Regional Partnerships & Growth Lead

Studies Overseas; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

KC Overseas Education seeks a Regional Officer to drive student conversions and partner performance across the assigned region. You will liaison between channel partners and Head Office, ensuring service quality, operational excellence, and adherence to KC Overseas’ brand standards.

This field-intensive, target-driven role requires strong partner management, regional business development, and excessive travel. Fluency in English and stakeholder collaboration are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Business) is preferred.
• Total experience of 4–7 years, with a minimum of 2+ years in the International Education sector.
• Fluency in English, with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong ability to collaborate with a diverse set of stakeholders.
• Problem-solver, capable of navigating complex situations to deliver positive outcomes for students and partners.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the end-to-end student lifecycle—from application processing to final conversion—across all channel partner offices in the assigned region.
• Drive and achieve region-specific student conversion targets.
• Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with channel partners.
• Negotiate commercial and operational terms, ensuring mutual alignment and sustainable growth.
• Provide onboarding and ongoing training to partner teams.
• Maintain active engagement with partners through regular communication, reviews, and field visits.
• Identify and onboard new channel partners to expand regional reach and student volumes.
• Gain complete understanding of KC Overseas’ business model, systems, and SOPs.
• Ensure all partner offices adhere to defined processes, documentation standards, and ethical practices.
• Act as escalation point for resolving partner-level operational or quality issues.
• Guide and train agents to improve quality and volume of student applications.
• Conduct regular knowledge-sharing and process-training sessions for partner teams.
• Liaise with SMEs across Business Units to ensure partners are equipped with up-to-date country, university, and process knowledge.
• Work with HO teams to identify challenges and provide regional support; plan regional marketing.
• Travel extensively across the region to ensure growth and partner engagement.

Skills

English fluency

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree (Business or related)

Job description

KC Overseas Education seeks a Regional Officer to drive student conversions and partner performance across the assigned region. You will liaison between channel partners and Head Office, ensuring service quality, operational excellence, and adherence to KC Overseas’ brand standards.

This field-intensive, target-driven role requires strong partner management, regional business development, and excessive travel. Fluency in English and stakeholder collaboration are essential for success.