Virtual School Admissions Manager (China-based)

Admissions Manager

Polaris Global Academy (PGA) is a US-based virtual school serving students in grades 6-12, from all over the world. We have completed our first foundational year of establishing the school and gaining our accreditation. We are now well poised for growth. We are seeking a China-based Admissions Manager who can lead this growth in China, and support the overall enrollment function at PGA

This is an opportunity to join a new virtual school at a moment when it is very well positioned for fast growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop a comprehensive enrollment strategy for PGA in China, based on available resources and established networks.

• Collaborate closely with marketing managers and sales reps in China, and other countries to execute marketing and sales activities.

• Collaborate with academic, operations and sales teams to build an effective bridge between lead generating activities and high-quality academic operations.

• Set and achieve enrollment, revenue and gross margin targets for PGA.

• Become an expert on PGA and deliver internal trainings to help our team confidently sell PGA.

• Organize external presentations and events to promote PGA within China and elsewhere

• Support PGA global sales enablement by managing a centralized enrollment pipeline and process for students from multiple countries and sharing best practices for enrollment management.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Native Mandarin speaker with fluency in English

• Virtual Education Experience - this person must have prior experience working in an organization delivering virtual education experiences, preferable in a virtual school.

• Understanding of US Education system - this person must have professional and/or academic experience in which they were expected to deeply understand the US education system.

• Educational sales and/or admissions experience - This person must have experience selling educational products and services, ideally in a remote setting.

• International sales experience - this person must have experience managing or collaborating with sales and marketing teams in multiple countries.

• Established network among schools in China is highly valuable

• Remote work experience - this person must have experience in a remote working environment

• This person must be based in mainland China

Originally posted on Himalayas