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Jobs / Academic Counselor / Admissions Counselor in India
3 months ago
Uniathena·3 months ago
3 months ago

Admissions Counselor

Pune, IndiaFull-timeEntry · 1-4 years

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About this role

Roles and Responsibilities
  • Own all inbound inquiries across calls, email, WhatsApp, chat, and web forms, ensuring timely response and consistent follow-through until enrollment or clear closure.
  • Engage prospects in structured discovery conversations to understand their goals, background, readiness to enroll, and decision-making constraints.
  • Lead sales discussions with clarity and purpose, guiding prospects toward informed and timely enrollment decisions.
  • Present program offerings transparently and confidently, covering structure, duration, fees, certification value, learning outcomes, and expectations.
  • Connect learner needs with relevant program benefits, clearly explaining how the offering aligns with their academic, professional, or career goals.
  • Address questions and concerns around pricing, workload, credibility, timelines, and outcomes with honesty, data, and confidence.
  • Drive enrollments using clear next steps, timely follow-ups, and well-defined closure conversations.
  • Build and manage a strong enrollment funnel, ensuring every lead is actively progressed, reviewed, or intentionally closed.
  • Maintain discipline within the pipeline by documenting interactions, tracking next actions, and avoiding stagnant or unworked leads.
  • Proactively generate leads through LinkedIn outreach, referrals, professional networks, and personal prospecting efforts.
  • Follow up consistently and thoughtfully to keep prospects engaged until they enroll, opt out, or move into long-term re-engagement cycles.
  • Take ownership of assigned enrollment targets, regularly reviewing performance and adjusting outreach strategies to stay on track.
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date records in CRM systems, ensuring visibility into lead status, conversations, and outcomes.
  • Identify early signs of drop-off and attempt revival before leads age out of the active funnel.
  • Adhere to ethical communication practices when providing information about programs.
  • Follow responsible marketing practices by aligning all interactions with data privacy norms, respectful communication standards, and culturally sensitive messaging across regions.
  • Work closely with the Admissions, IT, Data, and Academic teams to ensure enrolled learners experience a smooth handover, complete documentation, and a seamless onboarding journey.
  • Share insights, concerns, and patterns observed in learner conversations with Marketing and internal teams to continuously improve messaging, targeting, and program positioning.

Required Qualification
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related field
  • MBA (preferred but not mandatory)
  • 1–4 years of experience in Sales / Admissions / Business Development
  • Prior experience in EdTech, Higher Education, or Academic Sales preferred
  • Proven track record of achieving or exceeding enrollment targets
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