Candidate Sales Executive

About the role

This is your chance to join a tech startup in hypergrowth. We’re passionate about professional development, and we’ll work to maximize your personal and career growth. We have recently raised our Series B funding of $37mil, the largest round in European EdTech this year. This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference and be part of a high growth start-up that is expanding rapidly in the UK and US markets!

Salary

£28-32k base, £30-37k on target earnings

The opportunity

We're looking for enthusiastic, mission-driven people who fit our values and are passionate about what we do. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't exactly match the job description.

The Ideal Candidate

• Passion for companies that have a positive social impact and the education sector.
• Growth Mindset - Adaptable and excited by the prospect of moving fast.
• 'Can do' attitude, bias for action and wants to be part of a growing motivated team.
• You love to take ownership and want to grow with us!
• Having experience and/or strong knowledge of the education sector is a big plus.
• Interest in and the desire to work as part of an sales team.
• Passion for interacting and managing relationships with customers.
• Strong knowledge of the UK education sector.
• Formal qualifications / experience in teaching is a huge plus.

What will you be doing?

Contribute to the success of the team, including increasing the number of new candidates on the platform. Help ensure the smooth running of daily operations in the business including maintaining liquidity of candidates available for cover as well as ensuring fulfilment of any short term bookings. Carry out the necessary onboarding processes and assessment for teachers and teaching assistants. Interact with candidates in a friendly and helpful manner and maintain positive relationships to keep them on board with us and create a great candidate experience. Increase the number of talented candidates on our platform and help place them in roles by matching their skills to the schools’ requirements. Organised with vetting processes and ensure all right to work checks are completed. Work collaboratively across the business with the sales and technology teams to help improve efficiency.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• Ownership in the company
• 25 days of holiday (plus bank holidays)
• 1-1 coaching
• Life Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Electric Car Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Work that you want to talk about!

Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to building a culture of equity and inclusion, where everyone is respected, valued and appreciated for their unique traits, experiences and perspectives. We are committed to creating a safe, inclusive and equitable environment where our team can thrive, regardless of age, ethnicity, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, disability, religion or beliefs. We value our differences and believe that practices of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion help us create a fairer, more compassionate environment for all. We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and different experiences and perspectives - just like the staff who teach through Zen and the children at the schools we work with. We believe in hiring the best people from the widest pool and creating an inclusive culture where people’s voices are heard and all our team can look forward to coming to work.