Head of Sales and Partnerships at She Leads Africa

She Leads Africa is a digital media company for the modern, millennial African woman. With features in the Financial Times, BBC, CNN, Forbes and CNBC Africa, we’re creating the best digital content and offline events to help young African women build amazing careers and businesses, serve as community leaders and influencers, and eventually take over the world.

We generate revenue from brand partnerships, advertising revenue and direct to consumer sales (through our event ticket sales and digital learning opportunities).
 
We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Head of Sales and Partnerships
Job Location: Lagos

Job Description

• The Head of Sales & Partnerships will be responsible for developing relationships with brands for both our online and offline products.

Responsibilities

• Position She Leads Africa as the top media platform for brands and agencies looking to reach young professional African women
• Establish and deliver monthly and quarterly revenue targets for digital marketing campaigns and event sponsorship
• Deeply understand the products and services of the company and be able to articulate their benefits effectively
• Research brands, agencies, public relations companies and management teams and generate leads for outreach via phone call or meetings
• Attend networking events and industry conferences to develop relationships with marketing decision makers
• Understand the budget cycle and decision makers at relevant brands and create a database for future engagement
• Manage the sales process and develop ways to improve the conversion rate
• Create compelling marketing materials and proposals

Requirements

• The ideal candidate will have the confident ability to research, identify, contact and partner with top brands and businesses, and ample experience seeing the sales funnel process through to closing.