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Job Description Business Development Specialist

Position: Business Development Specialist
Location: Chennai / Bangalore / Hyderabad
Department: Business Development / Sales & Marketing
Experience: 1–5 Years
Industry: Education / Multimedia / EdTech preferred
Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Summary

We are looking for a dynamic and target-oriented Business Development Executive to drive student admissions, generate new business opportunities, and build strong relationships with schools, colleges, students, parents, and other potential stakeholders.

The candidate will be responsible for identifying prospective clients, generating leads, conducting presentations and counselling sessions, and converting leads into admissions while contributing to the overall growth of the centre.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate new business opportunities through field visits, cold calling, referrals, digital leads, and networking.
• Develop and maintain relationships with schools, colleges, educational institutions, students, parents, and corporate contacts.
• Visit schools and colleges to identify opportunities and promote the organization's courses and programs.
• Conduct course presentations, seminars, career awareness sessions, and promotional activities.
• Handle incoming enquiries and walk-in students, understand their requirements, and provide appropriate course information.
• Follow up regularly with prospective students and parents and convert leads into admissions.
• Maintain accurate records of leads, follow-ups, conversions, and business development activities.
• Achieve assigned monthly admission, revenue, and lead-generation targets.
• Identify new markets and potential areas for business expansion.
• Coordinate with the Marketing, Academic, Counselling, and Centre teams to improve lead conversion.
• Participate in education fairs, career fairs, exhibitions, workshops, and other promotional events.
• Monitor competitor activities and provide market feedback to the management.
• Prepare regular reports on lead generation, conversion, field visits, and target achievement.
• Ensure a positive experience for prospective students throughout the admission process.
• Travel within the assigned territory for school/college visits and business development activities.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong convincing, negotiation, and presentation abilities.
• Good networking and relationship-building skills.
• Strong sales and target-oriented approach.
• Ability to generate leads independently and convert prospects into admissions.
• Good knowledge of local education markets and institutions.
• Strong follow-up and customer relationship management skills.
• Good organizational and time-management skills.
• Basic knowledge of MS Office and CRM systems.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

Qualification

• Any Bachelor's degree.
• Candidates with experience in Education, EdTech, Training, Multimedia, Skill Development, or related industries will be preferred.

Additional Requirements

• Willingness to travel for school/college visits and business development activities.
• Two-wheeler and valid driving licence preferred/required for field-based roles.
• Candidates should be comfortable working with monthly sales/admission targets.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Lead generation
• Student counselling and follow-up
• Lead-to-admission conversion
• Monthly admission targets
• Revenue generation
• School/college tie-ups and visits
• New business development
• Customer/student engagement

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