University Guidance & Student Profile Lead

Career Exploration | Student Profile Building | University Admissions – India & Global

The NEST School | Chennai | Full-time

The Opportunity

At The NEST School, we believe university guidance begins long before Grade 12.

We are looking for a University Guidance & Student Profile Lead to own the journey of our learners through high school — from understanding their interests and strengths, to exploring careers, building a meaningful student profile, identifying the right university pathways and successfully navigating applications in India and around the world.

This is not a conventional university counselling role. We are looking for someone who can combine deep student understanding with exceptional systems, organisation and execution.

What You Will Do

· Build a deep understanding of each student's interests, strengths, aspirations and potential.

· Guide students through career exploration and informed academic/pathway choices.

· Develop individual student profiles and multi-year action plans.





· Identify meaningful opportunities for students to build their profiles through projects, research, internships, competitions, leadership and other experiences.

· Guide students and families in identifying right-fit universities and courses in India and globally.

· Manage the university application process end-to-end, including shortlisting, timelines, documentation, essays, recommendations, submissions and follow-up.

· Build rigorous systems to track students, applications, requirements, deadlines and stakeholder responsibilities.

· Work closely with students, parents, teachers and universities, ensuring clear and timely communication.

· Build and continuously improve the school's University Guidance & Career Counselling framework.

Who We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone who is:

· Exceptionally organised, systematic and detail-oriented.

· A robust communicator and relationship-builder with teenagers an

📌 University Pathways and Profile Development Lead (Chennai)
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