Senior Admissions Counsellor

Cognita Asia Holdings Pte Ltd; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 650,000 - 1,050,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Lunch on school-working days

School transport

Comprehensive Medical Insurance

Personal accident policy

Term Life policy

Professional Development

Job summary

Cognita Asia Holdings Pte Ltd’s CHIREC International School seeks an experienced admissions professional to lead enrolment efforts, counselling families, and managing the funnel from enquiry to enrolment. The role demands strong CRM proficiency, team leadership, data-driven strategy, and outstanding communication with parents, students, consultants, and staff.

Competitive salary, medical coverage, and professional development opportunities accompany this on-site role in Hyderabad, India.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in admissions, enrolment, counselling, sales, business development, or a related customer-facing function, preferably within a school or education environment.
• Prior exposure to 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.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Independence

Adaptability

Confidentiality

Customer focus

Relationship building

Data interpretation

Tools

Dynamics

HubSpot

Reporting dashboards

Job description

About the School– CHIREC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Who we are looking for: Position Requirements

• 1.Provenexperience in admissions, enrolment, counselling, sales, businessdevelopment, or a related customer-facing function, preferably within aschool or education environment.
• 2.Priorexperience in an IB or CambridgeInternational school is preferred.
• 3.Demonstratedexperience in leading teams and achieving enrolment/admissions targets.
• 4.Strongunderstanding of the complete school admissions funnel, from leadgeneration and enquiry management to application, offer, conversion, andenrolment.
• 5.Strongpeople-management, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-managementskills.
• 6.Excellentorganisational and time-management skills, with the ability to managemultiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
• 7.Stronganalytical skills with the ability to interpret admissions data andtranslate insights into actionable strategies.
• 8.Highattention to detail and strong process orientation.
• 9.Excellentverbal and written communication skills with a customer-centric approach.
• 10.Abilityto build trust and long-term relationships with parents, students,consultants, and internal stakeholders.
• 11.Strongproblem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• 12.Abilityto work independently, take ownership, and operate effectively in afast-paced, target-driven environment.
• 13.Proficiencyin CRM/admissions management systems like Dynamics, HubSpot, and reportingdashboards.
• 14.Adaptable,resilient, and comfortable working in a dynamic school environment withchanging priorities.
• 15.Strongcommitment to confidentiality, professionalism, service excellence, andthe school's values.

• 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

CognitaSchools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children andyoung people and expect all staff, volunteers and other third parties to sharethis commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment backgroundchecks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

Webelieve having a diverse workforce makes us better, smarter and happier and sowelcome applicants from all backgrounds, genders, and races. We have anunwavering commitment to being fair and equitable in our recruitment process.