Junior Sales Executive - University Partnerships
Sales & Business Development
Remote
🌍 Uniplaces: Building a Trusted Global Brand for Students
At Uniplaces, we’re on a mission to empower student mobility by making it easier to find accommodation. Backed by top-tier investors like Atomico, Octopus Investments, Shilling Capital Partners, and Caixa Capital, we’re solving real-life challenges to help students worldwide - faster and better.
We are an internationally-minded company with a talented team and global ambitions. Our decisions are driven by our core values - Passion, Impact, Trust, and Team Spirit - which we strive to create an environment where everyone feels accountable and empowered to achieve their full potential.
About the International Team
Join us as a Junior Sales Executive - University Partnerships!
What You'll Do
- Identify and reach out to universities across Europe to establish new partnership opportunities.
- Build strong relationships with accommodation offices, international offices, and student services teams, becoming a trusted point of contact.
- Secure the publication of Uniplaces accommodation listings, website links, and promotional offers on university websites and student portals.
- Coordinate joint marketing initiatives with university partners, including welcome campaigns, newsletters, webinars, social media promotions, and student events.
- Support the negotiation, onboarding, and implementation of new partnership agreements.
- Maintain regular communication with existing university partners, identifying opportunities to strengthen relationships and increase engagement.
- Monitor partnership performance using CRM tools, preparing reports and tracking key activities.
- Collaborate closely with the Marketing and Business Development teams to maximise campaign performance and partner success.
What makes the ideal candidate?
- Linguistic Skills: You’re fluent in English, with the ability to communicate clearly and professionally. Additional European languages are a strong advantage.
- Excellent Communication Skills: You're confident building relationships with stakeholders from different cultural and professional backgrounds.
- Relationship Builder: You enjoy networking, developing long-term partnerships, and creating positive experiences for external partners.
- Proactive & Results-Driven: You take initiative, identify opportunities, and are motivated by achieving goals.
- Organised & Detail-Oriented: You can manage multiple partnerships simultaneously while keeping track of activities through CRM tools and productivity platforms.
- Relevant Experience: Previous experience in sales, business development, partnerships, customer success, higher education, or a related field is a plus, but we're equally excited to meet motivated candidates looking to start their commercial career.
Why you’ll love this job
Learning Experience: Receive intensive training and valuable insights from senior team members to fuel your professional development.
Global Impact: Interact with people from all over the world and help students navigate one of the most important steps in their lives.
People-Driven Culture: We prioritise personal development, training, and helping you unlock your full potential.
World-Class Team: Access to a pool of talent that is hard to find. Your stakeholders and peers will come from world-class backgrounds and will have stepped up within Uniplaces. You’ll find mentors and role models.
Important details
This is a remote-based role.
12-Month Fixed-Term contract.
Optional access to our Lisbon co-working office, Monday to Friday.
Requires availability of 40H per week.
If you're looking for a unique experience in a multicultural and international environment, with the opportunity to grow in your career and make a meaningful impact on the business, along with a supportive team that values your skills, then apply and become a Junior Sales Executive - University Partnerships today!