Senior Student Counselor

Role Description:

This is a full-time, on-site role for a Senior Student Counsellor at Sosin IAS Academy, Hyderabad. The Senior Student Counsellor will provide career guidance, academic planning support, and motivation to students preparing for the Civil Services Examination.

The role involves direct interaction with students and parents, understanding their needs, offering personalised advice, and helping them choose the right programs. The counsellor will also collaborate with faculty and administration to ensure a seamless support system for aspirants.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cold Calling & Lead Qualification: Reach out to prospective students/parents, assess their UPSC background, preparation stage, and career aspirations.
• Needs Assessment & Course Recommendation: Identify learner gaps and suggest the most suitable UPSC courses.
• Objection Handling & Conversions: Address queries with empathy, resolve doubts about exam strategies/course fit, and drive enrolments.
• Relationship Building: Maintain long-term student and parent relationships by offering consistent guidance during their preparation journey.
• Reporting & Insights: Maintain accurate records of leads, calls, conversions, and provide insights into student needs and exam trends.
• Collaboration & Growth: Work closely with the sales and academic teams to align strategies, track exam trends, and enhance enrolment outcomes.

Eligibility & Skills:

• Excellent communication, counselling, and persuasion skills.

• Strong convincing ability, conversion skills, and target-oriented working mindset.
• Prior experience in academic counselling, sales, or education (UPSC/competitive coaching) preferred.
• Solid understanding of the UPSC syllabus, exam patterns, and preparation strategies is appreciated.
• Passionate at devising new strategies to enhance admissions, being a go getter.

Eligibility & Skills

• Education

  : Any Graduate or Post-Graduate.

• Languages

  : Proficiency in English, Hindi, and Telugu (spoken & written).

• Technical Skills

  : Basic knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Strong communication, counselling, and persuasion skills.
• Ability to handle targets, conversions, and relationship-building effectively.
• Prior experience in academic counselling, sales, or education (UPSC coaching preferred).
• Experience: Minimum 45 years in counselling/education/sales domain.
• Salary / Remuneration: 26,000 to 30,000 per month + Attractive Incentives

Role & responsibilities