University Guidance & Student Profile Lead /n Career Exploration | Student Profile Building | University Admissions – India & Global /n The NEST School | Chennai | Full-time /n The Opportunity /n At The NEST School, we believe university guidance begins long before Grade 12. /n 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. /n 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. /n What You Will Do /n /n

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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





/n /n Who We Are Looking For /n We are looking for someone who is: /n /n

- Exceptionally organised, systematic and detail-oriented.

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- A strong communicator and relationship-builder with teenagers and parents.

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

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- Proactive, with strong ownership and follow-through.

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- Comfortable managing multiple students, applications and deadlines simultaneously.

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

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

- University / college admissions and counselling organisations

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- Student profile-building organisations

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- Career & university guidance organisations

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- IB / Cambridge / international schools

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- Higher-education institutions

/n /n Experience working with IB, Cambridge or international-school students, and guiding applications to both Indian and international universities, will be strongly valued. /n What We Are Really Looking For /n 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. /n You should be able to bring together: /n The empathy of a counsellor + the thinking of a strategist + the rigour of an operations professional. /n If you believe great university outcomes are built over several years, not during application season, we would like to hear from you. /n Location: Chennai | Employment: Full-time

📌 University Guidance and Career Counselling (Madurai)
🏢 The NEST School Chennai
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