Associate Manager/Manager - Education Consulting

Athena Education; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

Athena Education is India’s leading premium undergraduate study abroad organization, with offices in Mumbai and Bangalore. We seek an Associate Manager/Manager - Education Consulting to mentor high school students and craft compelling college applications for US, UK, and Canada.

You will develop strategic profiles, essays, and interview strategies, aligning with Ivy League admissions standards. Join a dynamic, globally oriented team focused on student success and personal growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from top colleges in India or abroad.
• 3–4 years of preferred experience in education consulting or study-abroad advisory.
• Excellent strategic planning and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and support top high school students to gain admission to US/UK/Canada universities.
• Develop and advocate study-abroad profiles, essays, recommendations and interview prep.
• Strategize student profiles to maximize Ivy League admission chances and program fit.
• Guide life-vision development and project ideas to strengthen applications.
• Advise on subject choices and standardized testing to improve future success.
• Monitor student progress and adjust plans to ensure admissions outcomes.

Skills

Strategic planning

Communication

Project management

Client management

Mentoring & coaching

Study abroad process knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Job description

Job Description

Athena is India’s largest and the fastest-growing organization in the premium undergraduate study abroad space. Founded 10 years ago by two Princeton graduates, Poshak Agrawal and Rahul Subramaniam, Athena is headquartered in Gurgaon, with offices in Mumbai and Bangalore, and caters to students from over 15 countries.

About This Job

Athena Education

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Work Mode: On-site

Industry: Education

Job Description

Athena is India’s largest and the fastest-growing organization in the premium undergraduate study abroad space. Founded 10 years ago by two Princeton graduates, Poshak Agrawal and Rahul Subramaniam, Athena is headquartered in Gurgaon, with offices in Mumbai and Bangalore, and caters to students from over 15 countries. Athena’s vision is to help students become the best version of themselves. Athena’s transformative, holistic life coaching program embraces both depth and breadth, sciences and the humanities. Athena encourages students to deepen their theoretical knowledge and apply it to address practical issues confronting society, both locally and globally. Through our flagship program, our students have gotten into various , universities including Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, MIT, Brown, Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, among others. The role of a Associate Manager/Manager - Education Consulting is to mentor and support top high school students from around the world get into their dream universities across the US, UK, and Canada. Leveraging our robust program, you will help students strategize their profiles to craft compelling and successful college applications. Our legacy as pioneers in the study-abroad process, coupled with a creative, open environment and professional growth opportunities, makes Athena a perfect place for those looking to build a lasting career in education. If you are excited to work in a dynamic educational environment and love expanding your horizons of emotional and strategic counseling, we look forward to hearing from you!

Learn More About Athena

https://www.athenaeducation.co.in/article.aspx

Key Skills

• Excellent strategic planning, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent Communication skills
• Project management
• Client management
• Mentoring and coaching skills
• Knowledge of the study abroad application process

Education And Experience

Bachelor’s / Master’s from top colleges in India and abroadPreferred experience: 3-4 years

Key Responsibilities

• Knowledge of study abroad - Processing and communicating Athena’s study abroad Consulting process effectively - College List, Essays, Recommendations, Interviews, etc.
• Profile development strategy/ ATS by having deep know-how of what it takes to build a differentiated profile to gain admission into Ivy League colleges, compose complete ATS independently.
• Strategic planning of a student’s profile to maximize chances of admission to Ivy League colleges.
• Build a deep know-how of what it takes to build a differentiated profile to gain admission.
• Help a student identify their life vision and develop a detailed plan for them to work toward it.
• Recommend best subject selection and strategic academic/standardized testing decisions to ensure students’ future success.
• Develop creative, and unique profile strategies that exhibit a student’s unique brand.
• Ideate independent projects that will help the student build their profile.
• Guiding the students through the implementation of creative projects - ranging from the sciences and social sciences to the arts and humanities.
• Ensure student success by achieving project OKRs and admissions results.
• Monitor and review student growth and suggest corrective measures to ensure students’ future success.

Why should you be interested?

Impact: Working with Athena will provide you with an opportunity to positively impact the lives of the best students in the country - the future pioneers of the world.

Team and Culture: We are a young and daring collection of adventurers dedicated to excellence and growth. We are always efficient and occasionally funny.

The candidate will get a chance to work in a multicultural environment with ex‑pats from different corners of the globe.

Location & Work Environment-:

The Executive Center, Level 3, Ascent, Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400025, India.

Our team comprises creative and diverse people, all goal-oriented, proactive, and looking to transform students’ lives. We love to work hard, play hard! Our work environment encourages you to be an independent thinker, an intellectually curious team member, and be an objective decision maker. To top it all, we love to share food!