Student Advisor

The successful candidate will be responsible for initiating, building and managing relationships with prospective students and parents through every stage of the recruitment process and reporting on individual sales activities per set targets.Responsibilities will include student acquisition, establishing and fostering productive relationships with teachers, principals, and other relevant partners and building and managing relationships with prospective students (new) and their parents at all relevant touchpoints during the application process to the standards agreed. Administrative duties will include capturing data of leads, appointments, applications and registrations, keeping updated records of interactions with prospective students, creating student files, processing of application, preparing sales figures and statistics, and following up on payments for applications and registrations.Requirements:Three-year Diploma or Degree in PR / Business / Marketing / Communications / Sales (could be outside of this but then would need experience)At least 2 years sales experienceExperience in managing and closing sales cycleExperience in working on a Customer Relationship Management softwareExperience in the higher education industryCustomer service orientatedTarget driven and ability to work well under pressureGood telephone etiquetteProactive and highly self-motivatedComputer literacy (Microsoft programmes)Must be able to travelOwn vehicle is required