School Partnerships Specialist

The Christian Education Network (CEN) School Partnerships Specialist focuses on executing day-to-day sales development, outbound outreach, and product demonstrations for private K-12 schools. This role carries out the operational sales cycle to drive software adoption and supports the leadership team by maintaining pipeline accuracy in the CRM.

Reports to:                 School Partnerships Director

Hours:                         Monday–Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm

Compensation:          Full-time, Salaried/Exempt

Location:                    CCV Office in Columbus, Ohio, with Occasional Statewide Travel

Benefits:                     PTO (Paid Time Off), 10 Paid Holidays, Monthly Cell Phone Allotment, Mileage, Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance (CCV covers 75% of premium), Life Insurance, 3% Match on Retirement Plan Available after 1 Year

Key Responsibilities

- Conduct direct outbound outreach and lead generation to build a pipeline within target private K-12 schools.

- Deliver software product demonstrations to school administrators, CFOs, and decision-makers using established sales playbooks.

- Educate prospective clients on how the platform streamlines state tax-credit scholarship compliance and donor tracking.

- Manage direct accounts through the full sales cycle from initial contact to closing.

- Maintain complete account records, contact histories, and deal statuses within the CRM.

- Support onboarding handoffs for newly closed accounts and assist with administrative sales tasks as needed.

- Other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications & Requirements

Skills and Experience

- 2–4 years of direct sales, account management, or business development experience (SaaS or K-12 education sector preferred).

- Proficiency with CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce, HubSpot) and standard web presentation tools.

- Strong verbal and written communication skills, confident presentation abilities, high attention to detail, and disciplined time management.

- Familiarity with private K-12 school administration or educational tax-credit/scholarship programs is a plus.

Character and Spiritual

- Mature Christian, currently attending or pursuing attendance in a local church.

- Agreement with and adherence to CCV’s Statement of Faith and Code of Conduct.

- Demonstrated commitment to CCV’s mission and position on Core Issues.

- Ability to work discreetly with confidential information.

- Trustworthy, responsible, tactful, diplomatic, and focused on building consensus rather than emphasizing differences.

- Maintain a high level of professionalism focused on client/constituent relationships.