About us

MILLIE is a non-selective education company that truly invests in the academic and personal development of our students. Think of us as the big brothers and big sisters you wish you had, cheering on your academic success and helping you unlock your true potential.

Over the past seven years, we have built an in-house university guidance curriculum, onboarded over 1,100+ high-calibre mentors from the world’s best institutions, all of whom are the very definition of excellence in their academic fields and industries (from IB Economics to International Relations, and Aerospace Engineering—you name it!). Together, we influenced 10,000+ students across 48 countries.

University Guidance:

We offer comprehensive university guidance programs from G8/Y9+, alongside 1:1 custom support for students chasing their dream universities. Starting with essential major exploration and university research, we then dive into identifying each student's super-curricular and extracurricular passions, assisting them in crafting a compelling profile for top universities worldwide.

School Partnerships:

We have also developed our Partner School Program, which offers bespoke events and online resources for high school students, parents, and educators. Our goal is to democratize access to knowledge about both niche and popular industries and careers; knowledge that might otherwise be inaccessible to high school students. We empower students to take charge of their university preparation, soft skills building, and career pathway exploration.

About the position

Location:      Remote

Type:             Freelance

Hourly Rate: USD 60-100

* The minimum probation period is 3 months, after which the contract may transition into a permanent position

Working alongside Millie’s co-founder and Global Head Counselor Ariel Lau, you will be responsible for delivering our core programs to international students around the world. 

As part of the role, you will be in charge of supporting students to successfully apply to leading global universities (90% of your time). Depending on your interest and capacity, you will also be exposed to other areas (10% of your time, outside of admissions season), across content production, school presentations and parent events. 

This is a role for someone looking to fledge their counseling skills across interesting and complex student applications, while at the same time supporting the establishment of an international startup recognized by institutions such as Forbes, Times Higher Education and IACAC, with plenty of personal and professional development growth opportunities.

About you

As a Guidance Coach, you will responsible for:

One-on-one student development (core function, 90% of your time)

- Guiding students along their entire university application journey (no more than 10 to 15 students of varying year level at any given time, depending on your capacity and interest), from forming their desired university list all the way to helping them decide which offer to choose. This starts with providing an in-depth assessment of students’ academic performance and designing an appropriate university application roadmap. It entails working with other Millie team members to coordinate and follow up on the students’ progress continuously. It also includes brainstorming personal statement ideas with the students by asking appropriate guiding questions, reviewing personal statement drafts and offering comments on how to improve.

- Providing general tips to students that will help enhance their overall academic and extra-curricular profile, including but not limited to activities planning, assistance on personal projects, internship suggestions, summer school programs, standardized test planning, portfolio preparation etc. 

- Reporting students’ progress to relevant parties, including the students themselves, their parents, their school counselors, other Millie team members periodically and answering any questions or concerns they might have with regards to the university application process. 

- Utilizing effectively different online collaboration platforms to ensure timely communication. 

Other areas (depending on interest and capacity, on average no more than 10% of your time)

Content Production

- Hosting webinars to share insights on different university application related topics, e.g. admission systems worldwide, personal statement writing, major navigating etc. 

- Writing counselor- or parent-facing articles to be published on our blog

- Contributing to our counselor and parent newsletter

Client Development

- Attending or hosting events on an ad-hoc basis, hosted directly by Millie or in conjunction with schools and other channel partners

- Taking parent consultations to inform parents about best course of action for their children and advising about best Millie programs 

- Taking part in business trips and roadshows to meet prospective and existing school partners, families and other channel partners

What we are looking for in a candidate:

Expertise across major university application systems (UCAS, Common App, Coalition App and Canadian application systems) and high school curricula (IB, AP, A Level). 

Interpersonal awareness with students, parents and school counselors. You understand that spending time getting to know students and interpreting how they feel and adapting to that is essential, especially when they don’t open up immediately or require time due to the amount of stress and workload they are under. 

Effective communication skills when conveying sometimes difficult messages to students, parents and school counselors, and when updating all different parties consistently. 

Results orientation in leading students to success. This involves developing challenging but achievable goals, with complete clarity and accountability systems in place. This also involves maintaining commitment to goals in the face of obstacles and frustrations, with a strong sense of urgency about solving problems and getting work done.

Thoroughness in delivering our programs. This includes strong attention to detail and being meticulous across each task, while having a relentless focus on not making mistakes that might be costly to the students. You are comfortable with checking the accuracy of your own and others’ work consistently, and are able to develop and use systems to organize and keep track of information and work progress, managing multiple timelines and tasks at the same time. 

Professionalism on a daily basis, when facing clients and key stakeholders, and in the way you conduct your work generally, adhering to the highest standards of integrity and trustworthiness.

Qualifications 

- Bachelor’s degree from leading global universities (e.g. top 30 US university or top 5 UK university)

- Relevant experience in educational consulting, university admissions, or in-school guidance counseling is a MUST

- Having worked abroad, or attended university in a country other than your own, or gone to an international high school, is a PLUS

- Proficiency in a second language is a PLUS