Managing Director, CareerVerse Partnerships Ltd

Business Advice Centre at the University of East London (BAC); Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of East London seeks a commercially oriented leader to build and run its Employer Partnership Office (EPO), a frontline function operated through CareerVerse Partnerships Ltd, a UEL subsidiary. The role carries full P&L ownership and reporting to the subsidiary Board, engaging with global partners and senior executives.

You will build a high-performing team, lead revenue streams across CPD, workforce development contracts, and commercial products, and navigate both commercial and

Qualifications

• Proven record of owning a commercial P&L.
• Experience leading business development and closing complex deals with SMEs to multinationals.
• Experience selling CPD, workforce development, or professional learning commercially.
• Familiarity with higher education, trading subsidiaries, or platform business models preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own a commercial P&L and deliver multi-year revenue targets.
• Lead three Associate Directors and their teams.
• Build relationships with strategic partners and multinationals; represent UEL at Board level.
• Set and deliver revenue across CPD, workforce contracts, and commercial products.

Skills

Commercial leadership

Strategic partnerships

Business development

CPD sales

Regulated environment

Higher education familiarity

Job description

Location
Docklands Campus

Salary
Competitive and aligned to market expectations

Post Type
Full Time

Post Type
Permanent

Closing Date
Friday 16 October 2026

Reference
1245-26-MG-R

The University of East London is seeking a commercially accomplished leader to build and run its Employer Partnership Office (EPO): the University’s single employer-facing front door, operated through CareerVerse Partnerships Ltd, a UEL Group trading subsidiary.

This is a general-management appointment with full P&L ownership, not an academic post. Reporting to the subsidiary Board, with an executive line to the Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Careers and Employer Engagement, you will set and deliver multi-year revenue targets across three interdependent streams:

• CPD and micro-credentials
• Workforce-development contracts and apprenticeship employer relationships
• Commercial products, including RDCS Spaces and Facilities and TerraDock

Free employer access to the CareerVerse platform underpins the model, creating the depth of engagement on which each revenue stream depends.

You will lead three Associate Directors and their teams, act as the University’s most senior relationship holder with strategic partners and multinational organisations, and represent UEL at Board and C-suite level in markets including Florida, Chennai and Cairo.

All of this sits within the governance of a publicly accountable institution, so you must be equally at ease operating in commercial and institutional settings.

About You

You will bring a proven record of:

• Owning a commercial P&L
• Leading business development and closing complex deals with organisations ranging from SMEs to multinationals
• Selling CPD, workforce development or professional learning in a commercial context
• Operating within or alongside a regulated environment

Familiarity with higher education, trading subsidiaries or platform business models would be an advantage.

The Opportunity

In return, you will have the rare opportunity to build a commercial function from a standing start, backed by an ambitious university with a distinctive mission: widening participation and improving graduate outcomes.

UEL is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

If you are ready to take the next step in your career and are inspired by the University of East London’s ambitious, inclusive and success-driven environment, we would be delighted to hear from you.

At UEL we are committed to working together to build a community which values diversity in both our staff and student populations, is representative and inclusive, enabling all to progress and thrive.