Education Marketing Officer

About the Position

As our Education Marketing Officer, you'll spearhead partnerships with educational institutions across Africa, working closely with professors to implement Odoo in their curriculum. You'll conduct both online and offline workshops, providing comprehensive support to educators and students alike.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of existing clients in Africa
• Analyze and understand your clients' IT projects in depth: you will be their Odoo sales expert!
• Identify potential future sales: Increase the use of your customers' software by offering them the best package available for Odoo
• Present the new product (new applications, features and versions) to end users
• Negotiate contract renewals: from monthly subscriptions to multi-year subscriptions

Requirements

• Bachelor or Master Degree in Business
• Strong Business knowledge and curiosity
• Genuine interest in software products
• Fluent in English
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong relationship and negotiation skills

We Offer

Full-time Role

A 40-hour work week with one designated work-from-home day per week

Activities & Wellness

Employee wellbeing matters to us. We organize company-funded sports and wellness activities and provide healthy options like fresh fruit to promote a balanced workplace

Remuneration 💰

A fixed base salary with quarterly commission opportunities based on sales performance, within a full-time permanent employment structure

Training

On-boarding and continuous training on the job

About the Company

For the implementation of Odoo, customers may choose to work directly with Odoo or engage an Odoo Partner

In both scenarios, Odoo remains actively involved and maintains direct contact with the customer throughout the process

Direct Service 🔑

• Odoo manages both the commercial relationship and the implementation
• Best fit when client needs are standard and fully covered by Odoo
• Everything handled directly by Odoo teams
• The Odoo Account Manager manages the client relationship and the commercial aspect
• The Odoo Project Manager manages the implementation and training of Odoo for the client

Indirect Service 🤝

• Used when client needs go beyond Odoo’s internal scope, such as: Custom integrations & Specific localisation (e.g. accounting, payroll) not yet supported by Odoo
• Odoo Partner manages implementation and consultancy
• Odoo manages the commercial relationship with the customers, and the Partner is responsible for the implementation
• Partners offers local project management, as well as custom development when needed