Industry: K-12 Education / School Network
Location: India
Experience: 10+ Years
Reporting To: CEO / Senior Leadership Team
Role Type: Senior Leadership
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced and data-driven VP – Student Retention to lead the organization’s student retention and Transfer Certificate (TC) control strategy across a network of 16+ schools.
The role will be responsible for ensuring that schools proactively identify and manage students who may be at risk of leaving, including new admissions during their critical early months, before a Transfer Certificate is issued.
The VP – Student Retention will establish a structured, organization-wide approach combining data analytics, early-warning systems, SOP governance, school-team accountability and targeted retention interventions.
This is a highly hands-on leadership role requiring close engagement with Principals, Vice Principals, Coordinators and Class Teachers across the school network.
Success will be measured through sustained reduction in TC volumes, stronger student retention,
improved recent-admission retention and consistent adoption of retention SOPs across schools.
Key Responsibilities 1. TC Trend Analysis & Early-Warning Systems
- Analyze historical TC and student attrition data to identify trends, patterns and high-risk segments.
- Identify risk factors associated with student exits, including new-admission attrition.
- Develop and maintain centralized MIS and dashboards for student retention and TC tracking.
- Establish early-warning indicators to proactively identify students at risk of leaving.
- Review school-level MIS submissions on a weekly basis for accuracy, completeness and timely escalation.
- Convert data insights into actionable retention strategies and interventions.
- Continuously refine the early-warning framework based on data, school feedback and changing student/parent circumstances.
2. SOP Governance & School Accountability
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