Admission Manager

Chanakya University; Devanahalli; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Chanakya University in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, is seeking an Admission Manager to drive enrolments for UG and PG programs. The role focuses on admissions closure, stakeholder engagement, and building institutional partnerships to grow revenues.

The candidate will lead a team of counselors and tele-callers, travel regularly to schools and colleges, and represent the university at events. A Bachelor's degree is required, with MBA preferred, and 8–10 years in relevant roles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree; MBA preferred.
• 8–10 years in sales operations and business development in universities/colleges.
• Experience in admission closure for UG/PG programmes in Social Sciences.

Responsibilities

• Drive growth and profitability for the University.
• Achieve enrolment targets across UG and PG programs.
• Build and manage education partnerships and alliances to drive revenues.
• Represent CU in seminars and school events.
• Plan events, open days, and information sessions on/off campus.
• Travel to meet consultants and counselors and operate in targeted territories.
• Achieve business targets through maximizing student enrolment.

Skills

Admissions closure

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Ethics & integrity

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA degree preferred

Job description

Admission Manager

Chanakya University Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-site)

Purpose of the role:

This position will be responsible for the sales and business development functions of the University- UG and PG Programs

Responsibilities:

• Overall responsibility to drive growth and profitability for the University
• Achieving enrolment targets
• Ensuring strong school, college, University, coaching centres and other education domain partnerships and alliances, to drive revenues
• Building credibility and equity of CU brand amongst key stakeholders
• Representation in Seminars and school events.
• Institutional Liasoning, Student Welfare and Community relationship building.
• Conduct Events at Schools & Colleges: Create an events strategy and calendar of events to drive student/Institution engagement.
• Plan and conduct events for the student community members.
• Identify targets and opportunities to create partnerships.
• To pursue opportunities for partnering with relevant institutions, foundations, community etc.
• Plan and execute the Open days and Information sessions on and off campus
• Effectively present to large groups of prospective students and families.
• Support all on-going Admission initiatives for university admissions.
• Openness to travel / outreach: The profile requires for the candidate to be open to visit and meet with consultants and counsellors - schools and institutes on a regular basis, almost every day within the city and occasionally within assigned territory.
• The candidate is required to travel out of city/country as per calendar for mega events that are planned in target cities as per the business plan.
• Overall - Achievement of business target through maximizing student enrolment in various PG programs

Skills Required:

• Proven success in admissions closure in a collaborative, matrixed environment with multiple direct and indirect reporting structures throughout the organization.
• Stakeholder collaboration experience, with the ability to quickly develop and manage both internal and external relationships across cultural and geographical boundaries; the ability to use a collaborative model to leverage resources effectively.
• Proven success record leading and building the team of counselors and tele callers an agile workforce that responds quickly and effectively to changing business situations and demands.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate issues and recommendations persuasively and effectively to key stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• strong presentation skills.
• Ethics and Integrity - An example of ethical behavior and appropriate conduct at all times

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor's degree. Preferably MBA with suitable proven experience will be considered
• 8 to 10 years of sales operations and business development experience in University/B-School/colleges required with exceptional commercial acumen.
• Experience in admission closure for UG and PG programmes in Social Sciences, including BA (Economics, International Relations, and Political Science) and MA (Economics and Public Policy).

Reporting Relationship

• Reports to Director - Admission