Deputy Manager, Business Development

ONE WORLD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ONE WORLD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL PTE. LTD.

in Singapore is seeking a Business Development Executive to drive student recruitment across channels including scholarships, corporate partnerships, educational consultants, preschool activations, embassies and chambers of commerce. You will lead end-to-end partnership initiatives, engage with target organizations, coordinate scholarship processing with finance, and deliver an outstanding admissions experience to convert inquiries into enrollments.

Job description

Job Purpose

To manage student recruitment through diverse business development channels including Scholarships, Corporate Partnerships, Educational Consultants, Preschool Activations, Embassies, and Chambers of Commerce.

Key Responsibilities

Responsible for business development through strategic tie‑ups across key channels, including corporate partnerships, educational consultants, preschool activations, embassies, and chambers of commerce. The position requires identifying target organizations and key decision‑makers across these sectors. The executive will be responsible for executing engagement programs to drive new admissions, maintaining ongoing communication, and ensuring the long‑term value and relevance of each partnership channel.

Some of the specific responsibilities include:

• Consistently achieving and exceeding the school's student recruitment targets.
• Demonstrating exceptional responsiveness and proactive engagement across all prospective family interactions.
• Delivering an outstanding admissions experience for all prospective families, ensuring positive brand perception regardless of enrollment outcome.
• Cultivating and sustaining strategic corporate partnerships and executive stakeholder relationships.
• Leading end‑to‑end business development initiatives across core channels–building prospective partner lists (corporates, educational consultants, preschools, embassies, and chambers of commerce), delivering targeted communications, and establishing collaborative engagement platforms.

Functional

• Traveling domestic and international markets as needed to establish and expand channel partnerships.
• Executing additional operational or strategic duties as assigned by leadership.
• Identifying and qualifying prospective leads generated through the Scholarship Program.
• Promptly following up on inquiries and leads submitted.
• Addressing all parent scholarship inquiries across communication platforms in a thorough and timely manner.
• Liaising with prospects via email and phone to facilitate complete scholarship application submissions.
• Verifying that all required documentation is submitted accurately in compliance with eligibility standards.
• Partnering with the Finance/Accounts team as required.
• Support on compiling candidate files and routing them to internal review committees for timely evaluation and approval.
• Issuing official offer letters and overseeing the execution of scholarship agreements.
• Guiding scholarship candidates through one‑on‑one counseling sessions to drive final enrollment conversion.
• Coordinating global student processing (Singapore entries) with regional teams through Student Pass issuance and In‑Principle Approval (IPA) receipt.
• Maintaining comprehensive scholarship database records and generating regular MIS reporting for management.