Counsellor

Posted 6 Days Ago
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Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, IND
In-Office
336K-336K Annually
Entry level
Edtech • Social Impact
The Role
Counsel prospective candidates about insurance-sector careers, IC-38 certification, training, and placement opportunities. Screen applicants, manage registrations and documentation, conduct orientations, and support attendance, retention, certification, and placement outcomes. Achieve enrollment targets through outreach, referrals, job fairs, digital campaigns, and institutional engagement. Coordinate with trainers, managers, training partners, and placement teams while maintaining MIS reports, candidate communication, feedback, and compliance with project and organizational requirements.
Summary Generated by Built In
  • Counsel prospective candidates on career opportunities in the insurance sector, IC-38 certification, POSP roles, and employment prospects.
  • Screen candidates against the project's eligibility criteria and facilitate the admission process.
  • Complete candidate registration, documentation, and maintain accurate beneficiary records.
  • Ensure candidates understand the training schedule, assessment process, certification requirements, and placement opportunities.
  • Achieve monthly enrollment targets while maintaining the quality of candidate selection.
  • Conduct orientation sessions for newly enrolled candidates and their parents/guardians, where required.
  • Follow up with enrolled candidates to improve attendance, retention, and course completion.
  • Motivate learners to successfully complete the IC-38 curriculum and appear for the certification examination.
  • Coordinate with trainers and the Center Manager to address learner concerns and minimize dropouts.
  • Maintain regular communication with candidates through phone calls, WhatsApp groups, SMS, and other digital channels.
  • Promote self-enrollment through QR codes, digital campaigns, and beneficiary referral programmes.
  • Encourage existing beneficiaries and alumni to refer eligible candidates.
  • Support mobilization campaigns, job fairs, awareness drives, and institutional outreach activities.
  • Coordinate with HO, IRDAI-approved training partners, and placement teams for candidate interviews and placement opportunities.
  • Maintain daily, weekly, and monthly MIS related to mobilization, admissions, attendance, counselling, certification, and placements.
  • Collect candidate feedback and support continuous improvement of the programme.
  • Ensure compliance with project guidelines, donor requirements, and organizational policies.
  • Perform any other responsibilities assigned by the Center Manager or Project Manager.


  • Requirements
    Graduate in Commerce/Economics or relevant subject
    Experience in BFSI, insurance, or vocational training will be an added advantage

    Skills Required
    • Strong counselling and interpersonal skills.
    • Excellent communication in Hindi and the local language (English preferred).
    • Community mobilization and stakeholder engagement.
    • Candidate relationship management.
    • Documentation and MIS reporting.
    • Proficiency in MS Office and digital communication tools.
    • Ability to achieve mobilization and enrollment targets.
    • Willingness to travel locally for outreach and mobilization activities if required


    Benefits
    28000 pm + Local Conveyance +Telephonic expense upto Rs. 300

    Skills Required

    • Graduate degree in Commerce, Economics, or a relevant subject
    • Experience in BFSI, insurance, or vocational training
    • Strong counselling and interpersonal skills
    • Excellent communication skills in Hindi and the local language; English preferred
    • Community mobilization and stakeholder engagement skills
    • Candidate relationship management skills
    • Documentation and MIS reporting skills
    • Proficiency in MS Office and digital communication tools
    • Ability to achieve mobilization and enrollment targets
    • Willingness to travel locally for outreach and mobilization activities when required
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    The Company
    694 Employees
    Year Founded: 2004

    What We Do

    NIIT Foundation is a not-for-profit education society established by the promoters of NIIT in 2004. Its educational initiatives expand access to learning, particularly for girls, and support sustainable career opportunities for people across a wide age range. The foundation reports large-scale impact, including more than two million beneficiaries certified in FY25 and over 80,000 young people receiving job offers.

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