Student Advisor

Emeris; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 220,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LinkedIn Learning

Staff discounts on education programs

Incentive bonus

Birthday vouchers

Annual leave

Job summary

Emeris, based in South Africa, is hiring a Student Advisor to drive student recruitment and engagement at our Waterfall Campus. You will present Emeris to schools, conduct interviews with prospective students, and assist them through applications and registrations.

Ownership of targets for interviews, applications and registrations is central to the role. Qualifications include a 3-year Diploma or Bachelor’s in Business/Marketing/PR/Communication and at least 2 years of sales experience.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for student engagement.
• Ability to deliver engaging school presentations and represent the brand.
• Friendly, tenacious, target-driven with strong organization.
• Excellent time management to handle multiple tasks and targets.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging presentations at targeted schools to showcase Emeris benefits.
• Distribute marketing materials and interact with students to generate interest.
• Represent the brand at career expos and stakeholder events.
• Meet monthly targets for collecting school databases and interviews.
• Proactively call prospective students and schedule interviews.
• Assist with online applications and ensure payments and scheduling.
• Conduct interviews using scripts and build rapport with students/parents.
• Drive applications and pre-registration fee payments; meet targets.
• Support campus registrations and ensure documentation is complete.
• Maintain daily reports, call logs, and CRM updates.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Target-driven

Time management

Education

Diploma or Bachelor's in Business/Marketing/PR/Communication

Job description

Direct Reporting Line:

Head: Student Recruitment

Emeris consolidates resources and expertise from IIE Varsity College, IIE MSA, IIE-Vega School, and IIE School of Hospitality & Service Management, with a unified approach ensuring a consistent standard of excellence in teaching, learning, and student support.

Join our dynamic team at Emeris as a Student Advisor! We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to make a positive impact on the lives of prospective students. As a Student Advisor, you will play a crucial role in student recruitment and engagement. Reporting to the Head: Student Recruitment, you will be responsible for presenting Emeris to targeted schools, conducting interviews with prospective students and assisting them throughout the application and registration process.

Emeris Waterfall Campus has a vacancy for a Student Advisor.

Duties and Responsibilities

Presentation Target

• Deliver engaging presentations at targeted schools, showcasing the benefits of our institution.
• The ability to deliver a great presentation to potential students is crucial.
• Distribute marketing materials and interact with students to generate interest and enquiries.
• Represent our brand at career expos and other stakeholder events.
• Achieve monthly presentation targets as per school priorities.

Database Collection

• Meet monthly targets for collecting school databases to expand our reach.

Interview Target

• Make proactive calls to prospective students, scheduling interviews to meet daily and weekly targets.
• Follow up on online applications, ensuring proof of payments and scheduling appointments.
• Provide prompt responses to online and telephonic enquiries.
• Conduct interviews following an established script, building rapport with students and parents.
• Achieve individual targets for weekly, monthly and annual interviews.

Application Target

• Assist students with the online application process during interviews, securing applications on the spot.
• Follow up with unpaid online applications and ensuring payment is completed.
• Conduct regular calling campaigns to convert interviews into applications.
• Drive application acceptance and pre-registration fee payment.
• Achieve individual targets for weekly, monthly and annual applications.

Registration Target

• Support the campus by converting applications to registrations to achieve the annual campus registration target

Administration and Reporting

• Maintain accurate daily reports, including call reports and interview booking trackers and the CRM system.
• Ensure interview forms are completed correctly and applications have valid supporting documentation.
• Update relevant systems and reports as required by the Head: Student Recruitment.

Competencies / Skills required

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively engage with students, parents and stakeholders.
• The ability to deliver a compelling presentation at schools is crucial.
• Friendly, tenacious, and target-driven mindset with exceptional organisational abilities.
• Excellent time management skills to handle multiple tasks and work under pressure

Minimum Qualification Requirement

• 3 Year Diploma / Bachelors Degree (NQF level 7) in Business / Marketing / Public Relations / Communication field or similar

Minimum Work Experience Requirement

• Minimum of 2 years sales experience.

Additional Requirements

Own car and driver's license required.

Salary

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

Benefits

• Lifelong learning opportunities through LinkedIn Learning subscriptions.
• Staff and family discounts on educational programs within our brand portfolio.
• Incentive bonus structure based on performance and achievement of goals.
• Birthday vouchers to celebrate your special day.
• Competitive annual leave allowance for well-deserved time off and rejuvenation.

Application Response

• Due to the high volume of CVs received, please note that personal contact with all applicants may not be feasible. Only candidates whose qualifications and skills closely align with the position requirements will be contacted for interviews

Technical Support

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Emerisisan Equal Opportunity Employer. However, preference may be given to previously underrepresented groups in accordance with the South African Employment Equity Act. The company reserves the right to close or place the vacancy on hold at any time, without prior notice.