Senior Admissions Counsellor

Cognita Schools; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch provided on school days

School transport availability

Comprehensive Medical Insurance

Personal accident policy

Term Life policy

Professional Development

Job summary

CHIREC International School in Hyderabad seeks a Senior Admissions Counsellor to lead the admissions journey for prospective families, articulating the school’s IB/Cambridge offerings and values. You will partner with internal teams to deliver a personalized, seamless enrolment experience.

You will build and coach the campus admissions team, manage targets, analyse data, and foster relationships with parents, consultants, feeder schools, and other stakeholders to drive sustainable growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in admissions, enrolment or a customer-facing role.
• Proven track record leading teams and achieving enrolment targets.
• Strong analytics to interpret admissions data and inform strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the campus admissions team, owning targets, conversion goals and enrolment performance.
• Develop and execute campus-specific admissions strategies to achieve targets and strengthen the admissions pipeline.
• Monitor team performance, provide basic training to counsellors, identify gaps and drive accountability against KPIs.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with prospective students, parents, consultants, feeder schools and other stakeholders.
• Guide families through the admissions journey, providing clear information on programmes, deadlines, eligibility and processes.
• Review applications to ensure completeness and adherence to requirements.
• Plan campus tours, open houses, information sessions and other admissions events.
• Ensure a high-quality parent experience across all touchpoints from enquiry to enrolment.
• Maintain accurate applicant records and follow-up through the CRM.
• Analyze admissions data, lead sources and campus performance to identify opportunities and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Academic, Finance, Operations, Transport, IT, Marketing and others to ensure a seamless enrolment process.
• Conduct market analysis to identify trends and positioning opportunities.

Skills

Admissions experience

Enrolment targets

IB/Cambridge experience

People management

CRM/admissions management

Stakeholder management

Tools

Dynamics

HubSpot

Job description

Job Description:

About The School

CHIREC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

CHIREC International is a leading K-12 school located in Hyderabad, India offering International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). CHIREC was founded in 1989 by Founder-Director, Ratna Reddy as a summer camp that offered Programmes in fine arts, performing arts, computers, indoor and outdoor sports. Today, CHIREC is one of the premier educational institutions in the country for excellence in academics and co-curricular activities. CHIREC's mission is to nurture the innate potential of its students to enable them to excel in whatever they choose. The school helps students to grow and evolve into open-minded, ethical and caring individuals who are focused and encouraged to set goals, attain them and exceed expectations. As a valued member of the Cognita global group, and recognized by respected educational bodies like the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the IB Organization, CHIREC International School is known for its exceptional quality of education.

About Cognita

At Cognita, we know every student is unique. We nurture their distinct personalities and strengths. We support them academically, socially, and emotionally, wherever they are in the world, wherever they're starting from. And each and every one of our schools is unique too. We protect what's special about them, while offering them rich knowledge, opportunities, and best practices. And they get to be part of something bigger. We open their classrooms to the collective wisdom of over 100 schools in 16 countries, ensuring every child gets an education that’s, quite literally, world class. It’s an individual approach that empowers every school, teacher and student to focus on what they do best. And thrive.

About the Role

The Senior Admissions Counsellor will lead and manage the admissions counselling function, serving as a key point of contact for prospective families and guiding them through the admissions journey. The role involves understanding needs, effectively communicating the school’s vision and the value of its IB programmes, and ensuring a seamless, personalized and engaging admissions experience.

Position Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the campus admissions team, taking ownership of campus admission targets, conversion goals, and overall enrolment performance.
• Develop and execute campus-specific admissions strategies to achieve enrolment targets and strengthen the admissions pipeline.
• Monitor team performance, basic training to counsellors, identify gaps, and drive accountability against individual and campus KPIs.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with prospective students, parents, educational consultants, feeder schools, and other key stakeholders.
• Guide prospective families through the complete admissions journey, providing accurate information on programmes, curriculum, deadlines, eligibility, requirements, and school processes.
• Review applications and supporting documents to ensure completeness, accuracy, and adherence to school admissions requirements.
• Plan and coordinate campus tours, open houses, information sessions, parent interactions, orientation programmes, and other admissions events.
• Ensure a consistent, high-quality parent experience across all admissions touchpoints, from enquiry through enrolment.
• Maintain accurate and timely applicant records, ensuring complete data capture and follow-up through the admissions CRM.
• Analyse Maintain admissions data, conversion trends, lead sources, competitor activity notes, and campus performance to identify opportunities and recommend corrective actions.
• Work closely with Academic, Finance, Operations, Transport, IT, Marketing, and other teams to ensure a seamless admissions and enrolment process.
• Conduct competitor mystery shopping and market analysis to identify emerging trends, parent expectations, positioning opportunities, and potential sources of enrolment.
• Participate Suggest points for the development and implementation of admissions policies, SOPs, processes, and service standards.
• Proactively address new parent concerns, objections, and escalations, ensuring timely resolution and a positive admissions experience.
• Represent the school professionally at external events, parent forums, education fairs, community engagements, and other outreach opportunities.

Who we are looking for: Position Requirements

• Proven experience in admissions, enrolment, counselling, sales, business development, or a related customer-facing function, preferably within a school or education environment.
• Prior experience in an IB or Cambridge International school is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in leading teams and achieving enrolment/admissions targets.
• Strong understanding of the complete school admissions funnel, from lead generation and enquiry management to application, offer, conversion, and enrolment.
• Strong people-management, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret admissions data and translate insights into actionable strategies.
• High attention to detail and strong process orientation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a customer-centric approach.
• Ability to build trust and long-term relationships with parents, students, consultants, and internal stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership, and operate effectively in a fast-paced, target-driven environment.
• Proficiency in CRM/admissions management systems like Dynamics, HubSpot, and reporting dashboards.
• Adaptable, resilient, and comfortable working in a dynamic school environment with changing priorities.
• Strong commitment to confidentiality, professionalism, service excellence, and the school's values.

Benefits at CHIREC

• Competitive salary depending upon qualifications and experience
• Lunch on all school-working days
• School transport as per the available bus routes
• Comprehensive Medical Insurance
• Personal accident policy
• Term Life policy
• Professional Development

Application Information

The Closing Date for Applications is: 15-Sep-2026

Cognita Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

We believe having a diverse workforce makes us better, smarter and happier and so welcome applicants from all backgrounds, genders, and races. We have an unwavering commitment to being fair and equitable in our recruitment process.

Applicants who have not heard from us by the closing date must assume that, on this occasion, their application has been unsuccessful.