Partnership & Growth Specialist (Higher Education)

How to Change the World; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A mission-driven organization is seeking an experienced sales professional to help scale its impact by increasing higher education institution partnerships. The remote role requires a minimum of five years of professional experience, strong interpersonal skills, and a demonstrated track record in sales and business development. Responsibilities include finding leads, managing the sales process, and implementing AI tools for improved efficiency. The position offers an opportunity to develop cutting-edge skills while contributing to meaningful work.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of professional experience, ideally in sales and customer service.
• Demonstrated business development and/or sales experience, managing the full sales pipeline.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for effective communication with diverse professionals.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a process for finding new leads using LinkedIn and other tools.
• Drive the higher ed sales and renewals process, working closely with founders.
• Implement new AI tools and workflow automations to enhance productivity.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer service

Business development

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Entrepreneurial mindset

Remote work ability

Job description

Start date: Monday 2 February 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter

Duration: 8 months (potential for extension and/or other future opportunities)

Time commitment:

• 25 hours/week (spread evenly across Monday-Friday)
• Availability during daily overlap hours from 11:30-14:00 UK time

Fully remote

Please read the full role description at this link: https://change-the-world.org/partnership-role-2026-01

The role description includes details about How to Change the World, the target contributions,the learning outcomes (yes, our positions have learning outcomes to support your development!) and the skills and experience we're seeking.

Summary of the opportunity

We are looking for someone to join our mission-driven organization to help us scale our impact by increasing the number of our higher education institution partners (our customers). In this role, you will be responsible for developing and implementing the process for finding new leads (using LinkedIn and other tools) and driving our higher ed sales and renewals process, working closely with our founders. In addition, you will play a pivotal role in implementing new AI tools and workflow automations, gaining cutting-edge skills in digital transformation while ensuring each potential customer has an exceptional experience during the sales process. As the digital transformation progresses and time is freed up, you will integrate customer success processes and ensure that all higher ed institutions – from initial outreach to successful partnership – have an exceptional experience. The detailed contributions expected for this timelimited role are listed in the full description, as are the anticipated learning outcomes for the individual in this role.

About us

“Changing the world is a team sport.” At How to Change the World, we believe every person deserves the chance to learn how they can create positive change in the world. We inspire, empower, and equip people through transformative mass experiential learning programs.

Experience, knowledge and skills

• Minimum of five years of professional experience, ideally in sales and customer service.
• Demonstrated business development and/or sales experience; ideally spanning the full pipeline from initial outreach to confirmed customer.
• Excellent interpersonal skills – able to effectively communicate and develop collaborative working relationships with people at all professional levels (from early career professionals to senior-level executives) and from a diverse range of backgrounds.
• Very strong organisation, time management and project management skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and commitment to being part of a small and growing team.
• Ability to confidently work independently and with initiative in a fast-paced remote work environment.
• Ideal but not required: experience using AI tools to enhance productivity and efficiency.