Advisor (Ireland) at Intake Education – Victoria Island / Ikeja

Intake is an education consultancy which provides free and impartial counselling and application services for international students wishing to study at high schools, colleges and universities across the English-speaking world. The business was founded in Taiwan in 1993, and since then has helped thousands of students to study in the UK, USA, Australia and across the English-speaking world. The organization has grown considerably from our first office, and we now have offices in Ghana, Nigeria, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, as well as a base in the UK. Intake has accrued a great deal of experience in assisting students to meet their international study goals.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Advisor (Ireland)

Location: Victoria Island / Ikeja, Lagos
Industry: Education

Job Description

• The successful applicant will be responsible for physical and virtual recruitment and follow up of prospective students looking to study in Ireland.
• The role will consist of providing constant administrative support to manage students’ application process and ensure hitch free placements into partner Institutions.
•  The successful applicants will also be responsible for liaising with Partner Institutions on behalf of applicants and ensure students are kept abreast of application status per time.
• The role entails an ability to multitask as well as a high degree of attention to details.

Responsibilities

• Email / Telephone / Microsoft Teams etc responding to enquiries and maintaining contact with students
• Continuous counselling and follow up of Students
• Keep all entries in the Database up to date to maintain Excel files for follow up of students.
• Prepare and send applications for students
• Conduct all follow up with universities to ensure timely updates and offers for the students
• Visa Checking confirm all documents are correct prior to visa submission.
• Message Board stay up to date with new information by reading the message board
• Office Visits take part in and assist with partner institution visits
• Intake Education fairs assist with arrangements for these events
• BC Exhibitions as above
• Assist with any marketing initiatives and promote Intake services at all times.

Essential Requirements

• Minimum Qualification: BA / BSc
• A graduate Degree with minimum second-class lower division
• Specialization: Student Recruitment, Customer Service and Office Support
• 2 years or more North America Education Recruitment post NYSC experience
• Must have at least two years’ experience in student recruitment to Ireland
• Must be able to work in a customer inter-facing environment.
• Excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal skill
• Ability to work in teams and independently with minimal supervision
• Excellent knowledge of Ireland Education market and student visa process
• Good with Microsoft Excel & Power point presentation.

Desirables:

• Track record of meeting set goals and targets
• Resident within the advertised cities – Victoria Island/Ikeja where Intake has physical offices.

Application Closing Date
Friday, 12th August 2022.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their full CV and a Cover Letter detailing “why they think they are best suited for this job” to: [email protected] using the job title and the office as the subject of the mail. E.g. “Advisor (Ireland) – Ikeja office”

Note: Do not apply if you do not have any experience in Ireland student recruitment or International Education industry experience.