Sales Executive – Education Sector

Sales Executive – Education Sector (Telesales Specialist)

Salary: £26,000–£30,000 per year + uncapped commission (OTE £34,500+)

Bonus: Annual bonus linked to both company and individual performance

Holiday: 27 days, plus bank holidays

Contract: Full-time, permanent

Location: Farnborough, Hampshire (Office-based)

Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:00pm or 9:00am–5:00pm

Proud Winners of the 2024 Education Business Award – Educational Resource (Primary)

iRock is Growing – Be Part of Something Big

Are you a driven Sales Executive or Telesales Specialist with experience selling into the education sector? Do you thrive in an outbound sales environment where your energy, enthusiasm, and results make a real impact?

At iRock School of Music, we're on a mission to change children's lives through music – and we're looking for experienced telesales professionals to help us bring the iRock experience to even more schools across the UK.

We're scaling up our dedicated education sales team, offering a fast-paced, rewarding environment where your ideas are valued, your performance is recognised, and your success is celebrated.

What You'll Be Doing as a Sales Executive

• Proactively call and engage schools across the UK to share how iRock transforms children's confidence and wellbeing through music.
• Drive outbound activity, generating and qualifying leads, and booking school assembly appointments for our field team.
• Build long-term relationships with headteachers, school business managers, and other key education decision-makers.
• Follow up warm leads and nurture your pipeline to exceed KPIs and revenue targets.
• Represent iRock at key education events and conferences, growing our network and visibility.
• Maintain accurate CRM records to manage your activity and track your success.

What You'll Bring as a Sales Executive

• Proven telesales experience, ideally within the education sector or B2B environment.
• Confidence making high volumes of outbound calls and achieving daily/weekly KPIs.
• Strong communication and rapport-building skills, you can turn conversations into opportunities.
• A target-driven, results-focused mindset with a positive, energetic attitude.
• Passion for music and education, because that's what drives everything we do at iRock

What You'll Get as a Sales Executive

• Competitive salary plus uncapped commission, your success is rewarded
• 27 days holiday + bank holidays
• Enhanced sickness, maternity and paternity pay
• Virtual GP Access and wellbeing support
• A supportive, fun, and high-energy workplace.
• Career development and progression opportunities in a fast-growing company.
• Bonus and pension schemes.
• Our legendary all-expenses-paid summer conference.
• Employee referral bonus

About Working with Us

This is a full-time, office-based telesales role at our buzzing Farnborough HQ the heart of our growing sales team. You'll join a passionate, supportive group who share your drive to make a difference and deliver results.

Recruitment Statement

This role requires the applicant to be a UK national or be resident in the UK with a right to work visa already in place. iRock embraces diversity and equal opportunity. This advert is not intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, age, disability, or sexual orientation. We are committed to fair treatment; therefore, every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications, and ability to perform the duties of the job.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Due to the nature of the position, any offer of employment for this role will be subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS and other vetting checks and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from working in a regulated activity. Ex-offenders with spent conviction will be considered on an individual basis and the nature of their offence will be taken into account in the recruitment decision.

Throughout the recruitment process, iRock collects and processes a range of personal data relating to job applicants. We are transparent about how this data is collected, used, and stored and are committed to compliance with data protection obligations.

For more details on our recruitment policies, visit iRock Recruitment Policy