Senior Counsellor

IDP Education Ltd; Chennai District; On-site; INR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

IDP Education Ltd in Chennai is seeking an Education Counsellor to guide international students toward the institutions that best meet their learning and career goals, offering information on study opportunities, local education systems, culture and region, assisting with applications and enrolments, and promoting IDP products and services.

The role involves driving student engagement, maintaining leads and applications, and providing proactive support to students, families and education

Qualifications

• Experience in sales or customer service with targets.
• Understanding of education sector and student placement.
• Tertiary qualifications or experience as Education Counsellor.
• Excellent stakeholder management and English communication.

Responsibilities

• Drive pipeline goals, customer satisfaction, and advocacy targets through the student journey.
• Provide outstanding service to students, families and education providers; inform admissions and processes.

Skills

Sales target achievement

Customer service

Communication skills

English fluency

Education

Relevant tertiary qualifications

Job description

Job Description:

About IDP

IDP is the global leader in international education services, delivering global success to students, test takers and our partners, through trusted human relationships, digital technology and customer research. An Australian-listed company, we operate in more than 50 countries around the world.

Our team is comprised of over 7,000 people of various nationalities, ages and cultural backgrounds. Proudly customer-first, our expert people are powered by global technology. Together, we offer unmatched services, helping local dreams become realities, all over the world.

Learn more at www.careers.idp.com

Role purpose

The Education Counsellor will provide excellent counselling services to guide international students to find the institution that best meets their learning and career aspirations, including providing students with the right information and advice on study opportunities and local education system, culture and geographic region, assisting with application documentation, facilitating enrolments, and promoting IDP products and services.

Key accountabilities

• Drive achievement of your pipeline goals, customer satisfaction, and advocacy targets through each stage of the student journey, including promoting student essential products and services, managing and maintaining leads and successful applications, seeking referral opportunities, encouraging and participating in event and lead generating activity, database maintenance.


• Provide outstanding customer service to students, their families and education providers throughout the process, including participating in planning activities to build student engagement, providing students with the right information about admissions, processes and qualification options in a way they can understand easily, and proactively engaging with students and education providers regularly.

Required Experience

• Experience in a sales or customer service driven environment, including achieving individual and team based targets.


• Good understanding of the education sector and placement of students into VET and universities, including immigration requirements and processes.


• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or prior experience working as an Education Counsellor or similar role.


• Outstanding stakeholder management and communication skills, including fluency in English, both verbal and written.