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Sr. Academic Counselor

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About The Opportunity

We operate in the Education Technology and Student Career Services sector, delivering high-impact academic counselling, career guidance, and college/university admissions support across India. Our on-site teams work directly with students, parents, schools, and universities to design personalised academic pathways and maximise admission outcomes. We are hiring a Senior Academic Counselor to lead student-facing counselling, admission strategy, and conversion initiatives at our India offices.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Provide one-on-one academic and career counselling to students, building personalised study plans, course pathways, and goal-oriented timelines.
  • Manage end-to-end admissions support for domestic and international applicationscollege shortlisting, application strategy, SOP review, and interview preparation.
  • Design and monitor progress for exam-prep and skill-development plans; coordinate with trainers and academic teams to close learning gaps.
  • Conduct outreach sessions, workshops, and parent consultations to drive awareness, lead conversion, and student engagement.
  • Maintain accurate student records and pipelines in CRM/SIS; generate regular reports on conversion, enrollment, and counselling metrics.
  • Coach and mentor junior counsellors, contribute to process improvements, and implement best-practice counselling playbooks.

Skills & Qualifications Must-Have

  • Admissions counseling
  • Career counseling
  • Psychometric assessment interpretation
  • Salesforce
  • Moodle
  • SOP coaching

Preferred

  • Experience with international university admissions (UK/US/Australia)
  • Familiarity with psychometric tools (e.g., MBTI, Holland)
  • CRM platforms: HubSpot or Freshsales

Benefits & Culture Highlights

  • On-site role with competitive salary and performance-linked incentives.
  • Structured training, career progression, and opportunities to lead regional counselling initiatives.
  • Student-first, collaborative culture with measurable impact on outcomes and professional development.

Location: India On-site. Senior title optimised for search as Senior Academic Counselor.

Skills: career counseling,strategy,moodle,admissions counseling,salesforce,teams

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Job ID: 145353111