JOB TITLE: GLOBAL CORPORATE RELATIONS LEAD

REPORTS TO TITLE: Global Head of Employment & Corporate Relations
BUSINESS FUNCTION/ SUB-FUNCTION: GEDU Group CEO Office
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience e.g. partnership, recruitment agency, corporate (early careers recruiting and programmes) and student employment experience.
• Proven experience of corporate partnerships and professional networks. A network of existing employer contacts and experience in engaging alumni communities.
• Employer Engagement Strategy: Ability to build and manage strategic employer partnerships across sectors and geographies.
• Programme Co-Creation: Experience in designing employer-led initiatives, including apprenticeships, certifications, and experiential learning.
• Industry Insight & Advisory Leadership: Skilled in facilitating advisory boards and translating industry feedback into actionable programme enhancements.
• Event & Relationship Management: Strong background in creating and coordinating employer events and maintaining long-term relationships.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Ability to work across academic, operational, and regional teams to align employer engagement with institutional goals.
• Innovation & Responsiveness: Capacity to respond to evolving job market trends and employer needs with agile, student-focused solutions.
• Global Team Leadership: Experience leading cross-cultural teams and managing complex stakeholder environments.
• Impact Measurement: Skilled in defining and tracking KPIs to evaluate partnership effectiveness and inform strategic decisions.

DIGITAL SKILLS & DATA MANAGEMENT

• Proficiency in modern digital tools, including Office 365, CRM/database systems, and employability analytics platforms.
• Platform Ownership & Optimisation: Lead review and implementation of global platforms. Ensure platforms are scalable, compliant, and integrated. Act as global super-user and liaison with IT vendors.
• CRM & Data Utilisation: Familiarity with CRM systems and data-driven approaches to employer relationship management.
• Data Governance: Define global data taxonomy, field standards, and flow for key data. Maintain a single source of truth for employment data. Ensure secure, GDPR-compliant data handling.
• Analytics, Dashboards & Reporting: Build real-time dashboards tracking key students and employers’ information and set/ manage global vs. local KPI-s. Analyse performance trends and recommend improvements.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree.

OTHER INFORMATION:

• The postholder will also be expected to demonstrate their commitment:
• to GEDU’s values and regulations, including equal opportunities policy.
• the GEDU’s Social, Economic and Environmental responsibilities and minimise environmental impact in the performance of the role and actively contribute to the delivery of GEDU’s Environmental Policy.
• to their Health and Safety responsibilities to ensure their contribution to a safe and secure working environment for staff, students, and other visitors to the campus.
  This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned

ROLE PURPOSE

Global Corporate Relations Lead will play a strategic role to build and manage GEDU’s global employer ecosystem. You will lead the development of strategic global partnerships with employers, professional bodies, and industry networks to co-create impactful career pathways, experiential learning opportunities, and curriculum enhancements. You will ensure employer voice is embedded across GEDU’s employment strategy, from programme design to delivery, and foster long-term relationships that drive student outcomes and institutional reputation. In conjunction with the Global Head of Employment and Corporate Relations you will design and deliver a global scalable employer partnerships and industry relations strategy (focusing on targeted outreach, value proposition, partnership tiers, events and networking, programme co-design and alumni network).

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Employer Partnership Development

• Establish and manage strategic employer partnerships across target sectors and regions (e.g. tech, finance, healthcare).
• Develop strategic engagement plans/ toolkits to engage with and attract key employers, industry bodies and other partners.
• Build and maintain a centralised CRM of employer contacts and engagement history.

1. Co-Creation & Programme Innovation and Driving Commercial Growth

• Co-create programmes with employers, including apprenticeships, certifications and experiential learning modules.
• Collaborate with academic teams to embed employer input into curriculum design.
• Lead the development of employer-led bootcamps, guest lectures, and live projects.
• Deliver custom B2B training through existing GEDU programmes and apprenticeships as well as bespoke executive education solutions.

1. Industry Advisory Boards

• Establish and manage global industry advisory boards.
• Facilitate regular engagement to gather insights and feedback on market trends, skills gaps and programme relevance.
• Ensure advisory board input informs strategic decisions and curriculum updates.
• Create global toolkits to support local teams’ activities and share best practice.

1. Events & Engagement

• Manage global employer participation in career fairs, networking events, and panel discussions.
• Develop a global calendar of key employer engagement activities.
• Ensure consistent branding and experience across all GEDU campuses.

1. Alumni Programme

• Design and lead the best-in-class global alumni strategy, programme and initiatives that create opportunities for mentoring, networking, and job placements across student and graduate communities.

6.Collaboration & Integration

• Work closely with the Global Student Employment Journey Lead to ensure employer data and insights are integrated across systems and touchpoints.
• Partner with local/ brand teams to support regional employer engagement and relationship management.