Job Description: Lead – Skill Development & Career Readiness

The Lead – Skill Development & Career Readiness will lead the University’s efforts to build the skills, competencies and career readiness of students for internships and placements. The role will be responsible for designing and implementing a structured, progressive skill-development framework across the student lifecycle, identifying skill gaps, coordinating relevant training interventions and tracking student readiness outcomes. The role will work closely with Schools, the placement and internship teams, industry partners and external training providers to ensure that students are equipped with the qualified, behavioural and job-readiness skills required for successful career outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Skill Development & Career Readiness
Develop and implement a University-wide skill development and career readiness framework aligned to the needs of students across programmes and years of study.
Identify skill and competency gaps through structured assessments, student data,



employer feedback and inputs from Schools.
Design a progressive training roadmap covering communication, aptitude, problem solving, teamwork, leadership, professional effectiveness, workplace readiness and other employability skills.
Ensure that career preparation begins early in the student lifecycle and progresses towards internship and placement readiness.
Define clear readiness benchmarks and track students against these benchmarks.
Training, Assessment & Development Interventions
Prepare and execute the annual skill development and career readiness calendar for students.
Design, curate and coordinate workshops, boot camps, assessments, mock interviews, group discussions, resume preparation and other placement-readiness interventions.
Work with Schools to identify programme-specific and domain skill requirements and facilitate suitable interventions, certifications and industry-led learning.
Identify and engage appropr

📌 Lead – Skill Development (Devanahalli)
🏢 Chanakya University
📍 Devanahalli