Business Development Executive

Sweta Gupta; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweta Gupta is seeking a field-based Education Counsellor to promote training programs through direct outreach to schools, colleges, and communities. You will counsel students and families, organize awareness events, and build partnerships with educators and local leaders to drive enrollments.

The role requires strong communication, presentation, and negotiation skills, with fluency in English, Hindi, and Bengali preferred. Field visits and target-driven activities are central to the job.

Qualifications

• Counsel students and their families on training programs, career pathways, apprenticeship opportunities, and employment prospects.
• Organize awareness activities to increase program visibility and participation.
• Build and maintain relationships with teachers, principals, parents, community leaders, and other stakeholders to support candidate mobilization efforts.
• Ensure student enrollment, attendance, and active participation in training programs.

Responsibilities

• Visit schools, colleges, communities, and job fairs to promote training programs and mobilize prospective candidates.
• Counsel students and their families on available training programs, career pathways, apprenticeship opportunities, and employment prospects.
• Organize awareness activities such as community meetings, workshops, seminars, and street plays to increase program visibility and participation.
• Build and maintain relationships with teachers, principals, parents, community leaders, and other stakeholders to support candidate mobilization efforts.

Skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Negotiation skills

Relationship-building

MS Office

CRM tools

English

Hindi

Bengali

Tools

CRM tools

Job description

Visit schools, colleges, communities, and job fairs to promote training programs and mobilize prospective candidates.

• Counsel students and their families on available training programs, career pathways, apprenticeship opportunities, and employment prospects.

• Organize awareness activities such as community meetings, workshops, seminars, and street plays to increase program visibility and participation.

• Build and maintain relationships with teachers, principals, parents, community leaders, and other stakeholders to support candidate mobilization efforts.

• Ensure student enrollment, attendance, and active participation in training programs.

• Maintain accurate records of outreach activities, candidate interactions, enrollments, and submit regular progress reports.Role & responsibilities

Preferred candidate profile

• Preference will be given to candidates with prior experience in education, EdTech, training, skill development, admissions counselling, or institutional sales.
• Candidates from other field-sales industries may also apply, provided they have strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to engage with students, parents, educational institutions, corporate clients, or other stakeholders professionally.
• Comfortable with field visits, lead generation, follow-ups, client meetings, and achieving assigned sales targets.
• Should be self-motivated, confident, customer-focused, and willing to learn about education and training products/services.
• Proficiency in English, Hindi, Bengali and the relevant local language will be an added advantage.
• Basic knowledge of MS Office, CRM tools, and reporting is preferred.