University Guidance & Student Profile LeadCareer Exploration | Student Profile Building | University Admissions – India & GlobalThe NEST School | Chennai | Full-timeThe Opportunity At The NEST School, we believe university guidance beginslong before Grade 12 .We are looking for aUniversity Guidance & Student Profile Leadto 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 inIndia and around the world .This isnot a conventional university counselling role. We are looking for someone who can combinedeep student understanding with exceptional systems, organisation and execution .What You Will Do ·Build a deep understanding of each student'sinterests, strengths, aspirations and potential .·Guide students throughcareer exploration and informed academic/pathway choices .·Develop individualstudent 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 identifyingright-fit universities and coursesin India and globally.·Manage the university application process end-to-end, includingshortlisting, timelines, documentation, essays, recommendations, submissions and follow-up .·Build rigorous systems to trackstudents, applications, requirements, deadlines and stakeholder responsibilities .·Work closely withstudents, parents, teachers and universities,



ensuring clear and timely communication.·Build and continuously improve the school'sUniversity Guidance & Career Counselling framework .Who We Are Looking For We are looking for someone who is:·Exceptionally organised, systematic and detail-oriented.·A strong communicator and relationship-builder with teenagers and parents.·Analytical and able to connect student interests, academics and aspirations to realistic pathways.·Proactive, with robust ownership and follow-through.·Comfortable managing multiple students, applications and deadlines simultaneously.·Passionate about careers, higher education and helping young people discover their potential.ExperienceStrong preference for candidates who have worked in structured student guidance environments, particularly organisations that take students through:Career Exploration → Profile Building → University Guidance → ApplicationRelevant backgrounds include:·University / college admissions and counselling organisations·Student profile-building organisations·Career & university guidance organisations·IB / Cambridge / international schools·Higher-education institutionsExperience working withIB, Cambridge or international-school students, and guiding applications toboth Indian and international universities, will be strongly valued.What We Are Really Looking For We are looking for someone who haspersonally managed students through a structured, step-by-step journey, rather than someone who only provides university information or application support.You should be able to bring together:The empathy of a counsellor + the thinking of a strategist + the rigour of an operations professional.If you believe great university outcomes arebuilt over several years, not during application season, we would like to hear from you.Location:Chennai |Employment:Full-time

📌 University Guidance And Career Counselling (Maharashtra)
🏢 The NEST School Chennai
📍 Maharashtra