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About the Company

At SkilledUp Life, we help anyone to gain new experiences and skills that could further their career. At the same time, we help tech startups to survive and thrive through our skilled Volunteers. SkilledUp Life global community now includes over 40,000 Volunteers from 134 countries and we have helped 100 tech startups, mainly from the UK and USA.

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a Sales Coach Volunteer to oversee sales operations, recruit, train, coach, and supervise a team of Sales and Customer Acquisition Volunteers. The primary goal is to achieve sales targets and lead, develop, and inspire the sales team to successfully realize our growth ambitions. This opportunity is suited for anyone who wants to learn and practice sales skills or if you’re looking to up skill and change jobs, then SkilledUp Life is for you.

Requirements:

• Fluency in English Language – both written and spoken.
• Undergraduate degree or similar education.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent persuasion skills.
• Ability to be responsive within a remote work setting.
• At least 1 year of customer service experience is preferred but not a must.
• Dabbling with (previous experience) sales is a big plus.
• Excellent record keeping.
• Ability to thrive independently and as part of a team.
• Organizational skills, including prioritizing, time management, and meeting deadlines.
• Ability to maintain the highest level of professionalism.

Volunteer Activities:
Working with the Head of Sales and Marketing, your Volunteer role will include all or a selection of:

• Coach, mentor, and provide feedback to team members.
• Monitor and optimize the sales pipeline to ensure leads progress smoothly through the sales funnel and convert to opportunities.
• Lead sales teams to reach sales targets.
• Set sales goals, compare performance to goals, and adjust goals as needed.
• Assess current team processes and procedures, identify opportunities for improvement, and implement them.
• Provide detailed and accurate sales forecasts.
• Foster a competitive yet collaborative team environment.
• Assess individual performance through observation and measurement, and suggest corrective actions as needed.
• Update and review current working practices, procedures and systems for continuous improvement.
• Generate regular reports on the team’s progress, successes, and areas for improvement.
• Track key performance indicators (KPIs) for the Sales and Customer Acquisition team to measure success and productivity.
• Provide ongoing training and support to Sales and Customer Acquisition team to enhance their skills and product knowledge, enabling them to effectively engage with potential clients.

You have significant freedom to evolve within your role. Challenge the existing systems and processes and continually improve them. You will gain experience and skills toward a career in Sales & Customer Acquisition. You will also gain demonstrable evidence that could help you with career prospects.

Potential skills you might develop as a result of this Opportunity:

• You’ll learn the fundamentals of sales, as well as practical skills that you can use to close deals.
• The opportunity to contribute to the growth and success of a dynamic company.
• Develop the ability to guide and mentor individuals to enhance their sales skills
• Lead by example to instill confidence in the team.

Duration:

• Ability to commit 2-3 hours per day.
• 3 months ( 60 working days).
• Remote.

Endorsements:
Once a satisfactory outcome is delivered, we will:

• Provide a testimonial against your profile on SkilledUp Life.
• Provide a testimonial for LinkedIn that can also be added to your CV/Resume.
• Allow you to add SkilledUp Life Company Name to your LinkedIn Profile.
• Provide a LinkedIn testimonial.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Disclaimer
This is a voluntary position, i.e. there is no direct financial compensation, promise of future paid work or any taxable benefit in kind.