Internship - Sales Coordinator

Sales Coordinator (Internship)

Launch Your Career at World Climate Foundation!

If you have a passion for sales, keen interest in climate change solutions and would like to learn more about building new business relationships, we would like to connect with you!

If you see yourself as a professional with a purpose, we offer you a chance to join a rapidly growing international organisation that is actively focusing on action and impact on climate, biodiversity and health resilience. Work alongside inspiring leaders from government, business, financial institutions and civil society which are leading the way and shaping our future.

We are looking for an energetic, motivated and diligent individual interested in a full-time internship lasting 6 months. You will support the Management and Sales team in pre-sales and post-sales processes and will play an integral role ensuring that the organisation continuously meets and improves its commercial performance. You will have the opportunity to learn about the full scope of sales process, product development, and marketing strategies.

Our work is very much driven by facilitating large-scale collaboration between governments, businesses, financial institutions and international organisations. Therefore you, first of all, are confident and a good communicator and connect well with people of all levels. You have analytical mindset, an eye for numbers and can quickly produce insightful reports and clear recommendations.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Track and monitor sales activity with detailed weekly reports

• Analyse data and produce required recommendations

• Organise and participate in weekly sales meetings

• Maintain and update CRM system

• Provide professional communication, administrative, and technical support to sales managers and sales teams

• Draft new sales proposals, outreach emails and presentations

• Maintain and update sales materials, assist with product training

• Oversee the engagement and performance of external sales agents

• Revise and update internal sales plans and other management tools

• Conduct market research and identify new business opportunities

• Liaise with clients and partners to identify and define contract deliverables and provide ongoing service support

• Assist sales team in solving problems that the customers face answering their requests to ensure customer satisfaction

• Organise and participate in required stakeholder meetings

• You will also assist the team in a number of additional tasks such as database maintenance, research, meeting, administration and other ad hoc tasks

Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in a degree program related to Business, Marketing, or a relevant field.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for customer interactions.

• Strong analytical skills

• Proficiency in sales tools and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software

• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, self-directed environment under deadline pressures

• Ability to manage own workload independently, multi-task and prioritize effectively

• Strong client-facing and teamwork skills

• Proactive and self-motivated with keen interest for taking on new responsibilities

• Competency in Microsoft Office, proficiency in Excel is a must

• Project coordination experience considered strong advantage

• Previous experience in event coordination considered an advantage

• Commitment to the internship duration and an interest in pursuing a sales career

• Previous experience in a similar sales role would be a plus

We can offer you:

• Experience working on international projects and with high-level international stakeholders such as international organisations, governments, Fortune 500, financial institutions, etc.

• Good working conditions as part of a dynamic, international team

• Opportunity to develop professionally in a fast-paced organisation with many new initiatives in the planning

• Full training, one-on-one coaching and mentoring

• Possibility of work-related travel internationally, based on the project needs

• Internship level remuneration on a monthly basis

About World Climate Foundation

World Climate Foundation is an impact-oriented organisation that works with inspiring leaders from government, business, financial institutions and civil society organisations to build resilience and enable the necessary transformation that addresses both the climate change and biodiversity crises. Through its collaborative, high-level network, the World Climate Foundation identifies and accelerates cross-sector implementation of markets, technologies and policies, at the required scale, to realise a transition to a net-zero future.

From concept development, analysis, strategy, and implementation, World Climate Foundation provides services ranging from strategic advisory to holistic solutions, as well as high level international events on topics such as climate change, biodiversity, climate investments and biosecurity.

Practical Details

Start date:

As soon as possible

We will review applications and call candidates for interviews on a rolling basis, so be sure to send your CV and cover letter early!

Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

For more information about World Climate Foundation and our activities, please refer to our website: www.worldclimatefoundation.org.

Please send your CV & cover letter via email to recruitment@worldclimatefoundation.org

Mark the email with: “Sales Coordinator_2024”

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