Sales Specialist: Global Travel

4 days ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa GVI Full time

One third. That's the chunk of life you're giving to your work – so let's make it count.

At GVI, you get the rare opportunity to transform your career from something that just pays the bills into a profession that impacts the future of our planet.

Step into a team where passion meets purpose. This isn't about pushing products—it's about transforming lives. As a part of our unique culture, you won't just make a sale; you'll make a difference.

Ever heard of a sales role that checks ALL of these boxes?

  1. 90% remote (work from home, or anywhere)
  2. Sell a life-changing experience, not just a product
  3. Be part of a global team of changemakers - all connected by the common goal of do good, better
  4. Opportunities for travel
  5. Earn amazing rewards while helping others live their best lives.

About the role

The basics

Start date: January 2025

Location: Cape Town

Type of role: Hybrid (Remote 90% / Cape Town office 10%)

Compensation: On Target Earnings: R32 000 CTC monthly (Top Quartile: R45 000)

The specifics

As a Sales Enrollment Manager, you'll be the guiding star for potential participants seeking to volunteer, intern, or study abroad with GVI. As you engage with clients, you'll offer expert advice on our programs, and inspire them to embark on life-changing experiences. You will use a combination of email, phone calls and live chat to close deals with hot leads. You'll work shifts across different time zones in a hybrid office/remote environment.

Responsibilities

  • Be part of closing the deal of a lifetime for a future participant
  • Create rapport and long-lasting relationships with our future world changers and current alumni
  • Flex your sales negotiation skills
  • Cold leads? That's not a thing at GVI
  • Organise and manage your lead accounts on Salesforce to ensure effective and efficient lead handling
  • Host breakout rooms at GVI Virtual Open Days to drive engagement with leads and encourage the close
  • Busy life? We understand each person has a busy lifestyle so why not work shifts so you can go for that run in the morning or swim in the afternoon?

Your superpowers (Requirements)

  • 3+ years of sales expertise with a proven track record of success (within the tourism/education industry advantageous)
  • Fluent in spoken and written English
  • Able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and work in an organised manner
  • Tech-savvy: CRM and G Suite preferred (Salesforce advantageous)
  • Exceptional ability to communicate over the phone
  • Exceptional written communication over Live chat platforms
  • A burning passion for driving positive change in the world
  • Experience working international hours doing sales or customer service with the EMEA, APAC and US markets

The Extra Shine: (Nice to haves)

  • While not a must, international travel experience is advantageous

About the GVI Group

At GVI we're driven by the desire to make a positive impact on our planet and its people. Our dedicated teams are actively working to address global challenges and together, we leverage a diverse set of specialised skills to pursue a shared vision: fostering a brighter and more sustainable future for all.

We offer award-winning conservation and community development programs in 13 countries, all aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and led by our teams and experts from the communities we operate in. These programs include an extensive range of nature conservation and community development programs through which people from all walks of life can volunteer, intern and study.

Working at GVI is fast-paced and fun.

We value passion, authenticity and innovation, and we treat each other with respect. But we can do better than words to show you who we are To see what it's really like to work for GVI:

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Meet the Team

Benefits

Here's some of what our global team enjoys here at GVI:

  • Generous leave policy, with additional half days on the first Friday of each quarter
  • Opportunities for travel, growth and development
  • Transparency – hear directly from the CEO consistently
  • Flexible, collaborative, and inclusive culture
  • We laugh a lot, genuinely care about and support each other, and do the occasional dress-up

Interested in being part of our future?

Please send your CV along with a cover letter stating why you feel you would be best suited to this position at GVI.

GVI is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and values diversity in our organization. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or national origin.

Please note: We will do our utmost to respond to all applicants, however, given the large volume of applications we receive, this isn't always possible. If you do not hear back from us within three-four weeks, please take it that on this occasion your application was unsuccessful.

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