Senior Consultant - Student Liability/Scholarship Management

Ellucian is a global market leader in education technology. We power innovation for higher education, partnering with more than 2,800 customers across 50 countries and serving over 20 million students. Ellucian's AI-powered platform, trained on the richest dataset available in higher education, drives efficiency, personalized experiences, and strengthened engagement for all students, faculty and staff. Fueled by decades of experience with a singular focus on the unique needs of learning institutions, the Ellucian platform features best-in-class SaaS capabilities and delivers insights needed now and into the future. These solutions and services span the entire student lifecycle, from student recruitment, enrollment, and retention to workforce analytics, fundraising, and alumni engagement. Ellucian's innovative solutions, vast ecosystem of partners, and user community of more than 45,000 provide best practices leading to greater institutional success and achieving better student outcomes.

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We embrace the power to lead, the courage to innovate, and the determination to grow. At our core, we believe in humanizing our approach, recognizing that our people are our greatest strength. With a shared vision of transformation, we endeavor to shape a brighter future for higher education.

Are you an experienced higher education consultant with hands-on expertise in Ellucian Student Information Systems? Do you thrive in dynamic environments where your insights shape the future of education? If you answered yes, then we should talk!

Ellucian is seeking a Senior Consultant (or Consultant) to join our APAC Professional Services team. As a senior member of our professional services team, you will be instrumental in consulting with our customers and delivering value-add services that provide the quickest path to institutional success. You will also support the implementation and optimization of Ellucian Student for higher education institutions across the region, helping them transition to modern, cloud-based solutions that drive student success.

Higher education customers are transforming to modern campuses while leveraging technology and solutions to enable student success. In this mission critical role, you will partner with our customers to help enable their business office to process student administration and student accounts including transformation to cloud/SAAS solutions and ensure successful adoption of these solutions.

Where you will make an impact

• Communicates effectively and credibly with functional as well as technical staff, including those responsible for the execution of day-to-day operations through to those at the managerial and executive levels.
• Responsible for having in-depth functional knowledge of business processes as related to student service offices and functions within colleges and universities.
• Ability to manage client expectations, ensure completion of engagements within an agreed-upon timeframe, and resolve client issues relating to the implementation of Ellucian’s solutions.
• Consistently exceeds expectations and responds promptly and professionally to client requests, seeking guidance as appropriate.
• Leverages knowledge and prior experience to develop, present, and defend rational conclusions, recommendations and implementation strategies.
• Anticipates and resolves software problems and solves difficult challenges with only occasional need for assistance from others.
• Tracks formal questions and answers regarding requirements, business process, and desired outcomes.
• Communicates effectively internally through written reports, regular meetings and teleconferences, keeping management and coworkers apprised of software and customer issues that impact the successful and smooth deployment of Ellucian solutions.
• Travels routinely to customer sites to deliver services; travels periodically for internal training.

What will you bring

• • Minimum 3–5 years of experience in a client-facing consulting role, preferably in higher education.
  • At least 3 years of experience working with Ellucian Student or similar SIS platforms.
  • Strong understanding of student liability and/or scholarship management business office operations and student lifecycle processes.
  • Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution or equivalent experience.
  • Experience working with ANZ institutions is highly desirable.
  • Proven ability to explain complex solutions to diverse audiences and ensure effective adoption.
  • Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
  • Willingness to travel across the APAC region as required.
  • Experience with Ellucian’s Deployment Methodology.
  • Knowledge of student finance and scholarship management systems, web technologies, and cloud-based solutions.
  • Demonstrated ability in project coordination, facilitation, and stakeholder management.
  • Experience in training, system implementation, and requirements gathering.

• 20 days annual leave plus public holidays
• Competitive superannuation and life cover
• Private Medical and Dental family cover
• Thrive Flex Program that allows you to contribute towards your health, financial or learning interests
• 5 charitable days to support the community that supports us
• Wellness
  • Headspace (mental health)
  • Wellbeats (virtual fitness classes)
• RethinkCare – caregiver support
• Diversity and inclusion programs that promote employee resource groups such as: Women in Technology, Pride and Go Green to name a few.
• Parental leave
• Employee referral bonuses to encourage the addition of great new people to the team
• We Foster a learning culture with:
  • Education Assistance Program
  • Professional development opportunities

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