Early Shift Sales Executive – Education Admissions

About the role

Cognita is expanding its centralised Sales Hub in Dubai and seeks an early‑shift Sales Executive to guide prospective families through the admissions journey for its schools across Asia. This is a target‑driven, high‑touch sales position focused on converting enquiries into enrolments.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the full admissions pipeline from initial enquiry to application and enrolment across phone, email, WhatsApp and other channels.
• Qualify families, conduct consultative sales conversations, handle objections and maintain disciplined follow‑up to meet conversion targets.
• Coordinate tours, virtual meetings and assessments with school teams and ensure smooth handovers between the Sales Hub and schools.
• Maintain accurate CRM records, use dashboards to track performance and share insights with marketing and school leadership.

Required profile

• Excellent written and spoken English with strong customer‑service experience, preferably in a premium environment.
• Proven track record in sales, admissions or relationship management and ability to meet commercial targets.
• Highly organised, able to juggle multiple families and priorities while working independently.
• Willingness to work early shifts (4 am–8 am UAE time) to cover Asian operating hours.

Required skills

• Experience using a CRM system such as HubSpot or Salesforce.
• Confidence on high‑volume phone calls and digital communication channels.