Columba Leadership’s is an NGO that activates youth enterprise and employment by helping young people transcend their personal circumstances and offers meaningful social impact to all investors.
Job Title: Salesperson
Job Location: Johannesburg
Responsibilities:
- Present, promote and sell the Columba Programme to existing and prospective funders, investors and stakeholders
- Establish, develop and maintain positive relationships
- Reach out to funder and investor leads through cold calling
- Achieve agreed upon funding targets and outcomes within schedule
- Coordinate funding efforts with team members and other departments
- Analyse and conduct market-research for funding opportunities
Requirements:
- Must be in possession of a relevant tertiary qualification
- Must have at least five years of work experience in sales or fundraising, with specific NPO experience a distinct advantage
- Proven track record
- Must be proficient in MS Office. Competence in MS Projects advantageous
- Proficiency in a CRM Programme a distinct advantage
- Relates well with young people and adults
- Proficient in written and verbal English – with strong oral and written communication
- Interpersonal skills. Have the ability to take initiative and be a team player
- Strong presentation skills
- Ability to relate to several different stakeholder groups, internal and external, senior and more junior
- Ability to simplify messaging with clarity of purpose, meaning and impact
- Adaptability and ability to work in a fluid environment
- Attention to detail (including in terms of accuracy and layout)
- Planning skills
- Administratively strong
To apply
Submit CV applications, together with a letter of motivation, should be submitted to [email protected]
Application Deadline: Wednesday, 19 June, 2019