Careers

If you are willing to drive sales of the company by building new clients, whether corporate, school or direct to home, like to travel and believe that the best teacher is travel and nature and persuade these clients to embark on a journey where they can use their holidays in a meaningful manner discovering and learning about themselves thereby building character, you are the person we are looking for. 
The job will include meeting clients and sharing the wonders of meaningful travel with a company of experts, convincing them to buy into our programmes and ensuring they return for more.

• Understand the camps market and propose programmes suitable to the needs to our target audience.
• Identifying leads and reaching out to them with our product portfolio
• Achieving sales targets set out for the year.
• Planning and executing city wise roll out plan to go pan India.
• Actively networking with organisations, clubs, groups to seek out new sales opportunities.
• Prepare and deliver appropriate presentations on our programs
• Negotiate/close deals and handle complaints or objections
• Building a strong customer database for Trailblazers
• Developing and maintaining client relationship for Trailblazers campers
• Create frequent reviews and reports with sales, financial and competitor data
• Any other sales and marketing related activities for to generate leads and build the Trailblazers brand.
• Work as per strategy to achieve desired objective of the organisation.
• Should be in touch with sales developments, new trends, and strategies, and be able to think creatively and inspire your team to work hard and go the extra mile

• Graduate with MBA (preferably in Marketing)
• Prior experience in the outdoors (as a traveler/ participant/ trainer) is a must.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in sales in the education/ travel industry with proven track record is a must.
• Ability to lead, self-motivated with a results-driven approach, able to work independently without supervision.
• Extremely passionate about the outdoors.
• Fluency in English with powerful oral and written communication skills and the ability to influence.
• Good at networking and having a strong network of their own.
• Well-versed with Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel and strong presentation skills..
• Fast learner with a passion for sales.
• Drive and fire to grow.
• Willingness to travel at short notice.

Trailblazers Foundation setup in 2014 & supported by Trailblazers Adventure Travel Pvt. Ltd, works in the sphere of education, research, capacity building in schools, environment, sustainable development, climate change, health, wildlife & promotion of fundamental science amongst our society

Trailblazers Foundation seeks applications for its multiple openings for candidates who are self motivated, who can take challenging assignments, expand their limits and capabilities and are keen to make a positive impact by their work. All positions are based out of Thane, a rapidly growing suburb-cum-district adjacent to Mumbai. The positions are in the below verticals:

• Environment & Wildlife
• Education
• Health

If interested, please forward your detailed resume to contact@trailblazersfoundation.org.in or careers@trailblazersindia.com with a subject line - Application for Field Officer - <Vertical nam> by 15th September 2019. Kindly mention your current and expected salary, 2 professional references while applying.

Broad Responsibilites (not limited to)

• The Field Officer will be required to be on field, for implementing and coordinating a range of activities and initiatives designed to create a positive impact on the environment and local communities in line with the Foundation’s mandate or that of the CSR clients
• She/he will assist in the planning and budgeting of projects, lead the periodical monitoring processes at the field level; and submit informative reports to document the same
• She/he will build and maintain engagement with key stakeholders from the Government, corporate sector, start-ups, citizens, community members, peer organisations, educational institutions, etc. to ensure smooth implementation and sustainability of projects
• Designing Project proposals, site study, monitoring projects, follow-ups, base line study, project presentations, coordinating with all stake holders of the project ecosystem, database maintenance,administration of the projects, making project reposrts for sponsors, making presentations and proposals after indepth study to present to possible sponsors, dove tailing the projects based on its need. The project geography will be Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal.  
• She/he will be responsible for building the Foundation's community of volunteers thereby ensuring timely and perennial monetary and non-monetary support to the Foundation’s activities
• She/he will develop relationships with local media personnel at the intervention sites for cause-related media advocacy
• She/he will also assist in fundraising by providing inputs to project proposals, managing online crowdsourcing campaigns and harnessing sponsorships
• As the Foundation is the member of a larger corporate family, the Field Officer will also be required to support the Foundation's parent company in key tasks as and when required
• She/he will assist the Foundation and the company's visibility and promotion activities by actively contributing to publicity campaigns and social media activities

If you have some or all of the following (the last three are strongly desirable):

• Understand the difference between the have's and the have not's
• Feel strongly about wanting to make a difference through the work you do
• Have skills you believe can be used to enable social and environmental welfare
• Enjoy meeting people and they enjoy meeting you too!
• Love the outdoors and find more joy being there, than behind a desk
• See challenges as opportunities
• Have volunteered / worked with urban/semi-urban/rural communities
• Have worked in social and environmental development projects in NGOs, CSR teams or the Government
• Are proficient in cause-linked advocacy
• Have experience in or knowledge about education, environment, public health projects
• Have organised events / drives / campaigns involving people mobilisation, multiple stakeholder engagement
• Are between 25 - 27 years old and should have Graduate or Post Graduate degree in Social Work, prefrably residing in Thane or near central railway suburbs.
• Medical Doctors in Public Health in Health vertical and Education experts with B.Ed or M.Ed degree in Education vertical.
• M.Sc in Environment or Wildlife from reputed university in Environment vertical may apply.
• Have two - three years of relevant work experience including extensive field knowledge.
• Possess written and spoken proficiency in Marathi, Hindi and English. Knowledge of Tamil and Bengali will be an added advantage.

We are seeking 10 part-time Camp Leaders to execute our camps in India and around the world. You could be a current student/ professional/ unemployed individual looking to work part-time in the field of outdoor camp execution.

• Execution of camps in India and internationally as and when required.
• Execution of pre-camp and post-camp tasks.
• Developing and maintaining client relationship for Trailblazers campers

You will get the following perks-

• All expense paid opportunity to travel to new places around the country/ world
• Working in a fun and vibrant atmosphere 
• Daily stiped for camping days 
• Certificate of recommendation
• Semi casual dress code
•  Opportunity to create impact and meet new people

• The applicant must be 18 years or above.
• The applicant must be physically fit, have immense patience, have empathy and compassion and love to travel and share the learnings with an age defining set of campers.
• The applicant must be outgoing, confident and fun to be with.
• The applicant must have excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Willing to travel at short notice. 
• A flair for music instruments/dance/puppetry/story telling or any of the performing arts is a plus

Trailblazers is seeking individuals with a drive for business development to join as entrepreneurs to create a bigger impact across India. If you have a drive for growth, can work independently and are passionate about the outdoors, then you are the right candidate for this opportunity. 

• Conducting market research to identify selling possibilities and evaluate customer needs
• Actively seeking out new sales opportunities through reaching out and networking
• Setting up meetings with potential clients and listen to their needs and concerns
• Prepare and deliver appropriate presentations on our programs
• Negotiate/close deals and handle complaints or objections
• Building a strong customer force for Trailblazers
• Developing and maintaining client relationship for Trailblazers campers in the city
• Organising marketing events in the city and /or participate in exhibitions or conferences on behalf of Trailblazers
• Interfacing with corporates/ schools for sale of camps
• Create frequent reviews and reports with sales and financial data
• Any other sales and marketing related activities for Trailblazers programs.

• Extremely passionate about the outdoors
• Fluency in English with powerful oral communication skills and the ability to influence
• Good at networking and having a strong network of their own
• Well-versed with Microsoft PPT and strong presentation skills
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word
• Fast learner with a passion for sales
• Drive and fire to grow
• Prior experience in the outdoors (as a traveler/ participant/ trainer) is a must.
• Any experience in sales/ networking is a plus.
• Self-motivated with a results-driven approach, able to work independently without supervision
• Graduate in any field