Local Direct Sales Coordinator

Bayswater Education is a vibrant network of global educational centres dedicated for over 70 years to educate and inspire global people through a life-changing educational experience. Were passionate about growing communities of global thinkers and explorers, at home and abroad whatever their story. We set up Bayswater Education because we want young people from every walk of life to get a buzz from discovering new cultures, exploring new flavours, and learning whats out there. We think of them as global spirits, like ourselves.

At Bayswater Education, we're not just reimagining education; we're revolutionizing it. We're on a mission to provide young minds, locally and globally, with life-changing adventures and a chance to cultivate a social conscience. Our promise is simple - "Bayswater offers global education experiences with captivating course content, expert delivery methods, and soft skills to help our students prepare for the future of work."

Due to rapid growth, we're seeking for an energetic and self-driven Local Direct Sales Coordinator to join our growing Sales Department.

The Local Direct Sales Coordinator will require excellent communication and inter-personal skills in face to face and by phone; projecting a courteous and professional manner at all times when representing the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the direct sales team based in Cape Town.
• Recruit new members for the direct sales department and make sure the training process is followed.
• Make sure that the direct sales processes are followed by the team.
• Support Student Services Executives in the Cape Town school.
• Keep updated the CRM with the department needs and make sure the team use the CRM in the stipulated way.
• Help with the marketing strategy to get more leads and sales for the Cape Town school specially and for other schools in the group in general: Google Ads campaigns, collaboration with other online directories, walk-ins, newsletters, etc.
• Ensuring excellent customer service is provided to our students consistently.
• Resolve problems with prospective students to ensure the student gets the best possible customer journey according to Bayswater values.

Knowledge, Qualifications And Skills

• Experience of working for the Education industry. Ideally in the international language sector.
• Sales experience of minimum 3 years. Education industry or services. (B2C)
• Fluency in both written and spoken English.
• One of the following languages as a second language: French, Chinese, Japanese, Turkish, German, Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish, Korean, Thai, Russian or Italian.
• Good knowledge of Excel.
• An undergraduate degree focus on business, marketing, sales, language, or tourism.
• Work experience managing people and/or experience in recruitment.
• Overseas studying/working experience, ideally with exposure to an international environment.
• Knowledge or experience in the marketing field will be a plus, especially digital marketing.
• High level of verbal and written communication skills.
• Comfortable to learn new systems.
• Well organised and able to manage a varied and demanding workload.
• Comfortable in meeting goals and working under pressure.

Personal Attributes

• Approachable, friendly and caring
• Resilient with a flexible, can-do approach to work
• Results and customer focussed
• Has high expectations of self and others
• A team player and able to build rapport and engage with a diverse range of people
• Committed to equality and diversity
• Committed to continuous improvement through being outward looking and reflective
• Passion to deliver a time of their lives experience to our students

What We Offer

• Competitive remuneration package based on qualifications & experience.
• Access to our wide portfolio of courses offered for free or on discounted rates.
• Training & development opportunities with extensive career growth within a global organization.
• People centric, inclusive culture with regular wellbeing and social activities.
• Regular online networking and cross-departmental meetings with the Bayswater team globally.

Bayswater Education provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Bayswater Education Group complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.