Summer Sales Agent

Summer Sales Agent

Start date: 18 th June

Location: Waterloo, London

The Challenge

The Challenge's vision is a more integrated society where there is understanding and appreciation of each other's differences. We design and deliver programmes that bring different people together to develop their confidence and skills in understanding and connecting with others. We believe everyone benefits when people from all walks of life come together to better know, understand and trust each other. This also applies to the people we employ to work with us. As an equal opportunities employer our aim is to have a diverse workforce to reflect the communities we work in.

This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic, rapidly growing organisation, working with young people and local communities across the country. For more information about what The Challenge does and what its values are, please visit our website

About the role

Reporting to the Sales Manager, our Summer Sales Agents are the at the front line of NCS recruitment at The Challenge. In this position you will engage with young people and parents to ensure their participation in NCS, both face-to-face and over the phone. For three months, during the summer, it requires passionate and enthusiastic people motivated by targets and performance, who enjoy working with a passionate team. You must be able to work well within a team environment but be a proactive individual, being accountable to your responsibilities. Summer Sales Agents will attend a variety of events and will be leading on presentations in front of mixed audiences, in addition to coordinating welcome events for young people on the NCS programme.

Responsibilities

• Calling interested young people to encourage to attend the programme.
• Selling NCS to young people and parents with all the NCS benefits.
• Required to engage with parents through presenting and running pre-programme information evenings.
• Take responsibility for a number of programme dates during summer delivery to ensure the full cohort of young people turn up and to fill every place.
• Performance against targets set by your line manager.
• Supporting your local administrative team.

Skills and experience

Essential

• Excellent communication skills both in person and over the phone.
• Ability to engage with 15 to 17 year olds, with their parents, in an enthusiastic and authentic way.
• Motivation to work towards and exceed targets.
• Ability to adapt presentation style to a varied audience.
• A strong work ethic and excellent time management skills with proven multitasking abilities.
• Experience managing own workload and working within a team.
• Able to take direction and carry out tasks to a high standard.

Desirable

• Public speaking experience
• Experience working with young people and schools
• Sales experience

Safeguarding Statement

The Challenge is committed to safeguarding and protecting the young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our programmes.

We expect all staff and post holders to share this commitment to safeguarding by ensuring compliance with our policies and practices.

Employment Screening

Only applicants who have the right to work in the UK or have a valid visa or work permit for a minimum of 6 months at the time of application will be considered for this role.

Further Details

In addition to being part of a fun, dynamic and challenging workforce, we are proud to offer an attractive benefits package including contributory pension, Simplyhealth cash plan, Ride 2 Work, childcare vouchers, season ticket travel card loan etc. to eligible employees.

• Status: This is a full-time, fixed term role until August 31st
• Salary: GBP20,000 pro rata
• To apply: Please apply via the button below.
• Interview process: Interview questions based on job criteria and responsibilities, presentation at the end to assess competency on stage and sales techniques.

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