Sales Specialist - Youth Development & Leadership Training Programs

Position Purpose: 

This role is required to extend ILIA’s Flagship programs, Youth Project Management and EmpoweReer across America serving 800 youth a year, between ages 14 and 24 in at least 4 metro areas and no more than 12 metropolitan areas.

Role Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.

• Proven track record in sales, preferably in a nonprofit or educational setting.

• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.

• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building abilities.

• Passion for youth development and leadership training.

• Self-motivated and results-oriented.

• Good branding and content development and management skills

• Familiarity with the Muslim community and an understanding of Islamic values is a plus.

• Excellent ability to write email messages and develop sales funnels.

• Experience using and analyzing data and tools to create and execute organized work plans

• Strong organizational and planning skills

• Self determined, reliable and independent with strong team collaboration skills.

• Experience in using data effectively in order to track progress and performance against organizational goals and KPIs on a daily and weekly basis

Responsibilities:

• Information Synthesis: Interviewing members of the academic team to identify product value proposition highlights, key talking points, focus areas and pricing strategies.

• Prospecting: Identify and research mega Islamic Centers and Islamic centers in the United States that align with our mission and values.

• Outreach: Initiate contact with Islamic Center leaders, administrators, and community organizers to introduce our youth programs and highlight their benefits.

• Presentation: Develop and deliver compelling presentations and demonstrations of our training programs, showcasing how they can benefit the Islamic Center's youth community.

• Relationship Building: Cultivate strong relationships with Islamic Center leaders, understanding their unique needs and challenges, and tailoring our offerings to meet those needs.

• Collaboration: Collaborate with our program development team to customize training programs based on feedback and specific requirements from Islamic Centers.

• Sales Negotiation: Negotiate and close partnerships with Islamic Centers, ensuring mutually beneficial agreements that support our mission and meet revenue targets.

• Reporting: Maintain accurate records of outreach activities, leads, and conversions using our CRM system.

Work Hours:

12-20 hours per week.