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Risepoint

Student Engagement Advisor

Risepoint
🇦🇺Remote - AustraliaA$55K–A$68K/yri1d ago
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Role Snapshot

The Student Engagement Advisor serves as the first point of contact for prospective postgraduate students across Australia, guiding them through the entire enrollment process while representing partner universities. This integral role directly impacts student outcomes and business growth by improving access to affordable, career-focused education.

Key Responsibilities: Conduct phone and email outreach to warm leads inquiring about partner programs, maintain accurate student records, and ensure proper information flow for applications and enrollments. Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Academic Services, and Student Support teams to gather insights and support students through enrollment obstacles.
Skills & Tools: Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with the ability to build rapport and maintain meaningful engagement with diverse students. Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and organizational abilities with high integrity, confidentiality standards, and the capacity to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Qualifications: Not explicitly stated in the job description; typically requires customer service experience, education or enrollment background, and demonstrated ability to achieve activity benchmarks. No specific educational requirements are mentioned.
Location: Remote - Australia
Compensation: A$55K–A$68K/yr (estimated)

Job Description

Risepoint is an education technology company that provides world-class support and trusted expertise to more than 100 universities and colleges. We primarily work with regional universities, helping them develop and grow their high-ROI, workforce-focused online degree programs in critical areas such as nursing, teaching, business, and public service. Risepoint is dedicated to increasing access to affordable education so that more students, especially working adults, can improve their careers and meet employer and community needs. The Impact You'll Make: Reporting into the Student Engagement Manager, this integral position will be the first point of contact for students from around Australia who need assistance to make the right decisions about postgraduate study. Student Engagement Advisors are critical not only to our business, but to the students that they support. Each Student Engagement Advisor represents a partner university where they guide prospective students on the entire enrolment process from inquiry to application submission and enrolment into their course. You are counted on to provide thorough information about a universities courses and serve as a link between various departments. Depending on the needs of the individual student, Student Engagement Advisors provide not only guidance on processes, but support through the various obstacles a student may encounter. The Student Engagement Advisor is a key member of the Risepoint Australia team, you will work as part of a team who work with students from around Australia needing guidance to make the right decisions about postgraduate study – ultimately improving people’s lives and helping them reach their full potential. How You Will Bring Our Mission to Life What You Will Do: Phone and email-based student outreach: Contacting warm leads who have enquired about our partner programs. Cross functional relationships: Working closely with Marketing, Academic Services and Student Support teams to ensure continuous feedback loop in maintained. Share any key insights with the broader teams for product development and industry connection opportunities. Data Integrity and Admin: Ensuring student records are kept up to date so that students receive the correct information regarding their application and/or enrolment. What Success Looks Like: Client service-oriented individual with outstanding written and verbal communication skills. Ability to relate well to others and perform duties with a high degree of integrity, confidentiality, and adherence to professional ethical standards. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities How Impact Will be Measured: Ability to build rapport and maintain meaningful engagement with prospective students Contribution to team enrolment targets and intake performance outcomes Consistent achievement of activity benchmarks such as calls, appointments, and talk time Contribution to continuous improvement initiatives, process optimisation and campaign effectiveness What You’ll Bring to the Team Experience That Matters Most: 1-3 years of work experience in a customer service role, sales and/or education-related fields. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint. Experience That’s Great to Have: An Undergraduate degree in any discipline Familiarity with CRM systems and pipeline management tools #LI-AD1 Risepoint is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce This role is eligible for comprehensive benefits Personal and Professional Development: Continuous Professional and Leadership Development Programs Tuition Reimbursement for employees and their dependents Reliable. Empowered. Adaptable. Customer-centric. Heart. These are some of the words that describe Risepoint employees. We have spent the past nearly 20 years helping universities grow by expanding access to affordable, life-changing education for working adults. As an education technology company that provides trusted partnership and expertise to more than 125 universities and colleges, we primarily work with regional universities, helping them create online programs in critical areas such as nursing, teaching, business, and public service. We are dedicated to increasing access to affordable education so that more students can improve their careers and their communities.