Educational Consultant - Associate / Lead
RemDesk · Delhi, India
FULL TIMEpermanent
Job Description
Location: South Extension I, New Delhi (Work from Office)
Open Positions: 4
Consulting Associate: 1-3 Years of Experience
Consulting Senior Lead: 5-8 Years of Experience
Compensation: Associate level: 7-8 LPA; Lead level: 10-16 LPA
Department: University Admissions Consulting
About the Company
Our client is one of India's leading career counselling and global university admissions consulting firms, with over two decades of experience helping students secure admission to the world's most prestigious universities.
Having mentored thousands of students across undergraduate admissions, the organisation specialises in career guidance, profile building, and strategic admissions planning for Ivy League universities, Oxbridge, Russell Group institutions, and other highly selective universities across the USA, UK, Canada, Europe, Singapore, Hong Kong, the UAE, and beyond.
Their philosophy extends beyond admissions. They partner with students over several years to build exceptional academic, extracurricular, leadership, research, and personal profiles that prepare them not only for university admissions but for long-term success.
As the consulting practice continues to grow, they're looking for passionate education consultants who can guide ambitious students through one of the most important journeys of their lives.
The Role
We're hiring Consulting Associates and Consulting Senior Leads to help students navigate every stage of the university admissions journey, from profile building and university selection to application strategy and final submissions.
This role combines counselling, mentoring, research, strategy, project management, and relationship management. You'll work closely with students, parents, mentors, and internal teams to ensure every student receives personalised guidance aligned with their academic interests, career aspirations, and dream universities.
For Associates, this is an opportunity to build expertise in international university admissions while managing student portfolios and supporting profile-building initiatives.
For Senior Leads, this is an opportunity to lead consulting strategy, mentor a team of consultants, shape admissions outcomes, and oversee applications to some of the world's most competitive universities.
️What you'll own:
Student Counselling and Admission Strategy:
Guide students through every stage of their admissions journey by:
Support applications across leading universities in:
Profile Building and Student Success
Coordinate and monitor profile-building initiatives including:
Student and Parent Relationship Management:
Build trusted relationships with students and parents by:
Consulting Senior Leads will additionally:
Maintain accurate records including:
Key Responsibilities:
Consulting Associate(1-3 Years):
Candidates with experience in any of the following will have a strong advantage:
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Open Positions: 4
Consulting Associate: 1-3 Years of Experience
Consulting Senior Lead: 5-8 Years of Experience
Compensation: Associate level: 7-8 LPA; Lead level: 10-16 LPA
Department: University Admissions Consulting
About the Company
Our client is one of India's leading career counselling and global university admissions consulting firms, with over two decades of experience helping students secure admission to the world's most prestigious universities.
Having mentored thousands of students across undergraduate admissions, the organisation specialises in career guidance, profile building, and strategic admissions planning for Ivy League universities, Oxbridge, Russell Group institutions, and other highly selective universities across the USA, UK, Canada, Europe, Singapore, Hong Kong, the UAE, and beyond.
Their philosophy extends beyond admissions. They partner with students over several years to build exceptional academic, extracurricular, leadership, research, and personal profiles that prepare them not only for university admissions but for long-term success.
As the consulting practice continues to grow, they're looking for passionate education consultants who can guide ambitious students through one of the most important journeys of their lives.
The Role
We're hiring Consulting Associates and Consulting Senior Leads to help students navigate every stage of the university admissions journey, from profile building and university selection to application strategy and final submissions.
This role combines counselling, mentoring, research, strategy, project management, and relationship management. You'll work closely with students, parents, mentors, and internal teams to ensure every student receives personalised guidance aligned with their academic interests, career aspirations, and dream universities.
For Associates, this is an opportunity to build expertise in international university admissions while managing student portfolios and supporting profile-building initiatives.
For Senior Leads, this is an opportunity to lead consulting strategy, mentor a team of consultants, shape admissions outcomes, and oversee applications to some of the world's most competitive universities.
