Job Description

Career Counsellor

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OSCAR Foundation | Mumbai | Full-time | ₹35,000-₹60,000 per month | 5+ years' experience

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Help young people see a future they can believe in.

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At OSCAR Foundation, we use sports as a tool for social change - helping children stay in school, build life skills and realise their potential.

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We are now looking for a Career Counsellor to help take this journey further by supporting children and young people from Grade 8 onwards to understand their strengths, their career options, explore possibilities and make informed decisions about their future.

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This is more than a counselling role.

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You will have the opportunity to build OSCAR's Youth Career Readiness programme - shaping the curriculum, training our coaches and creating experiences that help young people connect education with the world of work.

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What you will own:

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- Conduct individual and group career counselling for young people.
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- Conduct Aptitude tests
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- Design and continuously improve an engaging, practical career-readiness curriculum.
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- Train and enable OSCAR coaches to deliver career-readiness sessions.
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- Create career exposure through professionals, mentors,



institutions and workplace interactions.
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- Track outcomes and use young people's feedback to continuously improve the programme.
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We are looking for someone who:

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- Has 5+ years of experience in career counselling, youth development, education, employability, L&D; or a related field.
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- Enjoys working directly with adolescents and young people.
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- Is a robust counsellor, facilitator and communicator.
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- Can create engaging content and turn complex career choices into practical conversations.
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- Is passionate about creating opportunities for young people from diverse backgrounds.
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Why join OSCAR?

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You will not be stepping into a fixed playbook.

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You will build something, shape how we prepare young people for their future and potentially influence the lives of hundreds of young people across our programmes.

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Report to: Chief Operating Officer

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Location: Mumbai

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Compensation: ₹35,000-₹60,000 per month, based on experience

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If you believe every young person deserves the opportunity to discover what they can become, we would love to hear from you.

📌 Career Counselor (Mumbai)
🏢 OSCAR Foundation
📍 Mumbai