Senior Student Advisors – Under Graduate Full Time

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.