Business Development Support Coordinator - 5622

Job Title: Business Development Support Coordinator

Salary: Competitive

Location: Dubai

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Shape the Future of Education with Us in Dubai!

Are you passionate about education and looking for a dynamic role in a leading academic organization? Join us at Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. With a legacy of excellence and an unwavering commitment to quality, we support educational advancement on a global scale. Our Dubai office is ideally located in the heart of Business Bay, placing you at the centre of a vibrant business hub.

About The Role

As the Middle East, Africa, Turkiye (META) Business Development Support Coordinator, you will provide vital coordination and support to the Business Development Director, ensuring our operations run smoothly and efficiently. This role includes:

1. Managing key administrative functions, including data coordination and analysis.
2. Promoting best-practice operating procedures and support planning, team meetings, calendar management, and decision-making processes.
3. Acting as the crucial link between our in-market Regional Managers, Learning & Assessment Consultants, and other internal teams.
4. Ensuring consistent communication, precise record-keeping, and effective collaboration to drive our sales and revenue targets.

Additionally, you will contribute to regular performance monitoring and KPI reporting, master the use of Cambridge systems (including Salesforce, Business Objects, SAP, and PowerBI), and support the seamless execution of business development activities across the META geography.

About You

You are an organised, proactive professional dedicated to achieving efficiency and fostering collaboration. You will bring prior experience from a regional commercial support role to senior leaders. You will possess strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal abilities, enabling you to build effective relationships across teams. A solutions- and results-oriented mindset with the resilience to work under pressure, handle multiple activities, and meet deadlines.

Additionally, you will demonstrate the following:

1. Adept at applying analytical reasoning to extrapolate actionable insights from complex datasets.
2. Demonstrate proven ability to identify operational gaps and recommend targeted improvements that enhance efficiency and drive business growth.
3. Advanced proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and confidence in using digital tools.
4. Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills with a keen eye for detail.
5. A collaborative spirit, integrity, and an innovative approach to driving continuous improvements.
6. Background in business administration or a related field is desirable.

Rewards And Benefits

At Cambridge University Press & Assessment, we believe that our people are our greatest asset. We offer a flexible rewards package designed to support your well-being both in and out of work, including:

1. Discretionary annual bonus
2. 28 days annual leave plus public holidays
3. Health Insurance for self and dependents, including dental
4. Annual economy ticket to home country for self

We support a hybrid working culture and offer flexible arrangements to suit your needs; noting that this role is predominantly office-based, requiring regular presence at our Dubai office in Business Bay.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

If you’re driven to support Cambridge English and eager to develop your career in a dynamic, collaborative environment, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now via our careers site. We review applications on an ongoing basis, and while the closing date is 03 March 2025, we may close earlier if we identify a suitable candidate.

Please note: Successful applicants will be subject to background checks, including DBS, in line with our industry regulations.

We are committed to an equitable recruitment process. As such, all applications must be submitted via our official online application form. Please refrain from sending your CV directly to our recruiters.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You’ll belong to a collaborative team that’s exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it’s safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.