Business Development Associate Job at Edukoya

Edukoya is an education technology company on a mission to make high-quality education more engaging, personalized, and accessible for the next generation of Africans. Edukoya’s primary offering is an online mobile learning platform that connects primary and secondary school learners with the 99.9th percentile of certified tutors for real-time one-on-one learning. With the Edukoya learning app, students can ask questions and tutors will answer them in real-time, 24/7.

The company has in-country operations in the UK and Nigeria and remote opportunities available. To assist our growth and mandate in redefining education in Africa, we are actively searching for the best talent, who are self-motivated and driven by our mission. If this describes you, then we can’t wait to receive your application.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Business Development Associate

Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

The Role

• The candidate for this position will excel at creating and closing new opportunities.
• By using a consultative approach to selling, you will be speaking with potential new customers, understanding their tuition requirements, and finding the perfect tutor for their child.
• You will work closely with the Head of Sales to rapidly grow Edukoya’s tutoring services in a repeatable and scalable way.

Key Responsibilities

• Familiarize yourself with all Edukoya products.
• Identify the best package or subscription for each new family and work quickly to close the deal so you can hit or exceed your target.
• Upsell and cross-sell all products / services
• Meeting individual KPIs consistently including quality target
• Timely, professional and accurate reply to all incoming sales enquiries received by phone, email and other formats.
• Professionally manage existing customers to actualize retention and referrals.
• Accurately record all interactions with customers in the CRM System
• Adhere to internal sales processes & customers service processes

Qualification and Skills

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree / HND
• 2 years of sales experience in the tech/software, education, insurance or FMCG industry.
• Experience and working knowledge of CRM systems
• Demonstrable track record of over-achieving sales targets
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Who you are:

• Ambition & competition: You're ambitious and achieving goals motivate you - you like challenges and always try to improve your performance.
• Communication: You are open-minded and self-confident; you like to talk to people and naturally draw their attention to you.
• Team player: You like to spend time with your colleagues, share your knowledge and go one step further to achieve the team goal.
• Organizational talent: You know how to structure your work. You always keep an eye on everything important and know how to prioritize your tasks and leads.
• Doer attitude: You like to try new things and have ideas to challenge the status quo; You are not afraid of mistakes and roll up your sleeves to make things happen.
• Excellent Communicator: You have excellent communication skills and you are familiar with the Nigerian school system.

Salary Range
N100,000 - N150,000 / month.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume to: careers@edukoya.com using the Job Position as the subject of the mail.