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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 looking for a Sales and Customer Acquisition Volunteer to help us reach out to potential customers (tech startups) and close sales (sign up to a subscription plan). The successful candidate will be responsible for acquiring new customers through outbound and inbound inquiries. This opportunity is suited for anyone who wants to learn and practice sales skills. Perhaps you are in marketing and have always wanted to move to sales, but never had the opportunity. Now you can try it out without jeopardizing your current job.

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:

• Prospecting – identifying tech startups and reaching out to decision-makers.
• Communicate ideas and solutions effectively in order to maintain positive, ongoing business relationships and customer service.
• Selling our product and service.
• Converting.
• Document all activities.
• Provide Team Leads with timely updates.
• Other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Post-sales support including handing over to the support team.

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:

• Understand the sales process
• Prove you can close sales
• Learn to thrive in a small yet dynamic team (punching well above its weight).
• Learn the importance of paying attention to detail, consistency, and rapid delivery.

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.