Senior Student Recruitment Advisor supporting Stony Brook University, USA

Location: Delhi or Mumbai, India

Grok Global Services is looking for a talented, dedicated professional to be a Delhi- or Mumbai-based Senior Student Recruitment Advisor supporting Stony Brook University (SBU) via Grok’s Program Office service. The successful candidate will primarily focus on executing undergraduate and graduate student recruitment activities across India. Duties will include training and supporting study abroad agencies, college/university staff, and high school guidance counselors, liaising and building relationships with prospective students and their families, helping to follow up with offer holders, and execute conversion strategies across India, and other in-market activities as required.

About Grok Global Services

Founded in 2005, Grok Global Services is a best-in-class provider of international engagement services for higher education institutions. By joining our team, you will be working in a supportive environment full of like-minded professionals, each committed to advancing the internationalization of higher education institutions from around the world.

A pioneer of in-country staffing in the international education sector, Grok remains at the forefront of this model and currently delivers this service across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas. The company also boasts industry-leading divisions in digital marketing and strategic consulting.

About Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University, a SUNY flagship, is one of America’s most dynamic public universities, a center of academic excellence, and an internationally recognized research institution that is changing the world. With 66 years of history and an R1 research classification, the university is proudly ranked the 58th best university in the United States and 26th among US public institutions.

Stony Brook University offers a world of possibilities, with more than 200 academic programs, exciting undergraduate research opportunities, and an ideal location for learning on Long Island's North Shore — just 60 miles from New York City.

The successful candidate’s duties will include the provision of:

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  dissemination of information about SBU, including undergraduate and graduate-level programs offered to various stakeholders;
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  localized regional promotion and brand-building activities;
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  build and nurture relationships with study abroad agencies and counsellors;
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  build and nurture relationships with high school guidance counsellors;
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  build and nurture relationships with other colleges/universities abroad;
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  follow up with prospective SBU students throughout the recruitment cycle for conversion and yield generation, from initial enquiry to academic offer holders to SBU I-20 holders;
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  collaboration with the admissions office for training/meetings;
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  plan and deliver market activities that support SBU’s brand and reputation; and
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  identify and share higher education trends, particularly those impacting student mobility and overseas education, with a particular focus on trends that may impact the USA as a study destination.

The position involves significant cross-cultural stakeholder engagement activities. This may include participating in both in-person and online/tech-enabled information sessions, meetings, and student education fairs. Significant domestic travel is anticipated (30-40%).

The Most Suitable Background

• 5+ years of experience in roles related to higher education, international education, or university placement services.
• Bachelor’s degree with good to strong academic performance.
• Experience representing a top overseas university would be an advantage.
• Study abroad or overseas working experience in the USA would be an advantage.
• English at a Professional Working Proficiency.
• Volunteering, or other life experiences that demonstrate creativity, hard work, persistence, and a drive to succeed.

The Most Important Traits to Succeed

1. Strong communication skills with an ability to guide and influence others
2. Strong strategic skills – evaluate issues and make tactical recommendations
3. Good judgment / internal moral compass
4. Able to manage a dynamic agenda across multiple time zones
5. Strong customer sensitivity
6. Attention to detail
7. Creative problem-solving skills
8. Emotional maturity and confidence
9. Ambitious and results-orientated
10. Displays initiative and is resourceful
11. Hardworking and persistent

To learn more about Grok, please visit us at our website: https://grokglobal.com/ and by following us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grokglobal/