Schools Partnerships & Sales Officer

Overview

As a Schools Partnerships & Sales Officer, you drive engagement with teachers and growth of school partnerships for expedition programs. You will bridge research teams with educators, craft engaging science content, and refresh educational resources. You’ll lead US sales efforts, shape outreach through webinars and events, and support country site management. This role blends creative writing with proactive relationship-building to expand impact in biodiversity education. Join a mission that has already contributed to hundreds of scientific papers and supports hands-on student research.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid working (min 2/3 days in office)
• 20 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
• Opportunity to travel internationally with expeditions
• Travel potential to the USA for longer-term work
• Education conference participation
• Collaborative team-focused environment

Responsibilities

• Sell school expeditions and manage inquiries from first contact to booking
• Create and manage a teacher network and champion expeditions
• Develop engaging engagement activities for teachers (webinars, events, newsletters, resources)
• Book and manage meetings with teachers and schools
• Deliver presentations to teachers, students and parents (in person and online)
• Represent Operation Wallacea at education conferences and exhibitions
• Support schools with fundraising guidance and funding applications
• Oversee US sales, manage US school relationships and sales pipeline
• Help shape US sales strategy with the team
• Conduct online meetings and presentations with US schools across time zones; travel possible in longer term
• Write engaging science content for website, brochures, newsletters and teacher materials
• Update and develop educational resources and website content (WordPress)
• Design and update company materials (presentations and reports)
• Country management for a key expedition site; UK point of contact
• Support sales team with administration, mass mailings, and phone inquiries
• Manage key contacts and group booking details; keep CRM up to date
• Fulfill a staff position on summer expeditions

Key requirements

• Excellent written communication to transform science into engaging content
• Creative thinker who generates and implements ideas
• Self-motivated with a drive to meet targets
• Confidence presenting to groups in person and online
• Strong relationship-building skills and ability to approach new contacts
• Well organized with multiple projects and deadlines
• Proficient with CRMs, databases and Google Drive/Sheets/Docs
• Background or strong interest in environmental sciences, biology or conservation

• creativity
• self-motivation
• communication
• WordPress
• CRMs
• Google Drive/Sheets/Docs

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