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 transparent 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.
· Analyt

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