Business Development Associate

Whereuelevate; Gautam Buddha Nagar; On-site; INR 500,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary based on experience

Performance-linked incentives

High-growth career path

Job summary

Whereuelevate is seeking a highly motivated Business Development Associate to join our Partnerships Team in India. The role focuses on building strategic relationships with colleges, universities, and student communities to enhance academic collaborations.

The ideal candidate will possess strong stakeholder management skills and a track record in academic outreach and business development. You will engage with various academic institutions to drive innovation programs, student initiatives, and ensure partnership success.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in Academia Relations, University Partnerships, or related roles.
• Strong network within colleges and universities preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple partnerships and projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Identify and establish relationships with academic institutions.
• Conduct meetings and presentations to showcase offerings.
• Collaborate with partners on student engagement programs.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Education

Tools

CRM tools

Job description

Where U Elevate is looking for a highly motivated and relationship-driven Business Development Associate to join our Partnerships Team. The role focuses on building strategic relationships with colleges, universities, faculty leaders, Training & Placement Cells, and student communities to drive institutional partnerships, academic collaborations, and student engagement initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the higher education ecosystem, excellent stakeholder management skills, and a proven track record in academic outreach, business development, partnerships, or campus engagement.

Key Responsibilities

Academic Partnership Development

• Identify, approach, and establish relationships with colleges, universities, academic institutions, Training & Placement Offices, Career Services teams, and faculty members.
• Develop and execute strategies to onboard new academic partners across India.
• Drive institutional partnerships for innovation programs, hackathons, hiring initiatives, competitions, bootcamps, and industry-academia collaborations.

Outreach & Relationship Management

• Conduct meetings, presentations, webinars, and workshops with academic stakeholders to showcase Where U Elevate's offerings.
• Build long-term relationships with decision-makers including Directors, Deans, HODs, Placement Officers, and faculty coordinators.
• Maintain regular engagement with existing partner institutions to ensure high satisfaction and retention.

Program & Student Engagement

• Collaborate with academic partners to execute student engagement programs such as hackathons, innovation challenges, bootcamps, competitions, leadership forums, and career initiatives.
• Design strategies to maximize student participation and institutional involvement.
• Support campus activation initiatives through student ambassadors and academic communities.
• Coordinate end-to-end execution of MoUs, partnership agreements, and joint initiatives.
• Work closely with internal teams to ensure successful delivery of commitments made to partner institutions.
• Identify opportunities for deeper collaboration and revenue generation through academic partnerships.
• Research trends in higher education, employability, industry-academia engagement, and skilling initiatives.
• Analyze competitor activities and identify new partnership opportunities.
• Develop expansion plans for new geographies, institutions, and academic segments.

Reporting & CRM Management

• Maintain accurate records of outreach activities, meetings, partnerships, and engagement metrics.
• Track KPIs related to institutional onboarding, partnership growth, program participation, and revenue contribution.
• Prepare regular reports and insights for leadership review.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Education, or a related field.
• 2-5 years of experience in Academia Relations, University Partnerships, Institutional Sales, Education Business Development, Campus Engagement, or related roles.
• Strong network within colleges, universities, placement cells, or academic ecosystems is highly preferred.
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple partnerships and projects simultaneously.
• Comfortable with travel for institutional meetings, conferences, and academic events.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working with EdTech, Skilling, Recruitment, Employability, Innovation, Startup Ecosystem, or Higher Education organizations.
• Familiarity with CRM tools, lead management systems, and partnership tracking.
• Strong analytical and reporting capabilities.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced startup environment.

Success Metrics

• Number of academic institutions onboarded.
• Quality and depth of strategic partnerships created.
• Student participation and engagement numbers.
• Partnership retention and expansion rate.
• Revenue contribution through academic collaborations.
• Successful execution of academic programs and initiatives.

Compensation

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Performance-linked incentives.
• Opportunity to work closely with industry leaders, academic institutions, startups, corporates, and government bodies.
• High-growth career path within the organization.