How did your sabbatical change your life?
For us here at QUEST a very quick staff survey came up with the following building amazing new experiences, having the time and freedom to stop, look around and ponder, understanding the reality of life in developing countries, making new friends, understanding more about ourselves, feeling like we were truly making a difference and inadvertently shaping our future lives from a change in career to a new place to settle.
Work for QUEST
We are looking for someone who wants to share the life-changing experience of taking a sabbatical and, in doing so, become our sabbatical expert building a fantastic reputation for QUEST within organisations and clubs, among life coaches, HR personnel and many more. You will tell people about the benefits of a sabbatical and volunteering overseas, talk them through any concerns they may have about leaving their life in the UK, help them make the most of their sabbatical and help them choose the perfect sabbatical with QUEST.
The most important thing we are looking for is a passion for sabbaticals and volunteering.
Key responsibilities
The key responsibilities of this role are as follows:
Identifying prospective sabbatical clients and explaining why they should take a sabbatical
with QUEST and, in doing so, meet monthly sales targets
Building a reputation as QUESTs Sabbatical expert
Building a good understanding of all of Quest Sabbaticals Projects, Placements and
Explorers to ensure that the correct products are matched to the correct clients and that
client expectations are met
Organising & running meetings, presentations, talks & open days
Building and maintaining relationships with key companies, personnel & organisations
Answering all enquiries from potential Sabbaticals clients
Working with the Marketing Manager to build targeted marketing campaigns
Working with Operations Managers to develop new products suited to the Sabbaticals
market
Ability to work under pressure, use initiative, prioritise and work to tight deadlines.
PS When we say Sabbatical clients we mean people usually aged 25-60