Business Development Executive (BDE)Admissions & Academic Partnerships The Open Room Private Limited

Full-Time | In-Office | Chennai

About the RoleThe Open Room is looking for a dynamic and result-oriented Business Development Executive to lead student outreach, NATA admissions and academic collaborations. The role involves building institutional relationships, organising educational programmes and driving student enrolments.

Key Responsibilities1. NATA Admissions & Student Counselling

- Generate and manage leads for NATA coaching programmes.
- Counsel students and parents on architecture as a career, NATA preparation and admission pathways.
- Follow up with prospective students and convert enquiries into admissions.
- Conduct admission presentations and explain course structures, fees and programmes.
- Maintain admission databases and track conversion targets.

2. School Outreach & Workshops

- Identify and connect with schools across Chennai and surrounding regions.
- Schedule and coordinate school visits, workshops, seminars and career guidance sessions.
- Plan and organise interactive architecture and design workshops for school students.
- Coordinate with school principals, management, teachers and career counsellors.
- Maintain a calendar of school visits, workshop dates and follow-up activities.
- Build long-term relationships with schools for recurring student engagement programmes.

3. Academic Collaborations & Institutional Partnerships

- Identify potential colleges and educational institutions for academic partnerships.
- Initiate communication and arrange meetings with college management and academic departments.
- Present The Open Room's academic programmes, Value Added Courses (VAC), workshops and training proposals.




- Coordinate proposals, MoUs, partnership discussions and institutional meetings.
- Follow up on prospective collaborations and ensure successful onboarding.
- Maintain relationships with existing institutional partners.

4. Events & Programme Coordination

- Organise seminars, career guidance programmes, student engagement activities and educational events.
- Coordinate schedules, permissions, logistics and institutional requirements.
- Ensure timely execution and documentation of outreach activities.
- Represent The Open Room at educational events and institutional meetings.

5. Business Development & Reporting

- Develop and maintain a structured pipeline of schools, colleges and prospective students.
- Track outreach activities, leads, meetings, admissions and partnership conversions.
- Prepare weekly business development reports.
- Work towards monthly admission and institutional collaboration targets.
- Coordinate with the academic and operations teams for programme execution.

Eligibility & Skills
- Bachelor's degree in any discipline.
- Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills.
- Robust interpersonal and student counselling abilities.
- Proficiency in English and Tamil.
- Willingness to travel for school and college visits.
- Good organisational, follow-up and documentation skills.
- Prior experience in education sales, admissions or institutional business development is preferred.

What We Are Looking ForSomeone who is confident in meeting institutional heads, comfortable interacting with students and parents, proactive in identifying opportunities and capable of converting relationships into meaningful partnerships.

Apply Now:

? [email protected]

? Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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