️What you'll own:
Student Counselling and Admission Strategy:
Guide students through every stage of their admissions journey by:
- Understanding academic interests, career aspirations, and long-term goals
- Developing personalised profile-building roadmaps
- Advising on academics, research, internships, competitions, leadership, volunteering, and extracurricular activities
- Creating strategic university application plans
- Helping students build authentic and differentiated profiles
Support applications across leading universities in:
- USA
- UK
- Canada
- Europe
- Singapore
- Hong Kong
- UAE
- India
Profile Building and Student Success
Coordinate and monitor profile-building initiatives including:
- Research Projects
- Internships
- Academic Competitions
- Leadership Activities
- Community Service
- Personal Projects
- LinkedIn Optimisation
- Portfolio Development
- Research Publications
- Mentorship Programmes
Student and Parent Relationship Management:
Build trusted relationships with students and parents by:
- Conducting regular counselling sessions
- Providing progress updates
- Managing expectations transparently
- Reviewing milestones and action plans
- Addressing concerns professionally
- Maintaining consistent communication throughout the admissions journey
Consulting Senior Leads will additionally:
- Lead and mentor Consulting Associates
- Review student strategies and university lists
- Conduct case-review meetings
- Establish consulting processes and quality standards
- Allocate student portfolios
- Drive consultant development and performance
- Ensure consistency across consulting deliverables
Maintain accurate records including:
- Student trackers
- Meeting notes
- University shortlists
- Application timelines
- Document repositories
- Progress reports
- Internal knowledge resources
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct one-on-one counselling sessions with students and parents.
- Develop personalised admissions and profile-building roadmaps.
- Research universities, programmes, scholarships, and admission requirements across multiple countries.
- Prepare university shortlists aligned with student profiles, career goals, budgets, and admission probability.
- Guide students through Common Application, UCAS, university portals, scholarship applications, and other admission systems.
- Coordinate profile-building initiatives including internships, research projects, competitions, leadership opportunities, and extracurricular activities.
- Track student progress and ensure timely completion of agreed deliverables.
- Collaborate with essay writers, project mentors, admissions consultants, and operations teams to ensure smooth application execution.
- Maintain detailed documentation, student records, timelines, and meeting summaries.
- Conduct interview preparation and university-specific guidance sessions.
- Support students in building authentic, well-rounded profiles rather than activity-heavy resumes.
- Maintain ethical counselling standards without making admissions guarantees.
- Develop long-term admissions strategies for highly competitive university applicants.
- Guide students applying to Ivy League and other highly selective global universities.
- Review university lists, admissions strategies, and student positioning.
- Mentor, train, and supervise Consulting Associates.
- Conduct consulting quality reviews and performance evaluations.
- Resolve escalations and manage complex student and parent cases.
- Establish consulting frameworks, templates, and quality-control processes.
- Drive overall consulting excellence and admissions outcomes.
- Student Satisfaction & Parent Satisfaction
- Student Admission Success
- Quality of Student Profile-Building Roadmaps
- University Research & Recommendation Quality
- Timely Completion of Student Deliverables
- Application Submission Timeliness
- Student Engagement & Action Plan Completion
- Accuracy of University Shortlists
- Profile-Building Milestone Completion
- Quality of Student Documentation & Progress Tracking
- Parent Communication & Relationship Management
- Student Retention Throughout Consulting Engagement
- Cross-Functional Collaboration with Admissions Writers & Mentors
- Consulting Quality & Compliance
- Team Performance & Consultant Development (Senior Lead)
- Student Portfolio Management Efficiency
- Contribution to Internal Knowledge Resources & Process Improvements
Consulting Associate(1-3 Years):
- Experience in counselling, education consulting, admissions consulting, mentoring, customer success, academic advising, or related domains.
- Strong interest in global university admissions and profile building.
- Excellent communication, counselling, research, and organisational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple student portfolios simultaneously.
- Strong follow-up and stakeholder management abilities.
- Close attention to detail with a student-first mindset.
- Extensive experience in university admissions consulting and student strategy.
- Strong understanding of Ivy League, UCAS, Common Application, and global admissions processes.
- Proven experience mentoring teams and managing consulting operations.
- Excellent strategic thinking, decision-making, and stakeholder management abilities.
- Strong leadership skills with experience reviewing complex student cases.
- Ability to balance multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional consulting quality.
Candidates with experience in any of the following will have a strong advantage:
- Global University Admissions
- Undergraduate Admissions Consulting
- Ivy League Admissions
- Common Application
- UCAS
- Student Counselling
- Profile Building
- Career Counselling
- Academic Advising
- International Education
- Parent Relationship Management
- Research & University Evaluation
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Details
| Company | RemDesk |
| Location | Delhi, India |
| Type | FULL TIME |
| Niche | general |
| Experience | permanent |