Appointment Setter / AI Workshop Outreach Specialist
Somewhere
πΏπ¦ Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. This role is suited for mid-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa β whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.
Job Description
Appointment Setter / GovTech Outreach Specialist (AI Workshops)
Employment Type:Part-time independent contractor(With a clear path to transition into a Full-Time sales position based on desire and performance)Work Model:Remote
Work Hours:US work hours(Eastern Time)
About the Company
We are an innovative, AI-focused GovTech company helping US local governments modernize, explore, and implement AI software solutions. Our proprietary software solves a critical municipal bottleneck: helping local governments issue construction permits faster and easier through interactive workshops, discovery conversations, and strategic consulting engagements.
Our team is lean, fast-moving, and highly entrepreneurial. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys conversational outreach, has an exceptional phone manner, and wants to work in an early-stage startup environment with significant growth potential.
Position Overview
We are seeking a proactive, highly communicativeAppointment Setter / GovTech Outreach Specialistto support outbound outreach and event-driven lead generation initiatives.
This isnota traditional cold-calling role that involves aggressive sales pitching. Instead, you are offering exclusive invitations to free, online, educational events designed to solve municipal permitting problems. Because we provide genuine educational value,we typically experience an ~80% positive response ratewithin the first few minutes of conversation. Your primary goal is to generate light interest, confirm event attendance, and book follow-up discovery conversations when appropriate.
Key Responsibilities
Outbound Calling & Appointment Setting
* Conduct outbound calls to local government officials and municipal leads across the United States.
Conduct outbound calls to local government officials and municipal leads across the United States.
* Follow provided outreach scripts and talking points naturally, introducing upcoming AI workshops and clearly highlighting the permitting value proposition.
Follow provided outreach scripts and talking points naturally, introducing upcoming AI workshops and clearly highlighting the permitting value proposition.
* Handle basic questions smoothly and confidently without over-selling.
Handle basic questions smoothly and confidently without over-selling.
* Secure workshop registrations and book interested prospects into leadership discovery calendars.
Secure workshop registrations and book interested prospects into leadership discovery calendars.
Lead Engagement & Government Relations
* Identify municipal prospects who show an active interest in local government AI adoption or permit automation strategy.
Identify municipal prospects who show an active interest in local government AI adoption or permit automation strategy.
* Maintain exceptionally polite, friendly, and professional conversational interactions with government staff, creating an outstanding first impression of the company.
Maintain exceptionally polite, friendly, and professional conversational interactions with government staff, creating an outstanding first impression of the company.
* Escalate highly interested, high-level municipal officials directly to leadership.
Escalate highly interested, high-level municipal officials directly to leadership.
CRM, Dialer & Administrative Support
* Systematically use cloud dialer tools to call leads effectively and track daily outreach metrics.
Systematically use cloud dialer tools to call leads effectively and track daily outreach metrics.
* Update CRM records with meticulous accuracy, managing scheduling and calendar coordination for booked events.
Update CRM records with meticulous accuracy, managing scheduling and calendar coordination for booked events.
* Maintain organized notes and follow-up status trackers so no qualified government lead is dropped.
Maintain organized notes and follow-up status trackers so no qualified government lead is dropped.
Team Collaboration
* Work directly alongside the founder and leadership team.
Work directly alongside the founder and leadership team.
* Provide real-time qualitative feedback on script performance, community objections, and campaign traction to help improve outreach processes over time.
Provide real-time qualitative feedback on script performance, community objections, and campaign traction to help improve outreach processes over time.
Required Skills & Qualifications
* Experience:Proven track record in appointment setting, cold/warm calling, lead generation, customer support, virtual assistant work, or SDR/BDR workflows.
Experience:Proven track record in appointment setting, cold/warm calling, lead generation, customer support, virtual assistant work, or SDR/BDR workflows.
* Communication:Flawless verbal and written English communication skills with a confident, personable, and professional phone presence. Must be highly comfortable speaking with US-based government officials.
Communication:Flawless verbal and written
Tips for South African Applicants
Timezone Advantage
South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.
Salary in Context
Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.
Application Tips
Tailor your CV to international standards β use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.
Load Shedding Preparedness
If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.
About Somewhere
Somewhere is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 685 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs β