Organisation: Soccer Assist LTD
Salary: £24,000-£26,000 + commission (£35K-£40K OTE)
Location: Milton Keynes (remote)
Contract type: Full time
Closing date: 28 February 2025
Job Description
At Soccer Assist we are one of the UK’s most successful soccer scholarship agencies thanks to our commitment to connecting talented athletes with life-changing opportunities. We are a passionate and hardworking team who love what we do and take pride in placing athletes on exceptional educational and sports pathways.
As a soccer consultant, we’re looking for someone who has excellent communication skills, is passionate about college soccer, can take initiative, and has a team player attitude. We need a quick learner who has a positive telephone demeanour and can close deals. Your ability to consult and advise prospective students on the U.S. route is key to your success in the role.
Responsibilities
RECRUITMENT
1. Play an integral part in contributing to the teams’ target trialist numbers.
2. Contact leads within 48 hours of the initial application and schedule follow-ups if necessary.
3. Maintain a conversion rate of above 25% from consultation call to booking.
4. Maintain the target number of consultation calls per month to ensure we achieve booking numbers for the month.
5. Create weekly diarised actions to progress and follow up with leads in the various deal stages.
6. Stay on top of the administrative tasks associated with the CRM to ensure transparency across the business.
7. Support the recruitment team to achieve end-of-year signing targets.
8. Achieve a minimum of 50% conversion rate across all scholarship sales calls post-trial.
9. Manage your calendar efficiently to ensure Google meetings are scheduled accordingly with prospective student-athletes.
EVENTS
1. Attend all trial events and support the recruitment team to deliver a successful event.
2. Support the recruitment team on assessment days and operate with an ‘all hands on deck’ approach to your responsibilities at each event.
3. Write up all notes of assessed players and upload them to the CRM within one working day following the assessment day.
4. Contact all trialists within 48 hours of the event finishing to provide feedback, the outcome, and next steps.
OUTREACH & RECRUITMENT PRESENTATIONS
1. Grow the number of school presentations in the allocated territory to ensure recruitment reaches the end-of-year target.
2. Continuously build relationships with schools, clubs, and colleges, with the aim of securing annual presentations.
3. Create email templates and establish processes to contact and follow up with schools and colleges to book presentations.
4. Upload all new school/college contact information into the CRM accurately, linking the contact to the account.
5. Update the scholarship presentation spreadsheet with the booked date of each presentation.
6. Actively ask for referrals from schools/colleges to develop further presentations.
7. Use LinkedIn and Instagram as effective outreach tools to build relationships with prospective schools, colleges, and academies.
8. Attend career/university fairs to meet prospective students and achieve target registration numbers.
ADMINISTRATION DUTIES
1. Responding to all inbound phone calls and emails from prospective customers in a timely manner.
2. Update the necessary notes, log the calls, and change the deal stages in relation to the outcome of the call.
3. Respond to all players who may communicate via text or WhatsApp.
4. Call through leads that have entered the enquiry section of the deal stage.
5. Be responsible for updating your calendar via Calendly to ensure there are no clashes when attending trial days/other events.
ROLE REQUIREMENTS
1. Personal experience within the US collegiate system, i.e. former soccer student-athlete (essential).
2. Expert knowledge and skills in collegiate sport. Understanding how it works, the benefits and challenges student athletes face will equip you well for this role (essential).
3. Must hold a valid driving licence and own a car (essential).
4. Excellent attention to detail to ensure we deliver a good service across all our events and projects.
5. Excellent communication skills are essential. This includes professional email etiquette, timely responses, call-backs, and being able to clearly and effectively communicate with prospective students and parents.
6. Ability to use initiative. You’ll need to be able to know what to research, who to contact, and how to find solutions. Your ability to be a keen problem solver will be crucial in this role.
7. Basic understanding of Microsoft Office and Google Docs is essential.
8. Willingness to handle a large volume of calls with prospective clients (essential).
9. Willingness to work hard in accordance with company targets which may result in travelling nationwide and internationally and working occasional weekends.
10. Supportive and willing to help teammates out on any ad hoc tasks to ensure the company achieves success.
PACKAGE
1. Workplace pension scheme (NEST).
2. 21 Days annual leave + public holiday + extended Christmas leave.
3. Opportunity to travel both nationally and internationally throughout the year.
4. Opportunity to develop alongside the growth of the company.
APPLICATION & CONTACT
If you have any questions about this role or would like to apply, please contact Tyrelle McLeod-Bentley at t.mcleodbentley@soccer-assist.co.uk. Please provide a covering letter with your application.
This position offers the right candidate the opportunity to develop their skills, work within a positive team, and contribute to the overall vision of our company. If you are a hard worker who is passionate about sports and sales, we would love to hear from you.
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