Maintain and develop partner relationships, identifying potential engagements, participating in due diligence, coordinating follow-up meetings to gather content and service/product needs and regularly updating the Sprout business development (BD) pipeline
Engage with potential content providers and FFO partners to identify content needs and ensure effective use of the Sprout platform, expanding its reach to new markets and geographies.
Plan and support the implementation of marketing initiatives, including digital marketing through newsletters, social media, conferences/webinars, and develop business development materials and strategies to raise awareness about Sprout.
Actively participate in product development meetings, support partner prospecting, and platform development, and manage Sprout engagements, providing regular progress reports and timesheets.
Identify organizations and partners to plug into the Sprout Platform and assist in updating the Sprout Platform Content Priority Spreadsheet.
Actively contribute in product development meetings and engagements.
Partner Prospecting and Platform Development by maintaining and developing partner relationships, identifying potential engagements, participating in due diligence, coordinating follow-up meetings to gather content and service/product needs and regularly updating the Sprout business development (BD) pipeline.
Sprout Platform and partner relationship management: Support the implementation of identified Sprout engagements including kick-off meetings, internal update meetings, and regular updates with the partner and other members of the Sprout Project team to ensure success.
Socialize the newly developed AI chatbot among FFO partners, onboard them on the AI chatbot pilot, and collect feedback.
Coordinate with the MC AgriFin team in identifying in other CRM platforms
Backup all information from Hubspot CRM for future migration
Coordinate and conduct Sprout Platform introductory meetings to unique and new partners.
Gather partner requirements and coordinate with content transformation team for content acquisition and transformation
Develop and socialize periodic newsletters.
Develop Business development collateral for engaging partners.
Coordinate and conduct Sprout platform introductory meetings.
Regularly update the Sprout BD partner pipeline and manage Sprout’s social media presence.
Support partner management and maintain relationships with current onboarded partners.
Share market-based insights with the product team and support product development.
Developing and conducting Team-building activities for the Sprout team.
Coordinate with the MC AgriFin team in identifying other CRM platforms
Backup all information from Hubspot CRM for future migration
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business or a similar area
- About five years of proven sales experience in business or a related area
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal, in order to express technical and nontechnical concepts clearly and concisely
- Technical skills required to create proposals and find solutions to meet client requirements, such as using software programs and machines
- Excellent organizational skills to meet goals and set priorities
- Be proactive, organized and handle work under stressful and uncertain environments
- Previous experience working with MC AgriFin, and their network of 150 partners highly preferred
- Previous experience supporting partners integrate, port, and leverage the Sprout Platform and the Sprout Learning services
- Able to manage team and clients remotely
Achieving our mission begins with how we build our team and work together. Through our commitment to enriching our organization with people of different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, we are better able to leverage the collective power of our teams and solve the world’s most complex challenges. We strive for a culture of trust and respect, where everyone contributes their perspectives and authentic selves, reaches their potential as individuals and teams, and collaborates to do the best work of their lives.
We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability (including HIV/AIDS status), marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.
Safeguarding & Ethics
Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our stakeholders and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects. Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.
