Role Summary:

The incumbent will lead the design, development and delivery of learning interventions that enhance student employability and prepare students for internships, placements and successful transitions into the workplace.

Responsibilities:

Learning Needs Identification and Strategy

- Assess student learning and development needs in alignment with placement, internship, and career-readiness requirements.
- Work closely with the Placements & Internships team to identify competency gaps based on industry expectations, recruiter feedback, student performance, and emerging market trends.
- Develop an annual learning and development roadmap for students across programmes and cohorts.
- Build structured interventions for different stages of the student career journey.
- Identify developmental barriers that may affect students' confidence, career decision-making, professional behaviour, or preparedness for internships and placements.

Student Development, Counselling and Personality Development Interventions

- Design and facilitate developmental interventions to support students in building self-awareness, confidence, resilience, and qualified identity.
- Provide individual or group-based career and developmental guidance to students facing challenges related to career choices, placement preparedness, confidence, motivation, or professional development.
- Help students identify their strengths, areas for development, interests, and career aspirations through structured developmental conversations and appropriate assessment tools.




- Develop interventions for students who may require additional support in areas such as communication, confidence, interview anxiety, professional behaviour, or adapting to workplace expectations.
- Partner with relevant internal student support or counselling functions where specialised psychological or mental health intervention is required.
- Maintain appropriate confidentiality and professional boundaries in all student interactions.

Facilitation and Programme Delivery

- Independently facilitate high-impact workshops and learning sessions for students.
- Engage external trainers, industry professionals, alumni, and subject matter experts for specialised programmes.
- Ensure consistency and quality of learning delivery across programmes.
- Adapt learning interventions based on student profiles, academic disciplines, and career aspirations.

Assessment and Impact Measurement

- Develop mechanisms to assess student competency levels and learning outcomes.
- Track participation, progress, feedback, and effectiveness of learning interventions.
- Use data and feedback to continuously improve programme content and delivery.
- Measure the impact of L&D; initiatives on student preparedness,



internship outcomes, and placement readiness.

Programme Management

- Independently manage the end-to-end planning and execution of the L&D; calendar.
- Manage budgets, vendors, trainers, schedules, logistics, and programme communication related to learning initiatives.
- Ensure timely execution of programmes in alignment with the placement and internship cycle.
- Maintain appropriate documentation, reports, and dashboards on L&D; activities and outcomes.

Key Skills:

- Learning Strategy and Instructional Design
- Facilitation and Presentation Skills
- Industry Orientation
- Data and Outcome Orientation
- Strong Written and Verbal Communication
- Ability to Work Independently
- Innovation and Continuous Improvement

Experience:

- 10–12 years of relevant experience in Learning & Development, Talent Development, Career Services, Employability, or Capability Building.
- Experience in designing and delivering learning programmes for young adults, early-career professionals, or management students would be an advantage.
- Experience in higher education, consulting, corporate L&D;, leadership development, or career services is desirable.

This is a senior individual contributor position. The role does not involve people management but requires the ability to independently conceptualise, drive, and execute the Learning & Development agenda for the Placements & Internships function while working with multiple internal and external stakeholders.

📌 Assistant Director / Senior Manager – Learning and Development, Career Development Centre (Ahmedabad)
🏢 Ahmedabad University
📍 Ahmedabad