Business Development & Growth Manager

We are looking for a Business Development & Growth Manager who will take ownership of lead generation, partnerships, sales conversations and market development for SkillsNCR.

This is not a role limited to posting on social media or running advertisements .

We need someone who enjoys talking to people, finding opportunities, opening doors and closing business.

You will work directly with the founder to develop SkillsNCR's presence among:

• Parents and students
• Schools
• Colleges and universities
• Coaching institutes
• Education consultants
• Student communities
• Corporate and industry partners
• Relevant local and digital communities

What You Will Own

1. Lead Generation

Build a consistent pipeline of prospective students, parents and institutional partners through:

• LinkedIn
• Instagram
• WhatsApp
• Email outreach
• Phone calls
• School and college outreach
• Events and workshops
• Referral programs
• Local partnerships
• Online campaigns

You will be expected to actively generate opportunities rather than wait for inbound enquiries .

2. Sales & Conversion

You will:

• Speak with prospective students and parents
• Understand their needs
• Explain relevant SkillsNCR programs
• Conduct follow-ups
• Handle objections
• Schedule counselling/demo sessions
• Maintain the sales pipeline
• Convert qualified enquiries into enrolments

The objective is simple:

Lead → Conversation → Counselling/Demo → Follow-up → Enrolment

3. School & College Partnerships

Identify and approach schools, colleges and educational institutions for:

• Student workshops
• Career-readiness sessions
• AI and technology programs
• Communication and confidence-building programs
• Entrepreneurship programs
• Industry-oriented learning initiatives
• Long-term institutional partnerships

Build relationships with principals, coordinators, faculty members, placement teams and management.

4. Marketing & Campaign Execution

Work with the founder to turn SkillsNCR's positioning into campaigns that generate actual enquiries.

Responsibilities may include:

• Creating campaign ideas
• Coordinating social-media content
• Supporting Instagram and LinkedIn campaigns
• WhatsApp outreach
• Webinar and workshop promotion
• Landing-page campaigns
• Referral initiatives
• Community engagement
• Tracking campaign performance

We care more about qualified enquiries and conversions than vanity metrics such as likes and impressions .

5. Local Market Development

Develop SkillsNCR's presence across Delhi NCR and surrounding markets by identifying:

• Schools
• Colleges
• Coaching centres
• Student communities
• Parent communities
• Education events
• Potential channel partners
• Local influencers and educators

You should be comfortable meeting prospective partners in person when required.

6. CRM & Pipeline Management

Maintain disciplined tracking of:

• Leads generated
• Lead source
• Conversations
• Follow-ups
• Meetings
• Counselling sessions
• Proposals
• Enrolments
• Partnership opportunities
• Lost opportunities and reasons

We expect strong follow-up discipline.

No lead should disappear because someone forgot to call back.

What Success Looks Like

Your performance will be measured primarily on business outcomes such as:

• Qualified leads generated
• Counselling/demo sessions booked
• Student enrolments
• Lead-to-enrolment conversion
• School/college meetings
• Institutional partnerships
• Revenue generated
• Cost per qualified lead
• Follow-up effectiveness
• Growth of the sales pipeline

Who We Are Looking For

You may be a strong fit if you:

• Have experience in business development, sales, admissions, education, EdTech, training or services
• Are confident speaking with parents, students and institutional decision-makers
• Can communicate comfortably over phone, WhatsApp, email and face-to-face meetings
• Are comfortable with targets
• Have strong follow-up discipline
• Can work independently
• Are energetic and commercially minded
• Understand that marketing ultimately needs to create business
• Can build relationships instead of simply making transactional sales calls

Particularly Valuable Experience

Experience in any of the following would be advantageous:

• EdTech
• Coaching institutes
• Schools or colleges
• Student admissions
• Training companies
• Education counselling
• Institutional sales
• B2C education sales
• B2B partnerships
• Digital lead generation
• Inside sales
• Community building

What We Do NOT Want

We are probably not the right fit if you are looking for a role focused only on:

• Posting social-media content
• Increasing followers
• Making creatives
• Running ads without owning outcomes
• Waiting for leads to arrive
• Sending bulk generic messages

This role requires someone willing to prospect, communicate, follow up, build relationships and sell .

Why Join SkillsNCR?

SkillsNCR is at a stage where the right person can have a significant impact on how the business grows.

You will work closely with the founder and have the opportunity to contribute to:

• Go-to-market strategy
• Pricing and offers
• Student acquisition
• Institutional partnerships
• Campaign experiments
• New programs
• Market expansion
• Sales processes
• Growth strategy

This is an opportunity for someone who wants to build a business, not simply execute a predefined marketing calendar .

Ideal Mindset

We value people who think: “How do I create the next opportunity?”

rather than: “Tell me which leads I should call.”

If you enjoy building relationships, opening new markets and seeing your efforts translate directly into business growth, we would like to hear from you.

How to Apply

Please apply with your profile and briefly tell us:

1. What have you sold or marketed previously?
2. How would you generate your first 50 qualified leads for SkillsNCR?
3. Have you worked with students, parents, schools, colleges or education businesses?
4. What was one sales or growth target you personally owned and achieved?

Website: www.skillsncr.com