Business Development and Sales Assistant (Internship, Spain based) en Barcelona

Lo que vas a hacer

Company Description

• Infinitum Academy is not-for-profit social enterprise that works to support every youth to live a meaningful and purpose driven life.

Mission Statement (Why we exist?)

• To bridge the gap between education and employment through the use of highly personalized and effective online technology interventions.

How will we achieve this mission?

• We partner with employers, vocational schools, universities and industry associations to develop personalized targeted and scalable learning solutions.

- Create and deliver skills based learning solutions that directly contribute to the skills that employers seek.

- Our focus is solely on scaling and globalizing our English Language Product in 2018/19. Infinitum has a strong roadmap and pipeline of other services that will introduce you over the next 3 to 5 years.

About Us

• The Co-founders at Infinitum combine visionary leaders from the world's top institutions including: The University of Oxford and Saïd Business School, Imperial College London and UCL. With a wealth of experience behind them and leadership expertise from both public and private sector organizations they are experts in the art of strategy development and obsessed with focused execution.

Job Description

• Title: Business Development and Sales Assistant (Internship, Spain based)
• Reporting to: Director & Co-founder
• Job Location: Spain (remote)
• Start date: June 2018
• Hours: 10-12 hours per week
• Commitment Length: 3 to 6 months
• Remuneration: Unpaid
• Closing date for applications: May 2018

The Role

• Infinitum Academy believes that the formation of strategic, win-win partnerships are critical to its aim of removing educational inequality from the face of the earth. Our Business Development Intern will work closely with the rest of the team in Spain to develop those relationships, and establish new partnerships to support our growth.

Responsibilities

The successful intern will be responsible for expanding the business in current markets as well as developing it in new markets alongside a highly entrepreneurial and international team. The key duties include:

• Assistance in managing and servicing existing clients.
• Assisting Sales Managers in preparation of documents, proposals and drafting business plans.
• Assistance in following up on sales leads and maintaining relationships.
• Assistance in in pre and post sales activities.
• Handling of sales phone calls and emails.
• Compiling clients' information and report.

By the end of the program, the successful candidate will have:

• Participated in various networking events.
• Been given responsibility for hosting events.
• Learned to collaborate with team members in order to refine and scale our sales process using Inbound Methodology.
• Assisted in coordination of lead conversion processes.
• Reflected and drawn their own conclusions on how to identify trends and typical behaviours of leads.
• Learned how to nurture relationships with already existing leads.
• Gained experience in customer service.
• Learned how to identify potential leads and set criteria for their targeted search.
• Discovered new ways of attracting leads.

Ideal Person Characteristics

At Infinitum we hire for attitude and train for skill. We believe that one of the biggest challenges today is to fill our ranks with executives and front-line employees whose personal values are in sync with the values that make our organization tick. As a result, we believe that character counts for more than credentials.

• Passionate about Education, languages and using technology to make a global change.
• Extremely dedicated and interested in personal development and in the development of others.
• Able to embrace to changing and lean operating model supported by world-class software.
• Able to find effective ways to enhance a "working remotely" culture, since we have team members located all around the world.
• Looking to self-reflect, improve and work towards high professional and ethical standards.
• Able to think strategically by seeing the context as well as the bigger picture.

Note: We provide the product, sales and CRM training during an intensive yet motivating on-boarding period. All travel expenses in order to meet clients will be reimbursed.

The Ideal Candidate

• Needs to have own laptop, phone, internet connection and access to car.
• Tenacious, driven and entrepreneurial approach with a can-do attitude.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills, meticulous attention to detail with an ability to work independently and as part of a team with a high degree of flexibility.
• Exceptional influencing skills with the ability to be credible and persuasive at all levels internally and externally, passion about startups & entrepreneurship.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills – ability to discover a business or donor's interests, build rapport and trust.

Please, write a short paragraph (300 words max) explaining why you are applying for this position and what you are hoping to achieve from the role.

Job Types: Part-time, Internship, Contract

Location:

• Barcelona, Barcelona provincia. Applicants from all over Spain are welcome to reply - work is remote from home.

Language:

• English and Spanish

Qué ofrecemos

• experience in customer service
• experience hosting events
• experience in networking
• learning collaboration skills
• customer service skills
• learning and attracting leads

Solicitar

• Please, write a short paragraph (300 words max) explaining why you are applying for this position and what you are hoping to achieve from the role.

Información extra

Status

Inactiva

Estudios requeridos

Universidad, Módulo de grado medio, Módulo de grado superior, Máster

Localización

Barcelona

Horas a la semana

10 - 12

Tipo de contrato

Trabajo estudiantes, Prácticas y Becas

Salario

Entre 0,00€ y 0,01€ por hora

Responsable de

Business development and sales

Tipo de trabajo

Atención a clientes, Marketing digital

Carnet de conducir

No

Vehículo

No

Carta de motivación

Sí

Idiomas

Inglés, Español