Position: Senior / BD & Commercial Strategy Specialist [1 year contract]
Salary: Specialist: Up to $5,500 / Senior Specialist: Up to $6,500 + 1 month gratuity
Working Day: 5 days
Working Hours: 8.30am to 6pm (Mon-Thu), 8.30am to 5.30pm (Fri)
Location: Central (Relocating to Paya Lebar / Tai Seng area around Q2 2027)
This is a 1-year contract role, with potential renewal or conversion based on performance and organizational headcount.
Responsibilities
Financial Modelling & Commercial Evaluation
- Develop and maintain financial models for new partnership opportunities, business initiatives and strategic projects.
- Conduct financial feasibility, scenario and sensitivity analysis, including evaluation of revenue, costs, profitability, contribution margins and ROI.
- Support pricing assumptions, partner commercial structures and financial scenarios, and prepare commercial analysis and recommendations for management decision-making.
Business Cases, Operating Models & Strategic Analysis
- Prepare business cases for new partnerships, courses, regional initiatives and strategic projects.
- Develop operating models covering roles, responsibilities, delivery arrangements, service scope and implementation considerations.
- Conduct market research and benchmarking, and identify opportunities, risks, dependencies and key decision points.
Partnerships & Contracts
- Support new university partnerships, regional opportunities and business development initiatives.
- Coordinate university and commercial contracts, agreement schedules, articulation arrangements and related documentation.
- Work with Legal and internal stakeholders to coordinate contract reviews and assess financial, commercial, operational and implementation implications.
- Ensure contract-related assumptions are aligned with financial models, business cases, operating models and implementation plans.
Strategic Proposals & Management Materials
- Prepare proposals, management papers, TMM reports and Board-level materials, including financial schedules, market analysis, operating models and commercial summaries.
- Consolidate business, academic, operational, market, legal and financial inputs into clear, accurate and decision-ready materials.
Project Coordination & Follow-Through
- Coordinate assigned project workstreams, tracking timelines, deliverables, action owners, dependencies, contract milestones and follow-up items.
- Support implementation planning for approved initiatives and provide structured updates on progress, risks, outstanding matters and decision points.
Market & Portfolio Analytics
- Analyse partnership performance, pipeline opportunities, contract obligations and commercial outlook.
- Prepare dashboards, summaries and analytical reports to support strategic planning and partnership decisions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in Finance or Business; postgraduate qualification is advantageous.
- 5-7 years of relevant experience in business development, business planning, commercial analysis, financial modelling, corporate planning, consulting, commercial/contract coordination or strategic projects.
- Strong financial modelling, commercial and analytical skills, with strong Excel and PowerPoint proficiency.
- Experience in higher education, partnerships, transnational education, commercial contracts or similarly complex stakeholder environments would be advantageous.