Sales Executive

Job description

Unleash your sales power: Shape the Future of Sustainability! 
Are you a highly driven B2B Sales Executive ready to make a significant income while selling one of Africa’s most relevant platforms for sustainability, ESG and the green economy?
Join Future of Sustainability — a leading platform bringing together Africa’s most influential sustainability leaders, businesses, investors and changemakers to drive meaningful conversations around the future of our planet and economy.
We are looking for a relentless, results-focused Sales Executive to join our high-performing team in Cape Town.

The role:

• Sales Executive – Sponsorship and Exhibition
• You will be responsible for strategically sourcing and closing high-value sponsorship and exhibition packages for Future of Sustainability, ensuring Africa’s leading organisations are positioned at the centre of the sustainability conversation.

Your focus areas will include:

• Sponsorship sales: Pitching and closing high-value sponsorship opportunities with C-suite and senior decision-makers across sustainability, ESG, energy, finance, infrastructure, technology and business.
• Exhibition sales: Selling premium exhibition space and bespoke activation opportunities to organisations looking to showcase their sustainability solutions, products and services.
• Relationship management: Building and maintaining long-term relationships with key industry players, decision-makers and sustainability leaders.
• New business development: Consistently prospecting, identifying opportunities and building a strong sales pipeline through cold calling, networking, referrals and targeted outreach.
• Strategic selling: Understanding client objectives and developing tailored sponsorship and partnership solutions that deliver measurable business value.

The opportunity:
Why Future of Sustainability? A growing market
Sustainability is no longer a niche conversation. Businesses across Africa are responding to growing demands around ESG, climate action, renewable energy, responsible investment, resource efficiency and sustainable growth.

High-value decision-makers:
Your conversations will put you directly in front of senior leaders and organisations shaping Africa’s sustainable future — from corporates and investors to government, professional services, technology and energy companies.

A Purpose-Led Platform:
Future of Sustainability connects organisations with the people, ideas and solutions driving the transition towards a more sustainable African economy.

High-value sales oppportunities:
With premium sponsorship, partnership and exhibition packages, you will have the opportunity to work on high-value deals with senior decision-makers, backed by an uncapped commission structure for high performers.

Who we are looking for: The Sustainability sales hunter:

• Experience: Minimum 2–4 years of proven B2B sales experience, with a track record in sponsorship, exhibition, media, events or complex solution selling.
• Attitude: A true sales hustler who is disciplined, self-motivated and thrives in a high-pressure, target-driven environment.
• Knowledge: A genuine interest in sustainability, ESG, climate action, renewable energy, the green economy and Africa’s economic future.
• Skills: Exceptional cold-calling, presentation, prospecting and negotiation skills, with proficiency in using a CRM system such as HubSpot to manage and grow a sales pipeline.
• Commercial mindset: You understand that great relationships are built through value, persistence and results — and you know how to turn conversations into commercial opportunities.

“The future belongs to businesses that are ready to build sustainably. Your opportunity is to connect Africa’s most influential organisations with the ideas, solutions and partnerships shaping tomorrow.”
Ready to sell the future? ��

If you are hungry for success, passionate about business and excited by the opportunity to work at the intersection of business, sustainability and Africa’s future, we want to hear from you.
Apply now!
Send your detailed CV to our People Manager, Kashieffa Williams, at az.oc.ocpot@smailliw.affeihsak>b<

Subject line: Sales Executive – Future of Sustainability

Posted on 23 Sep 14:07, Closing date 22 Nov