About This Role
An experienced and well-connected Education Consultant is sought to act as the key liaison between UK educational institutions and Chinese student clients. This role involves accompanying parents and students on school tours, building relationships with admissions offices, sourcing bespoke educational programs, creating social media content, and ensuring high standards in guardianship and compliance operations.
Responsibilities
- Accompany parents and students on in-person school visits, open days, and admissions interviews across London and the UK
- Provide real-time Mandarin/English translation, context, and guidance during school tours and meetings with admissions staff
- Offer on-the-ground pastoral support and advice to families visiting the UK
- Build and maintain strong relationships with Admissions Offices at top UK private/boarding schools and universities
- Stay up to date with changing admission requirements, entrance exams, interview trends, and application deadlines
- Negotiate and secure agent partnerships and updates from schools and universities
- Research, evaluate, and partner with high-quality summer and winter camp providers across the UK
- Source specialist and portfolio-building programs in fields such as Fine Arts, Music, Performing Arts, STEM, and Elite Sports
- Capture photos, video clips, and live footage during school visits and client events (with client consent)
- Collaborate with marketing teams to produce authentic video logs (vlogs) and content for Chinese social media platforms (Xiaohongshu/RED, WeChat, Douyin, etc.)
- Assist with the company's guardianship operations, student welfare management, and licensing/accreditation renewals (e.g., AEGIS / BSA standards)
- Act as a point of contact for emergency student support and school/host family issues when necessary
- Recruit, screen, and onboard qualified part-time tutors (e.g., 11+, 13+, 16+ entrance exam preparation, Oxbridge/G5 interview preparation)
Requirements
- Proven track record (minimum 2+ years) in UK education consultancy, placing Chinese students into top UK private schools and top UK universities (Oxbridge, G5, Russell Group)
- Native or near-native fluency in Mandarin (spoken and written)
- Fluent English (C1/C2 level) for professional institutional communication
- Strong existing relationships with UK independent schools
- Exceptional client-facing skills to host and guide parents on visits
- Comfortable on camera and skilled in shooting clean photos/videos using modern smartphone setups for social media
- Familiarity with UK guardianship compliance, child safeguarding standards, and visa/immigration basics for international students
