Overseas Admission Counsellor

upGrad Study Abroad; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

upGrad Study Abroad in Bengaluru seeks experienced Career Counsellors to promote and enroll candidates into overseas Career Pathway Programs in Nursing and Hospitality, with guaranteed job placement in Albania, Korea, Malta, Japan and Germany.

You\'ll manage the full sales funnel from lead to admission—conducting group and individual counselling, webinars, and seminars, and coordinating with operations and visa teams.

Qualifications

• 1–4 years of counselling + sales experience.
• Exposure to overseas education or job placement preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Familiarity with visa processes and language certification requirements (TOPIK, IELTS/OET, TELC, JLPT) is a plus.
• Proficiency with CRM tools.
• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.

Responsibilities

• Counsel prospective candidates on overseas programs for Albania, Korea, and Malta.
• Explain program structure: language training, visa process, costs.
• Convert inquiries into enrolments and own the sales funnel from lead to admission.
• Achieve monthly enrolment and revenue targets.
• Conduct counselling sessions, seminars, and webinars for candidates and parents.
• Maintain CRM hygiene and daily activity reports.
• Coordinate with operations/visa team on documentation and pre‑departure formalities.
• Build relationships for referrals and repeat business.
• Stay updated on destination country job market demand and visa policies.
• Coordinate with marketing for lead generation campaigns.

Skills

Counselling & sales

Communication skills

CRM proficiency

MS Office / Google Workspace

Lead conversion

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

CRM tools

MS Office / Google Workspace

Job description

International Career Pathway Programs — Nursing & Hospitality (Albania | Korea | Malta / Germany / Japan)

Department : Sales & Admissions / International Career Programs

Working Days : Monday-Saturday

About the Role

We are hiring experienced Career Counsellors to promote and enroll candidates into our job-oriented Career Pathway Programs in Nursing and Hospitality, leading to overseas placement in Albania, South Korea, and Malta Japan Germany. These programs combine language training (e.g., Korean/TOPIK, Maltese/English, Albanian where applicable) with skill and vocational studies, preparing candidates for guaranteed job placement in the destination country. This is a target-driven, sales-oriented counselling role.

Key Responsibilities

• Counsel prospective candidates (freshers, 12th passed, ITI/diploma holders, nursing graduates, hospitality aspirants) on career pathway programs for Albania, Korea, and Malta.
• Explain program structure clearly: language training, vocational/skill training, visa process, job guarantee terms, timelines, and costs.
• Convert inquiries into enrolments — own the full sales funnel from lead to admission (cold calls, walk-ins, digital leads, referrals).
• Achieve monthly enrolment/revenue targets assigned by the Team Lead.
• Conduct one‑on‑one and group counselling sessions, seminars, and webinars for prospective candidates and parents.
• Follow up diligently on leads via calls, WhatsApp, and email; maintain CRM hygiene and daily activity reports.
• Guide candidates through documentation, eligibility screening, and pre‑departure formalities in coordination with the operations/visa team.
• Build and maintain relationships with candidates for referrals and repeat business.
• Stay updated on destination‑country job market demand, visa policies, and competitor offerings.
• Coordinate with marketing for lead generation campaigns, events, and education fairs.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 1–4 years of experience in counselling + sales — preferably in overseas education, immigration, recruitment, EdTech, or overseas job placement industry.
• Prior exposure to Nursing/Hospitality overseas program counselling, Korea (EPS/TOPIK), Malta, Gulf, or Europe job/visa consultancy is highly preferred.
• Strong communication, persuasion, and interpersonal skills; comfortable with target‑based, incentive‑linked roles.
• Basic understanding of visa processes, language certification requirements (TOPIK, IELTS/OET, TELC, JLPT etc.) is a plus.
• Proficiency in CRM tools, MS Office/Google Workspace.
• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline (Nursing/Hospitality background is an added advantage).

Compensation

Fixed salary + attractive incentive/commission structure on enrolments (to be discussed).