Senior Academic Counsellor – Calicut

Company: Catalyst Education
Location: Calicut, Kerala
Department: Admissions / Sales
Employment Type: Full-Time
Experience: 2–4 Years
Industry: EdTech / Education
Salary: ₹15,000 – ₹35,000 + Incentives

Job Overview

Catalyst Education is looking for an experienced and target-oriented Senior Academic Counsellor to guide students and parents, drive course admissions, and achieve monthly enrollment targets.

The ideal candidate should have strong experience in EdTech, academic counselling, inside sales, or education sales, with excellent communication and conversion skills.

Key Responsibilities

- Counsel students and parents regarding courses, career options, and academic programs.
- Handle inbound and outbound leads and convert them into admissions.
- Understand student requirements and recommend suitable courses.
- Achieve monthly and quarterly admission and revenue targets.
- Conduct counselling sessions through calls, online meetings, and face-to-face interactions.
- Follow up consistently with prospective students and parents.
- Maintain accurate lead and follow-up records in the CRM.
- Handle objections and negotiate effectively to close admissions.
- Maintain robust relationships with students and parents throughout the admission process.
- Support junior Academic Counsellors with guidance and best practices.
- Monitor individual conversion performance and improve counselling strategies.
- Coordinate with the Sales,



Marketing, Academic, and Operations teams.
- Participate in seminars, career guidance programs, educational events, and promotional activities.

Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in any discipline.
- 2–4 years of experience in EdTech, academic counselling, inside sales, or education sales.
- Proven experience in achieving sales/admission targets.
- Excellent Malayalam and English communication skills.
- Strong counselling, convincing, negotiation, and presentation skills.
- Good knowledge of CRM and lead-management systems.
- Ability to handle multiple leads and follow-ups effectively.
- Positive attitude and strong customer-handling skills.
- Candidates with strong EdTech admission conversion experience will be preferred.

Key Performance Indicators

- Monthly admission target achievement
- Lead conversion rate
- Revenue generation
- Follow-up efficiency
- Counselling-to-admission conversion
- Customer satisfaction
- CRM and reporting accuracy

What We Offer

- Best-in-industry salary package
- Attractive performance-based incentives
- Career growth opportunities
- Professional EdTech work environment
- Training and development support
- Opportunity to grow into Team Leader / Sales Management roles

Preferred: Immediate joiners and candidates with proven EdTech counselling and sales experience will be given priority.

Pay: ₹12,421.08 - ₹40,527.22 per month

Work Location: In person

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