Community Sales Specialist  

Build Change is seeking a salesperson that is looking to use their skills and expertise to improve the lives of those living in low-income barangays. The ideal candidate will have a strong sales record and a keen ability to convince people to invest in services to better their lives. This individual will take the lead on creating, cultivating and deepening partnerships at the household level. The ideal candidate is an optimist with strong interpersonal and communication skills. This position reports to the Country Director or Projects and Partnership Development Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinates and runs sales, marketing, educational and awareness campaigns in target communities.
• Develops and tests early ideas for new products and services that grow the demand for retrofitting.
• Captures learnings from new experiments and brings them to bear on Build Change’s disaster prevention strategy.
• Meets with families and community leaders to stimulate interest, secure approval, secure cooperation and generate participation in Build Change’s retrofitting project and its associated activities.
• Assists in developing new outreach programs, and produces outreach materials.
• Provides liaison between Build Change’s technical team, partners and stakeholders.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of outreach activities and community relations, and identifies areas for improvement.
• Monitors social and community trends and issues.
• Contributes to reporting and documentation of Build Change’s activities to facilitate scale in the Philippines and transfer to other countries.

Must have:

• University degree in a related field or equivalent real-world experience.
• Minimum three years working experience in marketing or sales.
• Experience bringing new products or services to market successfully.
• Ability to work independently, set priorities and follow through on commitments and deadlines on time.
• Proven ability to coordinate and implement projects.
• Strong communications skills in both English and Tagalog (written and spoken).
• Proficiency with MS Office Applications such as Excel and Word, use of email and the internet, including social media.
• No ego, drama, or pessimism; the successful candidate will be flexible, humble, patient, and have a good sense of humor.

Preferred:

• Experience working in barangays with a low-income socioeconomic makeup.
• Previous experience conducting monitoring and reporting activities.
• Experience using basic graphic design software such as InDesign and Photoshop.