Marketing Executive - School Tech Program

About the role

Brites Management Services is hiring a full-time Marketing Executive for its School Tech Program in Nairobi. The role combines business development, sales and client acquisition with school engagement and brand promotion, with a stated salary of KSh 45,000 plus commissions, travel allowance and airtime.

Key responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions, and build a pipeline of prospective schools through networking, referrals, cold calling and digital outreach.
• Manage the full sales cycle, from prospecting and lead qualification to proposal preparation, negotiation and closing, and follow up on prospects by calls, emails, social media and visits.
• Meet school principals, directors, head teachers, bursars, ICT coordinators and Boards of Management, deliver product presentations and demonstrations, and help schools make informed purchasing decisions.
• Build long-term relationships with school decision-makers, support new clients during onboarding, provide after-sales support and gather customer feedback.
• Represent the company at education exhibitions, conferences and school events, and support digital marketing such as email campaigns, webinars and social media.
• Maintain prospect and activity records in the company's CRM, prepare daily, weekly and monthly sales reports and revenue forecasts, and monitor sales performance.

Required profile

• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Sales, Information Technology, Education or a related field.
• At least 3 years of proven sales and marketing experience, preferably selling to schools or in the education sector.
• Demonstrated success in achieving and exceeding sales targets.
• Strong understanding of the Kenyan education landscape, including public and private schools.
• Experience selling technology, software, SaaS, digital platforms, publishing, educational content, ICT solutions or similar products is an added advantage.

Candidates apply by sending their CV to the company's recruitment team; interviews are held on a rolling basis until the position is filled, and only shortlisted candidates are contacted.