Education Consultant

Education Consultant (C’ignature)

The Education Consultant undertakes sales and marketing responsibilities in the Enterprise Team.

He/She reports to the Head of Enterprise and works closely with the Innovation Team and Productivity teams from both Singapore and overseas (support staff) to ensure revenue target achievement.

The Education Consultant will be assigned an overseas sales support staff (Overseas Assistant Education Consultant) to assist him/her for proposal/pitch preparations and will be responsible for the overseas sales support staff’s performance. He/She also works with the team of overseas telemarketers who coordinate sales meetings.

Responsibilities

1. Sales and Marketing

• Perform all sales activities to both new and existing clientele
• Arrange appointments with teachers, Heads of Departments, HR Managers, which may include pre-arranged appointments or regular 'cold' calling
• Make presentations to prospective clients in the education and training sector
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with clients
• Manage budgets for trainer, course materials, transport, miscellaneous
• Keep detailed records of all contacts
• Reach, and if possible, exceed, annual sales targets
• Win new customers, as well as developing long-term relationships with existing ones
• Plan work schedules and weekly and monthly timetables with the sales team and discuss future targets with the sales director
• Regularly attend company meetings, trainings and briefings
• Keep up to date with the latest training programmes in the market, and interpret, present and discuss this intelligence during scheduled meetings
• Analyse sales data to improve results and make sure resources are effectively allocated
• Monitor competitor activity and competitors' products
• Keep up to date with new developments in policies and industry landscape, anticipate potential negative and positive impacts on the business and adapt strategy accordingly

• Plan, execute and project-manage training programmes effectively
• Coordinate with programme directors/managers for manpower, logistical as well as administrative needs for all programmes represented
• Communicate expectation of clients to programme directors/managers and trainers
• Assist clients with administrative support for project delivery
• Conduct post programme/event reviews

• Coordinate project-related activities within the Productivity, Innovation and Enterprise Departments (within Singapore and Overseas) to ensure prompt and accurate communications and delivery of tasks.

This might be the job for you if:

• You communicate clearly, write well and can explain just about anything to anyone whether it is in writing, on the phone or face to face.
• You feel a passion for education and training and enjoy planning high impact programmes for students. You might be invigorated with a sense of fulfilment seeing young lives engaged and enriched through you.
• You thrive in dynamic and intense work environments, are highly responsible and have a good sense of time management to juggle between your sales role and programme coordination duties.
• You are highly driven to exceed sales targets and you have the ability to work independently as well as in collaborative project teams.
• You are meticulous and can multitask and have the ability to manage several projects at the same time.

Minimum Requirements:

• Have a bachelor’s degree

You will perform the following roles:

• Full range of sales activities
• Plan, execute and project manage programmes
• Manage individual sales targets, budgets and forecast
• Identify market trends and market research for business development, product development and marketing.
• Participate in exhibitions and events
• Manage client relations and student relations