Partner Engagement Advisor (Education Sales Representative)

How We Work at K12 Coalition

Our work is grounded in five Core Competencies that guide how we collaborate support others and move work forward: Accountability Adaptability Collaboration Customer Service Orientation and Initiative.

• Accountability: Following through on work owning commitments and communicating progress or challenges along the way.

• Adaptability: Navigating change with flexibility and focus as priorities information or needs shift.

• Collaboration: Working together across roles and perspectives to achieve shared goals.

• Customer Service Orientation: Meeting the needs of internal and external partners with clarity responsiveness and follow-through.

• Initiative: Taking action without waiting to be asked and looking for ways to improve systems processes or experiences.

Compensation Philosophy

As part of our commitment to maintaining fair and consistent compensation practices new hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary between the band minimum and midpoint based on their qualifications location internal alignment and the budgeted amount for the role.

Why Work with Us

We believe in supporting the whole employee by offering a comprehensive benefits package designed to meet diverse needs. Our full-time employee benefits include flexible time off paid parental leave comprehensive medical dental and vision insurance and a 401(k) with company matching. We are committed to fostering a work environment that promotes both personal and professional well-being.

Our Typical Selection Process

Our selection process typically includes an online application a short phone interview a hiring manager interview a candidate exercise and a final interview.

Equal Employment Opportunity

K12 Coalition is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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About K12 Coalition

K12 Coalition provides products and services that help K-12 schools and teachers achieve transformational learning outcomes. We tackle many of todays toughest education obstacles including teacher certification test preparation professional learning curriculum consulting and strategic planning. K12 Coalition came together when educators with deep experience as teachers school leaders and high-level district administrators observed a genuine need for something better. Our divisions include iteach Passage Preparation Professional Development Institute Teaching Channel Lavinia Group and Keys to Literacy.

About Teaching Channel

Teaching Channel is a trusted partner and one-stop shop for teacher learning and development. From graduate-level courses and professional development programs to our innovative video platform for self-reflection coaching and exemplar videos we are driven to provide engaging learning positively impacting student achievement and preparing educators for a lifetime of success.

Employment Type:

• Full-Time

• Exempt

• Salaried

Location: Remote based in Illinois. This role supports an assigned Illinois territory and requires regular travel throughout the region.

Travel: Regular same-day travel within the assigned region is required with most travel being less than two hours from your home base. Occasional overnight travel may be required for company meetings or other business needs a few times per year.

The Opportunity

The Partner Engagement Advisor at Teaching Channel a division of K12 Coalition is responsible for growing customer and partner relationships within an assigned territory. This role connects with educators schools districts and education organizations to identify professional development and continuing education needs and connect customers with Teaching Channel products and services.

Through school visits phone and email outreach conferences Lunch & Learns and other engagement opportunities the Partner Engagement Advisor develops new relationships nurtures existing customers and generates individual group and district sales. The Advisor is expected to understand their territory proactively identify new opportunities and translate consistent outreach and relationship-building into measurable business results.

This is an individual contributor field-based sales role accountable for achieving established sales and partnership goals and requires frequent travel throughout the assigned territory.

What Youll Do

Develop and grow your assigned territory

• Research and understand the assigned territory to identify prospective schools districts education organizations and other partnership opportunities.

• Conduct consistent prospecting and outreach through school visits phone email conferences events and other engagement activities.

• Build new relationships and maintain existing partner and customer relationships through consistent outreach and follow-up.

• Translate outreach and field activity into measurable business opportunities including individual group district and Teaching Channel Plus sales.

• Achieve established monthly quarterly and annual sales and business development goals.

• Attend designated local regional and national conferences and events.

Engage educators and develop partnership opportunities

• Organize and lead Lunch & Learn sessions and other recruitment events that engage educators and create opportunities for continued partnership and course adoption.

• Build and maintain strong knowledge of Teaching Channel products and services to identify solutions that meet customer needs.

• Educate prospective learners on course expectations and requirements including district and state requirements related to educator re-licensure and salary advancement.

• Engage prospective and lapsed customers to understand their professional development needs and provide personalized product recommendations.

• Navigate customer questions and objections and move opportunities forward through appropriate follow-up.

Manage your pipeline and customer activity

• Maintain accurate and timely records of customer interactions prospects opportunities and follow-up activities within the CRM.

• Manage opportunities through the sales cycle and maintain visibility into activity progress and next steps.

• Complete order intake and other required sales processes accurately and efficiently.

Collaborate across the organization

• Communicate regularly with internal partners regarding customer opportunities challenges and next steps.

• Come prepared to customer and internal meetings and engage the appropriate partners to support opportunities.

• Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to strengthen customer messaging outreach and collateral.

• Support conference planning training and data collection/reporting for the Field Ambassador Team.

• Support the team with additional tasks and responsibilities as needed to help meet evolving organizational goals and objectives.

Other Duties

• Support the team with additional tasks and responsibilities as needed to help meet evolving organizational goals and objectives.

• Bachelors degree in Business Education Marketing Communications or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.

• 3 years of experience in sales business development partnership development account management or a similar customer-facing role;

• Experience working within K-12 education or directly supporting educators schools or districts preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to independently prospect develop new relationships and convert outreach into business opportunities.

• Strong territory management and consultative selling skills with the ability to identify customer needs develop opportunities overcome objections and move prospects through the sales cycle.

• Strong interpersonal presentation and communication skills with the ability to confidently engage educators school and district leaders and other external partners.

• Strong organizational and follow-through skills with the ability to independently manage a high volume of customer activity priorities and next steps.

• Experience using a CRM preferably Salesforce to manage customer activity opportunities and pipeline.

• Results-oriented and comfortable working toward defined activity partnership and sales goals.

• Ability and willingness to travel frequently throughout an assigned territory and attend local regional and national events as required.

Required Experience:

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