Student Success Advisor

About Pearson At Pearson, we're committed to a world that's always learning and to our talented team who makes it all possible. From bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks into laptop lessons, we are always re-examining the way people learn best, whether it's one child in our own backyard or an education community across the globe. We are bold thinkers and standout innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports and inspires us to always be better. By pushing the boundaries of technology - and each other to surpass these boundaries - we create seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the world's innovations, personal and global, large and small. Why work for Pearson's Online Programme Management Team? This is an outstanding opportunity to be part of an innovative new online learning service that Pearson has launched in the UK. Working in partnership with leading UK universities across the country, the OPM teams provide online learning services including marketing, student recruitment, course content development, training and ongoing student support. As a start up hungry unit every member of our team responds positively to breaking new ground, and are willing to challenge current practice and to be challenged themselves. The Student Success Team brief is to deliver best in class student support with the aim of achieving the highest levels of student satisfaction and retention from one module to the next. Our Student Success Advisors have the highly rewarding experience of becoming an extension of the university partnership they work with and being an expert in supporting students on the programmes they work with. As such the team is attractive to those people who want to work in a higher education environment, speak daily with students from around the globe and hear about their very interesting life stories and backgrounds. About the job Highly organised, you will be someone who enjoys working with people in a customer service/support capacity in a commercially focused environment. You will demonstrate a great customer service ethos, be an effective team player and be keen to achieve retention targets whilst delivering outstanding student support to 200 students. Key Responsibilities: * Achieve personal annual and teaching period retention targets while maintaining a commitment to the ideal student experience * Achieve an on target positive Net Promoter Score from your student base ongoing * Maintain a careful balance between empathetic pastoral support and optimally covering the student base to ensure the highest retention from one module to the next * Assist students with the ...