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Inspiring and engaging. We currently have an opening for a position of Education Advisor in our office in Maadi.
As an Education Advisor, you will make a difference in students' life. You will be responsible for converting inquiries from students who are interested in studying in the USA, Canada, Australia and Europe.
What is in it for you:
- Be part of an energetic, international and dynamic team always working together to achieve the best of what we can offer
- Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within the company
- Long service awards which increase with length of service
- Most importantly, we’ll help you grow, and develop your career
What you will be doing:
- Develop student’s awareness of study opportunities abroad in order to recruit students to GSA Partner Universities.
- Follow-up with students who showed interest in studying in at our partner universities by using a range of technology and social media to contact students, in order to convert enquiries into applications.
- Provide advice on suitable universities and majors based on applicants’ previous academic performance and financial abilities.
- Advise students on CVs, cover letters and interviews and hold mock interviews and application form reviews.
- Perform admission functions by acquiring documents, completing, applications, chasing offers.
- Counsel, apply and enroll students as per set target by ensuring conversion from lead to application and to enrolment.
- Openly communicate and regularly update students and parents on application and enrolment progress.
- Develop strong trustful relationships with Academic and Administration staff at Schools & Universities to facilitate the application and enrolment process.
- Liaise with Partner Institutions to get up-to-date information about courses, applications, admission procedures and student advancement.
- Provide visa support.
- Maintains records of recruitment efforts per department guidelines.
- Deliver regular reports on targets and compose a forecast for the next quarter.
- Represent Global Student Admissions and Partner Universities at our Education Fairs/info-sessions/School visits as well as at the local and partner’s Events.
- Assist in the research and development of contact lists for potential new marketing and recruitment channels, partnerships, and outreach.
Job Requirements
What we need from you:
Working with us is not just about working. And it’s certainly not like working at other places. We value personality, individuality, creativity, doing right, continually improving, focus and passion.
To succeed as our Education Advisor , you will need:
- Bachelor’s Degree or above from an accredited institution of higher education
- Proven track record of relevant work experience; customer service or sales experience is beneficial
- Knowledge of education systems in the USA, Canada, Australia and Europe (desired)
- Excellent written, oral communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong presentation skills
- IT literacy, including MS Office, the internet and social media technologies
- Ability to work by targets
- Ability to multi-task and deliver work to strict deadlines
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Highly motivated, focused and results driven
- Optimistic, positive and supportive in all interactions with others
Other requirements:
- To work at flexible schedule to meet customer’s needs
- to work at weekends during Fairs/School Tours and other campaigns (approx. 8 Fairs/School Tours - 10 weekends a year)
- to work extra hours if requested
- to be accessible at weekends via phone/e-mail
- To represent GSA at Universities’ Conferences
- To travel locally or internationally when requested
Working hours:
- From Sunday to Thursday; 9.00am to 6.00pm with 1h lunch break
