About Doddle
Doddle is a highly successful integrated homework, assessment and teaching package launched by Boardworks in September 2012. Since launch, over 1,000 secondary schools have started using Doddle, and the core of the role is working with the most important of these customers to maximise their experience of the product.
This is a terrific opportunity for an ambitious and enthusiastic teacher looking for a new challenge. If you are passionate about teaching and learning and have great influencing skills the Doddle Education Manager role will allow you to make a transition to the commercial sector and all the rewards this brings. It will allow you to broaden your skill set by building on your existing teaching experience and position you for an exciting career.
How to apply
To apply for this role, please send a CV and covering letter which addresses your suitability for the role to claire.gilbert@boardworks.co.uk. If you would like to find out more before applying, we would very much welcome an informal chat by phone: e-mail Lizzy at lizzy.clapton@boardworks.co.uk to arrange a convenient time to speak.
Summary of Role
To help support our customer base, we are currently recruiting for a Doddle Education Manager to cover Central England and North London.
The Education Managers are the lead contact with key individuals in the SLT at our most important customer schools. Through these relationships we provide wide-ranging and in-depth support to teaching and learning in their schools. Our aim is to add value to the way in which they use Doddle. You will work with them to plan how Doddle can support improvements in teaching and learning throughout their schools and how this plan can be implemented.
Vital to your role will be developing relationships with these influential Doddle advocates in order to help sell and market Doddle even more broadly. The roles are field-based with the majority of time spent in a wide variety of different schools throughout your region.
About Doddle and Boardworks
Doddle is a highly successful integrated homework, assessment and teaching package launched by Boardworks in September 2012. Since launch, over 1,000 secondary schools have started using Doddle, and the core of the role is working with the most important of these customers to maximise their experience of the product.
Boardworks is a long established curriculum content producer, with products in 95% of UK secondary schools. Boardworks also publishes products for various international markets: we have a subsidiary in the US (based in New York) which sells our US products; we publish products for the Australian market; and we sell extensively to international schools in over 60 countries.
Role Details:
a) Customer relations
Manage the relationship with the SLT at customer schools: agree what they are looking to achieve by using Doddle, and establish the process of launching Doddle, providing staff training, promotion, management and reporting within the school.
Agree specific initiatives to be implemented with the school, and metrics for the initiatives: arranging appropriate training, communication and other implementation to support these goals; feeding back on results to the SLT, and agreeing ongoing revisions to the goals.
Secure customer subscription renewals.
b) Sales and Marketing
Develop sales referrals from existing customers.
Develop relationships with key individuals who are positive about their experience of Doddle.
Share your existing teaching experience with the sales teams. This will include understanding school organisational structures, pedagogy, how Doddle can help, how we implement and train Doddle, and more.
c) Pedagogical and Development
Continue the development of teaching and learning initiatives that we implement with customers. Continue to develop clear models of implementation and evidence of success.
To input into the ongoing functional and content development of Doddle, based on how you observe Doddle being used in schools.
Ideal profile (in priority order)
Influencing and selling skills
Commercial relationship building skills
Secondary teachers: we are especially looking for a candidate with a maths or science teaching background
A minimum of 2 years’ qualified teacher experience
A commercial mindset
Remuneration
Salary package up to £50,000 pa, commensurate with experience.
Remuneration will include a bonus element based on renewals and new sales.
Remuneration will include car allowance and mileage allowance.
Contributory company pension scheme.
Recruitment process
Early applications are advised/encouraged as we will appoint candidates as soon as they are identified; and we will interview candidates as soon as they are available.
The closing date for applicants is 27 April 2015
You will have an opportunity to withdraw from the recruitment process before we contact your current school for a reference: we will not do this without your permission.
An interview and assessment will be held in Oxford for candidates selected. When confirming dates for interview, we will endeavour to accommodate your current teaching obligations as far as possible; and can accommodate after-school/evening appointments.
Start date
As soon as possible consistent with your current professional obligations.
You can also find this information at: www.doddlelearn.co.uk/careers/educationmanager
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