Business Development Executive - Flexible Working Available

Start date wk comm 4th Jan 2021 at the earliest.

Are you returning to work after a career break? Does the idea of working from home permanently with flexible hours suit your work/life balance? Do you want to promote a really worthy education e-resource that changes children’s lives?

The Day and The Day Explorer, leading current affairs websites for primary and secondary schools, are looking for like-minded people to grow our network and promote our Real-World Curriculum. The Day is an online resource for teachers to use in the classroom to link learning with real world events. We put learning into context! If you are looking for a flexible role in a small vibrant team and the opportunity to have a hand in the strategies that will drive our growth please read on.

The Job: You will be acting as a pioneer – our teachers love our e-resource but not enough schools know about it. Your mission will be to reach out to prospective schools and convert them into new customers, meeting your regular targets for memberships. You will also need to be confident presenting as you will be conducting demos of the resources online. You will work within our CRM Spirit - tracking leads and opportunities and setting up new subscriptions. In addition you will need to proactively target groups of schools within your regions. This job is vital in supporting the marketing, social media and PR strategies; you will also work closely with the renewals, IT and editorial teams to build good relationships with schools and groups, encouraging them to use the service regularly.

What’s required:

● A consultative role you will enjoy pitching and closing new members, identifying prospects and managing your pipeline.

● A very organised and proactive approach to managing your own regions. ● Great written communication skills that compliment your ability to have engaging and clear phone conversations with teachers.

● Ability to build and maintain good relationships with colleagues virtually at all levels.

● An enthusiastic team player who is hard working and motivated to meet targets and spread our mission

● Good IT skills and presentation skills to individuals/groups of teachers If you have any of the following experience then it will be a distinct advantage too: An interest in current affairs, experience in the education market or teaching experience You can read our story here http://theday.co.uk/info/our-story -

if you would like to be part of it then apply asap: How to apply: Send a cover letter letting us know why you would be great in the role (no more than one page) and your CV . Apply below