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It's one of the biggest decisions a young person will ever make, and for too long it's been made for them.\nCraydel is changing that. Built in Africa, for African learners, we combine the power of AI with the care of real people, and we're only getting started. We have a portfolio of 600+ universities in 50+ study destinations, and we've empowered 1,500+ learners to find their best-fit university abroad.\nCraydel is founder-led and backed by leading global investors.\nAbout the Role\nThe right university can change the course of a learner's life. Your job is to build the partnerships that give our learners those options. As part of a wider team, you'll own our university relationships in your regions and make Craydel their most trusted partner in Africa. Strong partnerships also power our growth through commissions and event sponsorship.\nThe line you never cross: you'll never push a university on learners, or put a bonus ahead of a learner finding the right fit. Your job is to make the best options available; our learners make the choice.\nWhat You’ll Do\nBuild the best relationships in the industry: Know your university contacts personally, keep them updated, and connect them with our learners. Be the person they call first.\n\nGrow partnerships that reward success: Agree bonuses and volume-based incentives with the partners our learners choose most.\n\nSecure event sponsorship: Win sponsorship for student fairs, study weeks and counsellor familiarisation trips, and show sponsors what their investment achieved.\n\nPartner on learner referrals. Encourage universities to refer learners who contact them directly to Craydel.\n\nSolve admissions challenges: When a counselor escalates an admissions issue, work with the university to resolve it quickly.\n\nEquip our counsellors and marketing team: Keep each university's story, scholarships, and deadlines current.\n\nAdd partners selectively: Sign new universities only where learners want to go, or there's a real opportunity.\n\nHow success is measured\nSponsorship revenue against target.\n\nLearner referrals from partner universities.\n\nGrowth in partner bonuses and volume-based incentives.\n\nBest-in-class relationships, measured by a relationship score.\n\nWhat You Have\n2+ years in B2B sales, account management or partnerships, with targets you owned and hit.\n\nConfidence negotiating commercial terms and presenting to senior people, including international university staff.\n\nComfort with numbers: you can read a pipeline, spot what's slipping and act on it.\n\nExcellent written and spoken English.\n\nA plus: experience in international education, student recruitment or event sponsorship; having run your own business or side hustle. 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