Business Development Representatives

Eastern Canada Focus

Are you a proactive and organized individual driven by a desire for success and dedicated to enabling clients to achieve their objectives? Are you a driven, goal-oriented individual passionate about cultivating strong client relationships? Are you adept at understanding customer needs and delivering customized solutions? Are you passionate about business development? Are you interested in working with First Nations, Métis and Inuit leaders to support education and language program development? Are you passionate about picking up the phone and calling prospects? If you’ve succeeded in sales and thrive in a dynamic environment, we invite you to explore an exciting opportunity to join our team.

Expected total yearly compensation potential of $80,000 to $120,000.

Join a great team and do meaningful work.

Learning Bird partners with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit leaders to develop education solutions for lifelong learning. Our work includes curriculum development, course development, digital and print resource creation, educator support, professional development, and more. Learning Bird is a 100% remote company with contributors located across Canada.

Learning Bird is dedicated to creating a workplace that values hard work and nurtures positive self-growth among its employees. At the heart of our corporate culture is the belief that personal and professional development go hand in hand. We understand that fostering a positive environment is crucial for individuals to thrive professionally and personally. Our commitment to continuous improvement is reflected in our supportive atmosphere, where hard work is recognized and rewarded. We aim to empower our employees to reach their full potential, creating a workplace that inspires continuous growth and success.

What we expect of you:

• Research potential partners and reach out by phone (cold calls) and email
• Manage a territory, with responsibility for forecasting and reporting on results
• Build relationships with key stakeholders, including governing bodies and funding bodies, influencing organizations, schools, Nations and communities to explore opportunities for collaboration and connection.
• Understand partner needs and propose solutions.
• Take great notes and log partner correspondence and market data in our CRM
• Match opportunities to available grants and programs
• Write grant applications to help secure project funding for our partners
• Write sales proposals and other custom documents to support the decision cycle
• Work with internal teams to coordinate schedules, priorities, and transitions
• Represent Learning Bird at events, conferences, and other meeting

Required Qualifications

• 3-5 years of success in B2B sales
• University degree, preferably in education
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• A natural ability to forge relationships by phone, email, and video calls
• Strong research, opportunity qualification, and problem-solving skills
• An ability to respond quickly to opportunities and balance multiple conversations
• Expert CRM software user committed to logging communications daily
• Availability to travel for events, trade shows, and meetings
• Broadband Internet connection with reliable connectivity
• Remote work location within your sales territory
• Strong computer skills – able to troubleshoot their own issues.

This role is a full-time (40 hours/week) remote position with normal business hours for the time zone. Candidates must work from within their sales territory. We will only contact selected candidates. The candidate selected for the position must pass a background check before we extend an employment offer.

Benefits

• Work from home
• BYOD computer stipend (currently $665/year)
• Extended health care insurance
• Life/long-term disability insurance
• End-of-year Holiday rest, in addition to your vacation time
• Sick days
• Employee referral program

Learning Bird is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team of collaborators. As an organization that works with First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities, we value Indigenous perspectives in the workplace and strongly encourage Indigenous applicants.

Hiring Process (virtual)

1. Cognitive, behavioural and sales skills assessments
2. One-way video interview
3. Live interview(s)
4. Reference and background checks
5. Offer

Send us your CV in PDF format (Word docs are not accepted). Show us who you are and what you can do, and tell us how you think we can work together.