• Sales & Business Development Intern | Remote from home E
• Edufikra is a social startup with the vision of becoming an education innovation catalyst in the Arab World.
• Our platform is an economy sharing platform for k-12 educators.
• Through our marketplace, educators’ can share , sell and buy teaching resources
• We are looking for multiple dynamic sales and business development interns.
• Candidates should be individuals who are passionate about enhancing education and securing a better world for future generations.

Responsibilities

• Conducting market research to identify potential sellers and buyers for the marketplace, customers as business (schools, , curriculum development companies )
• Lead generation through multiple channels including online sales, direct sales , and tele-sales
• Preparation of sales plan and weekly sales updates
• Emailing, calling and building relationships with platform vendor applicants and customers
• seeking out some core group of early school adopters and then engaging with individual users to convince them to sign up.
• Establishing initial processes to capture leads and trial efficiency improvements
• qualifying marketplace vendors and leads
• supporting vendors through the vendor onboarding process; sign up , store creation and content upload
• Identifying and developing business opportunities with education partners
• Identifying, measuring, and monitoring key performance indicators, while making
• recommendations impacting sales performance
• Conducting awareness and sales sessions for school admissions, management and teachers
• Preparing Sales pitch / presentation
• Supporting in the Development of metrics & KPI frameworks, dashboards and measurement scorecards for user behavior & conversion data
• participating in meetings, workshops, events and assisting other team members wherever required
• Conducting desktop research or gathering information through surveys or by speaking to clients and staff.
• Updating documents and sales records and reviewing sales performance against sales targets.
• Keeping a log of everything learned and delivering presentations to staff and other stakeholders

To Succeed in the Position , Candidates should be;

• aware of the educational field with strong network of teachers and schools administrators / management ( field teacher is preferred)
• Be organized and have the ability to manage multiple tasks across different startup
• businesses
• Problem solver and enjoy startup environment of challenges and rapid changes
• Be an effective communicator at all levels
• Self-motivated and flexible to get the job done
• Ability to learn and work independently with minimum guidance and supervision
• Ability to prioritize work and complete tasks with quick turnaround times and to work
• collaboratively with a team.
• A team player who is accountable, proactive, and solution-oriented in a fast paced
• Environment

Qualification and Skills

• Bachelor/Master's Degree in Education , Business, Marketing, or similar may be required
• Superb interpersonal skills and high ethics and professionalism
• Knowledge of teachers’ existing communities (both online and offline)
• Basic understanding of schools structures in the UAE ( other GCC countries would be a plus )
• Having access to teacher’s and schools networks with strong connections
• Driver's license may be required.
• Ability to cope with rejection
• Experience in sales or business development or education is a plus
• Flexible Timing
• The position is tasks’ driven and could be either full time or part time.
• Flexible availability is essential; may require some evening and weekend coverage
• Language (Speak & Write)
• Must be Bilingual, Arabic and English.

Refer to Job Responsibilities for more details

• Location
• Remote from home (based on the UAE)
• Physical meetings maybe conducted in Dubai/Sharjah as and when required (max. once weekly)
• Duration
• 1-3 months extendable to 6 months
• can start the internship immediately
• have a valid sponsored UAE visa (e.g. Visa sponsored by university, parents, spouse)
• Employment Type
• Internship