and innovative ideas. As a charismatic networker with executive presence and ideally existing relationships at senior level with potential partners, the ideal candidate will have a high level of emotional intelligence, creativity and strategic thinking, with the ability to persuade and lead others to achieve and ensure their success.

Office Location and Travel

Our most creative work stems from our collaboration and ideation in our office environment. This role is office-based in central London and will also require travel to client locations in the Middle East.

Seniority level
  • Seniority level
    Director
Employment type
  • Employment type
    Full-time
Job function
  • Job function
    Sales and Business Development
  • Industries
    IT Services and IT Consulting

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