Education Consultant – Sales & Admissions

Times Consultant (Pvt.) Ltd., established in 2004, is Pakistan’s leading foreign education consultancy with a strong presence across 38 locations and a team of over 1,000 professionals. Representing more than 1,000 international universities and recognized with multiple global awards, the company combines industry expertise with advanced digital systems to guide students toward academic and career success abroad. The Education Consultant – Sales & Admissions role involves providing personalized counseling on international education options, managing admissions guidance, and driving consultative sales by engaging prospective students through multiple channels to support their successful enrollment.

Key Responsibilities
- Provide expert counseling to students and parents on suitable international study destinations, universities, and programs, clearly explaining admission requirements, study pathways, and available services.
- Evaluate students’ academic backgrounds, career goals, preferences, financial considerations, and study plans to recommend appropriate education options.
- Handle inquiries from various sources including digital platforms, walk-ins, referrals, seminars, education fairs, and school visits, representing the company professionally at events and exhibitions.
- Conduct outbound calls and proactively engage potential students to generate interest and provide detailed information.
- Maintain consistent and professional follow-up with interested students, re-engaging those who have not yet proceeded and ensuring timely updates in the CRM system.
- Address concerns and objections from students and parents confidently and professionally.
- Convert qualified inquiries into successful enrollments through effective counseling, persuasion, and diligent follow-up, contributing to business growth.
- Build and nurture long-term relationships with students and parents to encourage referrals and enhance the overall student experience.
- Keep accurate records of counseling sessions, communications, and follow-ups within the CRM system.
- Coordinate with the Admissions team to facilitate university application processes once students decide to proceed.

Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or relevant professional qualification.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong interpersonal abilities for client engagement and relationship building.
- Proven persuasion and influencing skills, with confidence in handling questions, objections, and hesitation professionally.
- Comfortable initiating conversations, making outbound calls, and conducting professional follow-ups.
- Ability to understand client needs and recommend suitable solutions.
- Strong sense of ownership, responsibility, and a proactive work approach.
- Good organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
- Digital literacy and proficiency in using CRM and other digital tools.
- Previous experience in education counseling, admissions, sales, business development, customer relations, banking, telecom, hospitality, retail, or other client-facing roles is preferred. Prior international education experience is an advantage but not mandatory.
- Fresh graduates with exceptional communication, confidence, persuasion, learning ability, and client engagement potential are encouraged to apply.

Preferred Candidate Profile and Benefits
The ideal candidate enjoys interacting with people, can initiate and sustain professional conversations, listens carefully to identify student needs, communicates recommendations confidently, and promotes relevant services effectively. They follow up persistently yet professionally, build trust with students and parents, maintain commercial awareness without compromising counseling standards, and are eager to continuously learn about international education products and destinations.

The company offers a competitive salary package ranging from Rs40,000 to Rs60,000 per month, complemented by performance-based bonuses, quarterly and annual incentives, and access to Times Employee Benefits. Employees benefit from structured on-the-job training, opportunities for professional and personal development, career advancement, and networking within the international education sector.

Location: Hyderabad (In-person)
Education: Bachelor’s degree required