Job Description :
As a Conversion & Visa Officer, you will play a pivotal role in supporting Regional Heads / their proxies across different territories in converting applications to paid students. This role requires a dynamic individual with strong communication skills, both written and spoken and a keen attention to detail. Operating in a desk-based environment, you will collaborate closely with Sales teams (or as designated) to ensure a smooth transition of potential students to enrolment phase, and beyond.
You will be ensuring a connected and seamless experience for prospective students throughout their journey. As a valuable member of a high-performing team, you will contribute to the overall effective service delivery by providing top-quality admissions support to applicants, agents, and academic decision-makers, all while adhering to established standards. This dynamic role encompasses various tasks related to university admissions.
Duties and Responsibilities :
- Maintain a Healthy Pipeline :
- Pipeline drill with BD and their agents to discuss application status. Conduct regular checks to ensure applications are progressing within expected timelines and address any delays.
- Ensure the application pipeline is accurate and up to date, with correct statuses (change stages without waiting for BDs (but after taking inputs from them); to avoid delay in application processing and adherence to processes by BDMs
- Support Application Progression : Collaborate with BDMs to ensure every application moves smoothly through the process and reaches the visa stage.
- Assist the BD Teams for release of offers, interview links, delays from Admission / Visa teams or for any other application related issues involving Admissions / Visa teams
- Close previous intake applications : Follow up with BD Teams for closure of past intake applications
- Provide CRM / refresher training to new joiners or agents if required
- Document Collection & Follow-ups :
- Engage with agents / students for pending documents to facilitate conversion from COL to UCOL
- Engage with agents / students to ensure collection of visa documents as per the regional checklist
- Uploading documents – CO may upload the documents to help BDMs while they travel. Documents received on email are recommended
- Regular calling to agents / students for documents follow up on COL / Visa stage
- Assessment of documents at Visa stage :
- Ensuring all documents are received as per the regional checklist
- Conduct a detailed assessment of documents at Visa stage for correctness as per the visa requirements of their territories
- Forward the documents to the Compliance team for final review and coordinate for release of Visa letter
- Deadline communication : regular forwarding of deadlines to agents and BD Team to ensure timely submission of application and documents
- Updating Notes on CRM, post conversation with agent / student with a summary
- Pipeline Tracking & Reporting : Monitor pipeline progress for each brand and team member, generate reports, and share insights with RMs and Heads.
- Communication : Ensure all important updates or new communications are promptly shared with BDMs if not already communicated by DMs or Heads.
- Maintain a follow up on the refund cases raised by the BD teams
- Innovative approach : predicting issues, resolving issues with a proactive approach.
Essential Criteria :
Undergraduate / bachelor’s degree or equivalent.Experience in Overseas Education industryStrong attention to detail.Excel and data statistics tools such as pivot table or v-lookupsExcellent communication skills, both written and spoken in English.Ability to manage a diverse workload independently and as part of a team.Enjoys following and improving processes.A cool and calm temperamentAbility to multitask and handle pressuresDesirable Criteria :
Knowledge of CRM s / w such as Zoho or SalesForceExperience of working or studying abroad