Sales Agent (Consultant role)

Humanists International; United States; Remote; GBP 10,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Humanists International is recruiting a Sales Agent to promote their Apostasy Awareness training program. This role involves selling training sessions to various organisations while building strong relationships and providing support for individuals leaving high-control religions. Candidates with previous sales experience and a network in relevant sectors are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Experienced Sales Agent with a sympathetic understanding of the cause.
• Willingness to develop understanding of unique training services.
• Existing contact list in relevant sectors is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Target statutory, educational, and voluntary organisations for training sales.
• Build customer relationships via email and phone.
• Transfer commitments to the Apostasy Services Development Officer.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer relationship building

Negotiation skills

Job description

Faith to Faithless is a service of Humanists UK. We are now recruiting for a Sales Agent to sell our Apostasy Awareness training to statutory, education, and voluntary sector organisations.

What you'll be selling
Leaving a high-control religion can be a complicated process, often resulting in emotional abuse from family and community. Shunning and complete disownment are not uncommon, and this isolation can lead to depression and other poor outcomes. Physical abuse, often referred to as honour violence, can follow. In Britain, it is often particularly hard for ex-Evangelical Christians, ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses, ex-Muslims, and for people who have left Ultra-Orthodox Jewish sects.

Our Apostasy Awareness training has been developed to inform frontline services about apostates and how to support them with best practices. We have trained many organisations, including the Metropolitan Police, on this topic. Local authorities, police, social services, NHS workers, homeless shelters, teachers, university staff, and charities are all encouraged to take our training. Our target audience is any organisation which supports individuals, with a particular focus on statutory services, support charities, and universities.

Our training covers:

• Awareness of the most common issues faced by apostates.
• Referrals to relevant organisations that can help apostates.
• Language — helpful and unhelpful ways to talk about leaving religion.
• Ways in which apostasy differs from some other forms of religious discrimination.
• Safeguarding implications specific to the organisation.

Is this the right position for you?

We are looking for an experienced Sales Agent, with sympathy for this cause and a willingness to develop their understanding of this very unique service, in order to sell this training course.

Building customer relationships via email and over the phone, you’ll target statutory, voluntary, and educational organisations to sell our 90-minute, half-day, or full-day training. After gaining a commitment to book the training from the organisation, you will then transfer the relationship to our Apostasy Services Development Officer (ASDO), who will confirm dates. In cases where a person with authority in an organisation prefers to speak to a professional from our team before booking, you will be paid a qualified lead fee.

The ideal candidate will already have experience in sales within these sectors and will preferably have an existing contact list.

Fee payable: Sales Agents will receive 20% of the training booking fee. We expect training to sell at the cost of £350 for a half-day or £600 for a full day. However, the sales agent will have the power to negotiate costs.

For more information and to apply

Please download the Sales Agent Role Brief & Person Specification, click the 'Apply now' button, and complete the online application questions detailing how you match the person specification. You also have an option to upload your CV.

Closing date: (17:00) Monday, 30 June 2025

Shortlisting and interviews

Candidates shortlisted for an interview will be notified via email. Interviews will be held online via Google Meets during the week commencing 14 July 2025.

If you have any questions about the post, please contact the Apostate Service Development Officer, Terri O'Sullivan, by email at [e-mail]. They will be happy to discuss the role further.