Take the Lead as a Senior Student Advisor – Under Graduate
Our client, based in Pretoria, Gauteng, is looking for an experienced and strategic sales professional to join their team as a Senior Student Advisor – Under Graduate . This role is ideal for someone with a proven track record in a high-pressure, target-driven environment. You’ll play a crucial role in driving undergraduate recruitment through impactful presentations, proactive outreach, and strategic sales initiatives. This is a great opportunity where your expertise can directly influence student success and drive business growth for your client.
KEY 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 of student Recruitment.
EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
- National Diploma (NQF6) with 3 years sales experience (preferred)
OR
- National Senior Certificate or equivalent) with 5 years sales experience
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT
Driver’s license and own vehicle essential
SKILLS
- 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.
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