About the role

aikyam works with communities to create meaningful products, workshops, experiences, and livelihood opportunities. We are looking for an energetic, relationship-driven person to help build our sales and partnership channels from the ground up.

This is not a desk-only sales role. You will meet people, understand their needs, represent aikyam in the local ecosystem, and create opportunities with hotels, cafés, retailers, tour operators, corporates, and community-focused organisations.

What you will do

- Build relationships with hotels, cafés, stores, tour operators, event organisers, and corporate organisations.
- Introduce and sell aikyam’s community-made products, workshops, and experiences.
- Identify new business opportunities and create a pipeline of potential partners and customers.
- Arrange meetings, product demonstrations, samples, quotations, and follow-ups.
- Support the promotion and sale of workshops, ticketed experiences, and community events.
- Maintain accurate records of leads, meetings, quotations, sales, and partner follow-ups.
- Coordinate with community members, facilitators, and project teams to deliver commitments made to partners.
- Represent aikyam at local meetings, exhibitions, markets, and community events.
- Share market feedback to improve products, pricing, packaging, and customer experience.

What success looks like in the first 90 days

- Develop a clear list of potential partners and customers in Kochi.
- Build a healthy outreach pipeline across hospitality, tourism, retail, and corporate segments.




- Conduct regular partner meetings and product/workshop presentations.
- Secure initial paid orders, pilot collaborations, or event bookings.
- Build the foundation for repeat partnerships and sustainable revenue.

Who we are looking for

- Strong communication, relationship-building, and follow-up skills.
- Comfortable meeting clients and conducting local field visits.
- Interest in community development, social enterprises, tourism, hospitality, or local livelihoods.
- Self-driven, organised, and comfortable building a function from scratch.
- Basic ability to use email, spreadsheets, WhatsApp, and social media for business communication.
- Previous experience in sales, business development, hospitality, tourism, retail, events, or partnerships is preferred.
- Malayalam and English proficiency is required.
- Candidates based in Kochi/Ernakulam, or willing to relocate, are preferred.

Why join aikyam

- Build partnerships that directly support community livelihoods.
- Work in the vibrant cultural and tourism ecosystem of Fort Kochi.
- Take ownership of a new and meaningful growth function.
- Be part of a cooperative, community-driven team.

Note: Travel allowance will be provided for approved work-related travel. Performance growth and a structured incentive pathway will be reviewed after the initial probation period, once realistic sales channels and targets are established.

Visit us at: aikyamhq.com

Pay: ₹20,000.00 - ₹25,000.00 per month

Benefits:

- Food provided

Work Location: In person

📌 Community Partnerships & Sales Executive (India)
🏢 aikyam hq
📍 India