Head – New Ventures & Growth

About YS Group

YS Group is a growing education-focused organisation committed to delivering quality education, creating meaningful learning experiences and reaching more students and families. With a strong presence across school, higher education and skill-based initiatives, the Group continues to explore new opportunities to expand its reach and impact.

We are looking for a dynamic, entrepreneurial and result-oriented professional to join us as Head – New Ventures & Growth, with a mandate to identify, develop and drive opportunities that contribute to the Group's growth.

Position Overview

The Head – New Ventures & Growth will be responsible for driving new opportunities, admissions growth, parent outreach, strategic initiatives and new ventures across YS Group.

The role will require a combination of strategic thinking and hands-on execution. The person will work closely with the Director and senior leadership team to identify opportunities, convert them into actionable plans and ensure consistent execution.

This is not a conventional sales or admissions role. The position is intended for someone who can identify opportunities, build relationships, create initiatives and take ownership of converting opportunities into measurable growth.

Key Responsibilities

1. Growth & Business Development

- Identify new avenues for growth for YS Group across its existing and potential areas of operation.
- Develop and execute strategies for increasing student enrolment and strengthening the Group's overall student base.
- Identify new markets, communities, institutions and networks that can potentially connect with YS Group.
- Develop initiatives to reach more prospective students and parents.
- Track enquiries, conversions, admissions and other relevant growth metrics.
- Analyse trends and identify areas where additional growth opportunities may exist.
- Work with internal teams to convert identified opportunities into measurable outcomes.

2. New Ventures & Initiatives

- Identify and evaluate potential current ventures, programmes, services and initiatives for the Group.
- Conduct preliminary market research and assess the potential viability of new opportunities.
- Prepare proposals and business cases for consideration by the management.
- Coordinate with relevant internal teams for implementation of approved initiatives.
- Explore opportunities for new courses, programmes, partnerships, educational services and other initiatives aligned with the Group's vision.
- Support the management in evaluating potential expansion opportunities.

3. Parent Connect & Outreach

- Develop a strong network of prospective parents, students, professionals, institutions and community stakeholders.
- Personally engage with prospective parents wherever required.
- Conduct meetings, presentations and interactions with prospective families.
- Communicate the academic strengths, achievements, educational philosophy and differentiators of YS Group.




- Develop meaningful parent-connect initiatives that can generate future admissions opportunities.
- Maintain systematic records of prospective-parent interactions and follow-ups.
- Ensure that prospective opportunities are followed through until a clear outcome is achieved.

4. Admissions Growth

- Work closely with Principals, Vice Principals, Coordinators, Admissions Teams and other relevant stakeholders to support admission growth.
- Identify sources and channels that generate quality admissions.
- Develop and monitor admission pipelines.
- Analyse conversion ratios and identify bottlenecks in the admission process.
- Suggest improvements in the admission journey and parent experience.
- Encourage and develop internal referral and outreach opportunities.
- Work towards building a sustainable admissions pipeline rather than relying only on seasonal admission activity.

5. Strategic Partnerships

- Identify potential partnerships with schools, colleges, corporates, institutions, communities and other relevant organisations.
- Explore mutually beneficial collaborations that can expand the reach or capabilities of YS Group.
- Initiate and maintain relationships with relevant external stakeholders.
- Present proposals and opportunities to management for consideration.
- Coordinate the execution of approved partnerships.

6. Market Intelligence

- Regularly monitor developments in the education sector.
- Study competing institutions, emerging educational models and changing parent/student expectations.
- Identify gaps and opportunities in the market.
- Share actionable insights with the management.
- Recommend initiatives that can strengthen the Group's positioning and competitiveness.

7. Reporting & Review

The incumbent will be required to maintain regular reporting on:

- New opportunities identified
- Prospective parents/organisations contacted
- Meetings and interactions conducted
- Admission opportunities generated
- Admissions converted
- Partnerships initiated
- New initiatives under development
- Pipeline and expected outcomes
- Key challenges and support required
- Progress against agreed growth objectives

A monthly growth report should be submitted to the management, along with regular updates on significant opportunities.

Key Performance Indicators

Performance will be assessed through a combination of quantitative and qualitative parameters, including:

- Growth in student admissions
- Quality of admission pipeline generated
- Parent/prospective-family outreach
- Conversion of identified opportunities
- New initiatives successfully developed




- Current partnerships established
- Revenue/growth opportunities identified
- Execution of approved new ventures
- Quality and sustainability of relationships developed
- Contribution towards the overall growth of YS Group
- Initiative, ownership and ability to independently drive opportunities

Desired Candidate Profile

We are looking for an individual who is:

- Highly proactive and entrepreneurial in approach.
- Comfortable meeting and speaking with prospective parents and external stakeholders.
- Strong in relationship building and networking.
- Capable of converting ideas into action.
- Comfortable working with targets and measurable outcomes.
- Strong in communication and presentation.
- Able to work independently while collaborating effectively with senior teams.
- Commercially aware and capable of identifying opportunities.
- Persistent with follow-ups and relationship management.
- Comfortable travelling locally or outside the campus for meetings and outreach.
- Able to work in a fast-moving and evolving environment.

Experience

- Experience in business development, admissions, education, outreach, sales, partnerships, consulting, entrepreneurship or a similar growth-oriented role will be preferred.
- Experience within the education sector will be an advantage but should not be mandatory for the right candidate.

Education

A bachelor's or master's degree in any relevant discipline from a recognised institution.

What We Expect

This role requires someone who does not wait for opportunities to come to them.

The ideal candidate should be able to:

Identify → Initiate → Connect → Develop → Convert → Follow Through

The person should have the ability to look beyond existing systems and ask:

“Where can YS Group grow next, whom can we reach, what opportunity are we missing, and what can we do differently to create that growth?”Compensation & Growth

Compensation will be commensurate with the candidate's experience, capability and suitability for the role.

The position also offers significant scope for performance-linked growth and increased responsibility based on the individual's contribution to the growth and development of YS Group.

Why Join YS Group?

- Opportunity to work directly with the senior leadership team.
- Opportunity to build and lead new initiatives.
- High degree of ownership and autonomy.
- Exposure to multiple areas of the education sector.
- Opportunity to create measurable social and organisational impact.
- Scope to grow the role into a larger strategic leadership position as the Group expands.

Job Type: Full time

Pay: ₹35,000.00 - ₹45,000.00 per month

Benefits:

- Commuter assistance

Education:

- Master's (Required)

Experience:

- Management: 3 years (Required)

Language:

- English (Required)

Location:

- Barnala, Punjab (Barnala) (Required)

Willingness to travel:

- 25% (Required)

Work Location: On the road

📌 Head – Growth & New Ventures (Barnala)
🏢 YS Group
📍 Barnala