Trainee Business Development – International Partnerships (m/f/d) incl. Master’s Degree

Grow with us – Start your career at the IU!

Since its foundation in 1998, the IU International University has developed into the largest private university for online and dual study programs in Europe. We offer more than 200 career-oriented Bachelor & Master programs in various disciplines. These English and German language programs are all accredited and state-recognized. As a pioneer in digital education, we continuously improve the learning experience of our students with the help of innovative technologies and consistently focus on their satisfaction. But it is only through our great team with an entrepreneurial spirit that we can achieve our ambitious goals and constant growth.

Are you currently wondering whether you should do a Master's Degree or start working directly? At IU you don’t need to decide, we are offering you both!

Strengthen our team with immediate starting date at our location in Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Munich or Remote (in Germany) as Trainee Business Development – International Partnerships.

• You contribute towards commercial growth by developing new partnerships with corporate and academic partners internationally

• You identify new business development opportunities by gaining market insights through research and events

• You analyze potential partners and competitors and prepare pitch material to position the IU partnership offering

• You manage partnerships by keeping partners up to date about IU and guiding them through our processes

• You communicate directly with both external partners and internal IU teams

• You successfully completed your bachelor’s degree in the field of business administration and already gained a minimum of one year of work experience through internships or working student positions

• You want to graduate with a Master's degree 

• You have a growth mindset and are motivated to take ownership to develop the business further internationally

• You gained experience in working with PowerPoint & Excel and like to develop this further

• You are motivated, pro-active, open to new ideas and have a hands-on working attitude

• You are interested to develop negotiation skills to support contract term negotiations

• Fluent in English both verbally and written, you feel confident to communicate with partners across the globe. Any other languages e.g. Arabic or French would be beneficial.

• An optimal combination between career entry and a financed Master’s (Distance learning) including monthly remuneration – IU fully pays your study

• We will pay your tuition fees at IU for you. In order to still have enough time for your studies, you work just 30 hours a week instead of full time. The monthly payment for this is gross 1573 Euro and you also receive a voucher card with a monthly credit of 44 Euro.

• A versatile and responsible task in a collegial atmosphere at the pioneer of digital education

• Attractive career prospects in a rapidly expanding entrepreneurial environment

• Flexible working time and the best team in the world

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