Job Description
Location: Jamaica (any part) - 100% remote work-from-home position - (You must permanently live amp; have the right to work in Jamaica to apply for this position.)
Pay Rate: $8 (USD) per hour (Paid monthly via PayPal)
Contract: 12-month contract with an extension highly likely. Self-employed contractor. Responsible for own taxes. No benefits.
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week (Flexible)
Hiring Manager: Rocio Casares
Recruiter:Sarah Jane Dalzell
First things first! What is Twinkl? What is Twinkl’s mission?
Twinkl is here to help those who teach. It's what brings us to work every day. We're proud to create educational resources that can be used at each step of a child's learning journey.
Our award-winning resource collection - created by teachers for teachers - provides unlimited supplementary digital and printable teaching resources at an unbeatable value.
We have over a million editable resources, and new content is added every day. Don’t see what you need? Just ask! We make bespoke resources for our members as part of our world-class customer service promise to help those who teach.
We support educators and children across the Caribbean and around the world, and we’re committed to transforming lives through education.
Whoever you are, whatever you teach, Twinkl is here for you!
The Role:
Here at Twinkl we are looking for a highly motivated and driven individual to join the entrepreneurial teams which comprise Twinkl’s core customer segments. You will be responsible for supporting the ongoing development and growth of our Caribbean community.
You'll start as a solo marketeer, connecting with customers directly via a variety of different communication channels to highlight and demonstrate the benefits of Twinkl's products and teaching resources. You'll be moving into this position as a team of one with the support of many, so you’ll need to take a rapid iterative approach, employing different marketing and business development techniques to get the message out to customers. You'll be the person responsible for defining, building and managing the right team to support user growth within the Caribbean. You will be commercially minded and comfortable in making decisions on where to pursue opportunities. You will be responsible for reporting monthly and quarterly in line with business expectations.
This is a very varied role that involves both proactive strategic planning and reactive work as you pivot and respond to the demands of your growing market.
A typical week could involve any of the following:
- Showing tenacity and drive, going above and beyond to reach new customers / educators and build your market;
- Business management and strategy to put plans in place to help achieve our growth targets for the Caribbean market. Work with Managers from different countries across the business to understand what’s working and how we can improve our service for ‘Those who teach’;
- Researching and developing innovative concepts within the education market, including teaching resources for educators and children in the Caribbean;
- Be connected with the Caribbean’s education communities, to make sure we understand what they need, and when they need it, so we can deliver accordingly;
- Creating the newsletter for the Caribbean teaching / parent audience, posting engaging content across different social media channels.
- Identifying potential partnership / influencer opportunities.
Key Performance Indicators:
- Build a thriving social media community for educators, and hit specific growth and engagement targets for that community each month.
- Increase revenue and hit specific growth targets.
- Increase new customers and hit specific growth targets.
You will work with:
- International Manager
- Country Managers
- Content Creation Team
Requirements
To succeed in the role, you will have the following skillset:
- Excellent / Fluent written and verbal English language skills;
- Experience and knowledge of the education system in Jamaica amp; knowledge of the Core Curriculum from Jamaica Ministry of Education and Youth;
- At least 3 years of recent experience teaching in a primary school classroom setting (grades 1-6) in Jamaica
- A strong entrepreneurial mindset and a propensity for action and strong work ethics;
- A strong marketeer who can understand educators’ needs, metric data amp; social media strategies;
- Sound decision-making skills and diligence when seizing new opportunities;
- Commercially astute and a strategic thinker;
- Methodical, highly organised, accurate and execution focused;
Benefits
In return for everything you can bring, we can offer you an exciting role in a fast-growing and dynamic business, with plenty of career opportunities.
Here are some of the things that make Twinkl a great place to work:
- A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture. We believe work should be fun, and we always put people before the process.
- Flexible work-from-home positions.
- Diversity, inclusion, and belonging. Our Employee Network Program includes working groups for LGBTQ+, People of Color, Disabilities (visible and invisible), Women in Tech, and Working Parents.
- Continuous Professional Development (CPD). Our ever-evolving program includes monthly progression reviews, Twinkl’s Management Scheme, commercial awareness training, leadership coaching quads, career chats, and mentoring.
- Collaboration across continents! You’ll plug into a global team working to help improve the lives of educators around the world.
We want to ensure that everyone has an equal chance to demonstrate their abilities to us. To let us know about any support/adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment process and information on how we will provide this, please use this form
Please note, any individual has the option to request reasonable adjustments. However, it is not mandatory when submitting your application.
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