International Education Sales Consultant

Are you passionate about education and want to make a positive impact on children’s lives? Experienced and/or interested in international education? This might be the role for you! The company Based in Northampton, our client is an Education Technology company that produces award-winning reading and writing support software for children of all ages and abilities. Hailed as ‘the gold standard of literacy software,’ our products are used in thousands of schools worldwide, supporting learners with dyslexia, learning difficulties, physical disabilities, and other special educational needs. The company has been active since 1991, is active in 23 different countries, and has won 12 prestigious awards. They have recently moved to a SaaS model and are on a significant growth curve. The role Our client is looking for a professional and dynamic individual who is passionate about education to join their Education Sales team and sell their award-winning education software to international schools and customers. You’ll be the main point of contact for all schools and subscribers within the agreed territory. Your central aim is to maintain existing customer renewals and source new customers (schools) for the company. No day is ever the same for an Education Consultant – from hosting top tips webinars to chatting to delegates at a buzzing exhibition to introducing schools to the transformative power of their products at staff meetings – there’s always an exciting challenge on the horizon. If you’re a confident communicator with plenty of drive and enthusiasm – we want to hear from you! You will be part of a supportive team and will be involved in the full sales cycle, including telephone and online meetings, quote preparation, and customer care follow-up. Throughout, you will have access to technical and educational specialists who will provide you with a full understanding of the software and its place within the education system. Responsibilities of the Role Providing one-to-one web demonstrations of the company’s products to local and international schools outside the UK. Attending tradeshows to showcase the company’s products. Managing a personal diary of online demonstrations, customer care meetings and other activities. Following up sales leads to complete the sales cycle. Responding to customer enquiries by telephone and email. Keeping up to date with product developments. This is a new role in a new territory, so there is an excellent opportunity to tap into a new market and help lots of new children. There is also an opportunity to grow and lead a team working in this location. The package Competitive starting salary High-earning opportunity with a rewarding commission plan Hybrid working is available – Tuesdays and Fridays are optional work-from-home days (Following successful completion of probation). 28 days holiday + bank holidays + 3 personal days when needed, i.e., for a duvet day – we all need one sometimes! Company goal to become carbon-neutral Christmas and summer parties Lots of involvement with local charity work Building and growing products that make a real difference to children’s lives Excellent employee retention – lots of people have been with the business for several years Very secure – no scare or job risk from the potential recession Company pension To be successful, you will… Have high levels of enthusiasm, energy and determination Be competent with IT Be commercially aware Take initiative Be resilient Enjoy team working Have a real drive to achieve targets Have excellent verbal and written communication Have great organisational skills and the ability to multitask Be confident speaking on the phone Have excellent presentation and demonstration skills Be experienced in the education market or have an interest in education Ideal, but not essential… Have worked selling to International Schools, ideally in the MENA region Have experience with Microsoft Dynamics CRM Be a highly competent Microsoft Office user Apply! If you’re driven, ambitious, and passionate about education and making a difference, apply now!