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 solid communicator and relationship-builder with teenagers and parents.

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