Department: Centre for Professional and Lifelong Education (CPLE)
Reports to: Director of Centre for Professional and Lifelong Education (CPLE)
Duty station: Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Opening date: 21.11.2023
Deadline: 31.01.2024
PURPOSE: To undertake responsibilities of overall planning, administration, coordination and management of the executive and short courses programmes. To work with Schools and other departments, provide information about organizing executive courses, short courses or other commercial trainings. To successfully organise executive courses, short courses or other commercial trainings.
CONTEXT: The university needs to promote and inform the markets it serves, including the Business, Corporate and Professional Market. These markets have not been addressed by universities in Uzbekistan and it is the universities mission to exploit the opportunities, not for profit but for commercial gain and to feed into the Universities research and consultancy portfolio. There is a requirement for market intelligence and informed decision making on the nature of the market and the post is the first stage in this process. The post holder is required to be able to develop and use networks, be client focused and fully aware of the universities corporate position.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- To help develop as part of the marketing strategy the university particular B2B strategy approach to its relationship to small business and corporations, in seeking projects for realisation and making a profit;
- To help in developing new business strategies and establish corporate networks;
- To work with Schools and other departments to provide information about Corporate education and Consultancy;
- To coordinate Corporate Education and Consultancy direction and make a profit;
- To establish a network with small businesses and transnational companies;
- To promote Corporate Education and Consultancy for open market and for target market;
- To organize Master classes for business partners, prospective participants for Executive courses;
- Be responsible for the overall planning, administration, coordination and management of the short courses programme, executive courses;
- To establish a business community on a WIUT platform;
- To develop the programs for the Corporate, Professional and Executive Market;
- Be responsible for the financial management of the short courses programme and other activities including budget setting, financial controls and day to day financial administration;
- To plan and manage communications for the short course programme and activities, including web-site and the production and distribution of publicity materials in liaison with the Marketing and Media Departments;
- To analyse and report after each professional course and consulting project to Director of Centre for Professional and Lifelong Education;
- To undertake appropriate duties as required and in consultation with the Director of Centre for Professional and Lifelong Education;
- Be responsible for the monitoring and evaluation of all of the short courses programme and related activities.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
QUALIFICATIONS
- First degree in the area of Marketing or a degree which contains a substantial element of marketing or social science;
- Be competent in Russian, Uzbek and English both oral and written.
EXPERIENCE
- Exposure to marketing practice, preferably in education or an industry that is related to professional practice;
- Evidence of some dealings with organizations and corporate clients;
- Evidence working within teams.
APTITUDES, ABILITIES, SKILLS AND PERSONAL QUALITIES
- Very strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to form positive relationships with professionals and members of the public of diverse age and background;
- Very strong planning, event management and organisational skills including the ability to prioritise a busy workload. Excellent communication, presentation and customer service skills;
- Networking and social skills to work in a Business and Professional environment;
- Innovative, and dynamic, with a practical approach;
- An understanding of the educational environment or similar professional environments;
- An ability to think strategically and creatively, able to adopt ideas and to produce practical results;
- A strong sense of corporate commitment to the mission and objectives of the University;
- Ability to work using own initiative;
- Able to work efficiently and effectively under pressure to meet deadlines;
- Ability to respond empathetically, calmly and diplomatically in challenging situations.
How to Apply
To apply please complete the application form online.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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