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.