Delegate Sales Executive - French Speaker; JR

At Clarion, our people are at the absolute heart of what we do. We’re proud that our core values of PASSION
, CARE
, IMAGINATION
, and TRUST define the way we carry out our work across all of our exhibitions and conferences.

If you share our values and want to be a part of a successful, dynamic, and creative global business then we want to hear from you.

We have an exciting opportunity for a French speaker to join Energy Net, a leading producer of investment conferences in Africa’s energy sectors; with a strong reputation for organizing the Africa Energy Forum – the premier event for power sector decision-makers in Africa. We also host targeted investment meetings in emerging markets with high power generation potential. Our recent events have been held in locations such as Lisbon, Brussels, Miami, Cape Town, Cartagena, Lima, Panama City, Nairobi, and Dar es Salaam.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to join the fastest growing sectors in the world – Africa Power Sector. You will be responsible for selling on specific events within Energy Net’s Queen’s Award‑winning portfolio of conferences. Energy Net has developed a comprehensive series of events ranging from the long‑running Africa Energy Forum to the Youth Energy Summit.

Reporting to the Group Director – Sales Performance, this Delegate Sales Executive role is a phone‑based sales position focused on establishing new relationships and extending existing ones with customers.

The ideal candidate will be an entry‑level sales professional who is commercially curious, confident, and has an interest in learning proven sales processes. They will be a motivated self‑starter who sets ambitious yet achievable goals, tracks performance accurately, and is keen to develop and improve continuously.

• Sell over the phone to existing and potential new clients to meet realistic sales revenue targets in English and French.
• Create, develop, and maintain excellent relationships with clients through a consultative sales approach, demonstrating the value of attending Energy Net’s conferences.
• Keep abreast of market developments, identify, and research new growth areas for sales.
• Maintain key customer care objectives.
• Help develop strategies and initiatives with your line manager to ensure the ongoing growth and development of the conferences and your role.
• Liaise with the Marketing Team and Line Manager to follow up on enquiries, upsell, update the database, generate new business, manage group sales, and produce reports.
• Monitor and evaluate all competitor activity.
• Assist accounts personnel in ensuring timely payment of all customer payments.

• Commercially minded, with excellent market and product knowledge.
• Fluency in spoken French is essential; understanding of foreign business cultures is advantageous.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Strong listening and communication skills.
• Good organisational and time‑management skills.
• Confident, resilient, and able to perform well under pressure.
• Customer focused and able to problem‑solve quickly.
• Capable of negotiating and building rapport effectively.
• Strong drive and ambition, displaying confidence and tenacity.
• Demonstrates objection handling skills, trust, and credibility to a potential customer base.
• Maintains a tenacious ‘can do’ approach to work with a desire to exceed targets.
• Flexible to travel internationally when required.

We love the unexpected:

• We’re adventurous and willing to try new things
• We embrace and drive change
• We aim to surprise and delight

We’re open and happy to share:

• We engage with stakeholders outside the event
• We build sharing communities
• We embrace others’ ideas

We’re committed to caring:

• We take personal responsibility to get things done
• We always think about every step of the experience
• We strive to understand and meet customers’ needs

We continuously learn:

• We actively seek inspiration from all quarters
• We constantly strive to improve what we do and how we do it
• We help learning lead to growth

Clarion Events is one of the world’s leading event organisers, producing and delivering innovative and market‑leading events…