Student Advisor

NewBridge Graduate Institute is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education institution. A provider of distinctive qualifications with a 22-year history of academic excellence, the institute offers a unique educational model focused on collaborative learning, industry relevant qualifications, and personal development to prepare students for a successful and meaningful career.

The institute has a vacancy for a Student Advisor at our Musgrave Campus in Durban.

Role Description

To reach individual and campus database collection, appointment, application, and registration targets under the supervision of the Vice Principal: Student Affairs.

Responsible for initiating and managing relationships with prospective students from target schools through every stage of the recruitment process (leads, appointments, applications, and registrations) and report on individual sales activities per set targets.

This is a full-time on-site role.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Secure and complete high energy presentations at targeted schools as per school distribution list. Distribute marketing material such as the campus brochures and hand out interest cards to students.
• Represent the brand at career expos in a professional and engaging manner.
• Meet calling and WhatsApp targets to school leads on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
• Conduct high energy interviews with prospective students to meet application and registration targets.
• Possess detailed knowledge of all the institution's programmes, module composition, and pricing structures and can market and sell to students and parents in an interview.
• Detailed knowledge of all bursaries offered by the institute and to know how to convey and explain the benefits of the bursary options to students and parents.
• Attend weekly campus sales meetings to discuss challenges as well as report on sales activities against set targets and agree and implement solutions to any challenges discussed.
• Support and encourage sign ups from prospective students to the Newbridge Sports Institute through an active and convincing sale of the service.
• Update the campus CRM Information system to manage leads and sales processes.
• Achievement of campus sales targets (database collection, calling, WhatsApp, bookings, interviews, follow ups, applications & registrations) as set by the Vice Principal: Student Affairs.
• Ensure all sales activities take place in line with tasks that have been set in the campus sales and marketing plan.
• Attend training and coaching with regards to product knowledge and sales techniques on an ongoing basis.
  
  

• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
• Target driven, friendly and methodical individual who works accurately and can handle pressure.
• Time management skills.
• Completed Tertiary Qualification
  
  

• Minimum of 1 - 3 years sales experience. Tertiary Student Recruitment experience advantageous.
• Driver's license and own vehicle essential
  
  

• Competitive salary dependent on qualifications and experience.
  
  

• Monday to Friday : 08:00 -16:30
• Candidate must be willing to work extended hours during the peak registration periods and for certain events in the year such as Open Days, Registration Days, Information Evenings & School Events.