Student Recruitment Advisor at Navitas

The Student Recruitment Advisor (SRA) is responsible for driving sales and achieving student enrolment targets. They will report directly to the Regional Team Leaders, providing critical pipeline reporting, student and stakeholder engagement and management of various referrals and enquiries.

 To be successful, the SRA will have demonstrated sales experience to handle objections and overturn them via superior negotiation skills and closing techniques. The ability to communicate confidently, build rapport and be mindful of culturally sensitive situations and environments.

 The role requires an energetic and ambitious team player, resilient and detail orientated with a pragmatic approach to sales targets and a high level of accountability to identify opportunities and take the initiative. The SRA will combine a demonstrated knowledge and experience of marketing and sales within the international education environment utilising multiple sales channels.

 Key Result Areas:

• Maximise sales conversions and meet agreed sales targets.
• Build rapport and viable networks with potential students and parents.
• Demonstrated and proven ability to initiate and implement account and channel management strategies and tactics which have made a significant contribution to sustainable business growth.
• Understands and uses the lead management policy (including CRM usage) as the guideline to contact and communicate with leads and opportunities.
• Works closely together with the Navitas sales teams to ensure optimal coverage of the market.
• Manage and maintain data integrity of student management system.

The person we seek will ideally have the following:

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent required.
• An understanding of the international education industry and visa process.
• Previous sales experience, preferably in inside sales.
• Has successfully worked in a KPI driven environment achieving sales targets.
• Legal right to work in Nigeria.

Desirable:

• Experience within the education sector and/or experience with international education as a student.
• Salesforce experience desirable.