University Guidance & Student Profile Lead

Career Exploration | Student Profile Building | University Admissions – India & Global The NEST School | Chennai | Full-time The Prospect 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 strong communicator and relationship-builder with teenagers and parents. ·

Analytical and able to connect student interests, academics and aspirations to realistic pathways. ·

Proactive, with strong ownership and follow-through. ·

Comfortable managing multiple students, applications and deadlines simultaneously. ·

Passionate about careers, higher education and helping young people discover their potential.

Experience

Strong preference for candidates who have worked in structured student guidance environments , particularly organisations that take students through: Career Exploration → Profile Building → University Guidance → Application Relevant backgrounds include: ·

University / college admissions and counselling organisations ·

Student profile-building organisations ·

Career & university guidance organisations ·

IB / Cambridge / international schools ·

Higher-education institutions Experience working with

IB, Cambridge or international-school students , and guiding applications to both Indian and international universities , will be strongly valued.

What We Are Really Looking For We are looking for someone who has personally 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 are built over several years, not during application season , we would like to hear from you. Location:

Chennai |

Employment

Full-time

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