Job Description
About Us :
Athena is India’s largest institution in the premium undergraduate study abroad space. Founded 10 years ago by two Princeton graduates, Poshak Agrawal and Rahul Subramaniam, Athena is headquartered in Gurgaon, with offices in Mumbai and Bangalore, and caters to students from over 15 countries. Athena’s vision is to help students become the best version of themselves. Athena’s transformative, holistic life coaching program embraces both depth and breadth, sciences, and the humanities. Athena encourages students to deepen their theoretical knowledge and apply it to address practical issues confronting society locally and globally. Through our flagship program, our students have gotten into various , universities including Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, MIT, Brown, Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, among others.
Role Overview :
The role of an Education Consultant is to mentor and support top high school students from around the world get into their dream universities across the US, UK, and Canada. Leveraging our robust program, you will help students strategize their profiles to craft compelling and successful college applications. Our legacy as pioneers in the study-abroad process, coupled with a creative, open environment and professional growth opportunities, makes Athena a perfect place for those looking to build a lasting career in education.
If you are excited to work in a dynamic educational environment and love expanding your horizons of emotional and strategic counseling, we look forward to hearing from you!
Learn more about Athena:
https://www.athenaeducation.co.in/article.aspx
Key Skills:
• Excellent strategic planning, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent Communication skills
• Project management
• Client management
• Mentoring and coaching skills
• Knowledge of the study abroad application process
• Taking pride and ownership in your work
Education and Experience:
• Bachelor’s / Master’s from top colleges in India and abroad
• Preferred experience: 2-3 years
Key Responsibilities:
• Strategic planning of a student’s profile to maximize chances of admission to Ivy League colleges.
• Build a deep know-how of what it takes to build a differentiated profile to gain admission.
• Help a student identify their life vision and develop a detailed plan for them to work toward it.
• Recommend best subject selection and strategic academic/standardized testing decisions to ensure students’ future success.
• Develop creative, and unique profile strategies that exhibit a student’s unique brand
• Ideate independent projects that will help the student build their profile
• Guiding the students through the implementation of creative projects - ranging from the sciences and social sciences to the arts and humanities.
• Ensure student success by achieving project OKRs and admissions results
• Monitor and review student growth and suggest corrective measures to ensure students’ future success.
• Ensure that the operations and activities are smoothly conducted for the best interest of the students and their goals.
• Conduct student and parent meetings (with Managers, Consulting), understand the nuances of student/parent needs and address them effectively and elegantly, and communicate student progress periodically.
• Contribute to skill building of the students via Academies
• Support with Writing of creative content
• Keep abreast of industry trends, tools, practices, and advancements in Study Abroad Education.
Why should you be interested?
• Working with Athena will provide you with an opportunity to bring about a positive impact in the lives of the best students in the country - the future pioneers of the world.
• Opportunity to mentor budding writers
• We are a young and daring collection of adventurers dedicated to excellence and growth. We are always efficient and occasionally funny.
• The candidate will get a chance to work in a multicultural environment with ex-pats from different corners of the globe.
• We give every opportunity to our team members to grow holistically: grow in their field of interest, and become leaders at early stages of their career. We also offer the opportunity to collaborate across our group organizations - Hora.ai (Tech) and Sitare Foundation (education non-profit)- and learn from like-minded, passionate people who have all come together to create an impact.
Location & Work Environment
• ONE WORLD CENTER, BUILDING-2A, 7th floor, the Quorum, Tower, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400013
Our team comprises creative and diverse people, all goal-oriented, proactive, and looking to transform students’ lives. We love to work hard, play hard! Our work environment encourages you to be an independent thinker, an intellectually curious team member, and be an objective decisionmaker. To top it all, we love to share food! :)
Athena is India’s largest institution in the premium undergraduate study abroad space. Founded 10 years ago by two Princeton graduates, Poshak Agrawal and Rahul Subramaniam, Athena is headquartered in Gurgaon, with offices in Mumbai and Bangalore, and caters to students from over 15 countries. Athena’s vision is to help students become the best version of themselves. Athena’s transformative, holistic life coaching program embraces both depth and breadth, sciences, and the humanities. Athena encourages students to deepen their theoretical knowledge and apply it to address practical issues confronting society locally and globally. Through our flagship program, our students have gotten into various , universities including Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, MIT, Brown, Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, among others.
Role Overview :
The role of an Education Consultant is to mentor and support top high school students from around the world get into their dream universities across the US, UK, and Canada. Leveraging our robust program, you will help students strategize their profiles to craft compelling and successful college applications. Our legacy as pioneers in the study-abroad process, coupled with a creative, open environment and professional growth opportunities, makes Athena a perfect place for those looking to build a lasting career in education.
If you are excited to work in a dynamic educational environment and love expanding your horizons of emotional and strategic counseling, we look forward to hearing from you!
Learn more about Athena:
https://www.athenaeducation.co.in/article.aspx
Key Skills:
• Excellent strategic planning, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent Communication skills
• Project management
• Client management
• Mentoring and coaching skills
• Knowledge of the study abroad application process
• Taking pride and ownership in your work
Education and Experience:
• Bachelor’s / Master’s from top colleges in India and abroad
• Preferred experience: 2-3 years
Key Responsibilities:
• Strategic planning of a student’s profile to maximize chances of admission to Ivy League colleges.
• Build a deep know-how of what it takes to build a differentiated profile to gain admission.
• Help a student identify their life vision and develop a detailed plan for them to work toward it.
• Recommend best subject selection and strategic academic/standardized testing decisions to ensure students’ future success.
• Develop creative, and unique profile strategies that exhibit a student’s unique brand
• Ideate independent projects that will help the student build their profile
• Guiding the students through the implementation of creative projects - ranging from the sciences and social sciences to the arts and humanities.
• Ensure student success by achieving project OKRs and admissions results
• Monitor and review student growth and suggest corrective measures to ensure students’ future success.
• Ensure that the operations and activities are smoothly conducted for the best interest of the students and their goals.
• Conduct student and parent meetings (with Managers, Consulting), understand the nuances of student/parent needs and address them effectively and elegantly, and communicate student progress periodically.
• Contribute to skill building of the students via Academies
• Support with Writing of creative content
• Keep abreast of industry trends, tools, practices, and advancements in Study Abroad Education.
Why should you be interested?
• Working with Athena will provide you with an opportunity to bring about a positive impact in the lives of the best students in the country - the future pioneers of the world.
• Opportunity to mentor budding writers
• We are a young and daring collection of adventurers dedicated to excellence and growth. We are always efficient and occasionally funny.
• The candidate will get a chance to work in a multicultural environment with ex-pats from different corners of the globe.
• We give every opportunity to our team members to grow holistically: grow in their field of interest, and become leaders at early stages of their career. We also offer the opportunity to collaborate across our group organizations - Hora.ai (Tech) and Sitare Foundation (education non-profit)- and learn from like-minded, passionate people who have all come together to create an impact.
Location & Work Environment
• ONE WORLD CENTER, BUILDING-2A, 7th floor, the Quorum, Tower, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400013
Our team comprises creative and diverse people, all goal-oriented, proactive, and looking to transform students’ lives. We love to work hard, play hard! Our work environment encourages you to be an independent thinker, an intellectually curious team member, and be an objective decisionmaker. To top it all, we love to share food! :)
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Education Consultant position is now open for candidates interested in the Education Jobs sector. This role in Mumbai offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Education Jobs is a plus.
