Role Purpose:

The Director — Arts & Culture is responsible for the strategic leadership, administration and growth of extracurricular arts and cultural activity across the Lucknow Campus, spanning fine arts, performing arts (music, dance, dramatics/theatre), literary arts and cultural clubs and societies.

The incumbent leads the Lucknow Campus's participation in AIU (Association of Indian Universities) Zonal and All India Inter-University Youth Festivals and other inter-university cultural competitions, builds and trains a pipeline of nationally competitive student talent, and oversees the campus's own flagship cultural fests and events, ensuring students have structured, well-resourced avenues for artistic and cultural development alongside their academic pursuits.

The role carries end-to-end responsibility for cultural clubs and societies governance, talent identification and training, cultural infrastructure, budget management, and competition readiness, aligned with the University's standards of excellence and institutional reputation in the arts and cultural domain. Reporting directly to the Vice Chancellor, Lucknow Campus reflects the strategic priority placed on the campus's cultural and co-curricular profile.

Key Responsibilities:

AIU Zonal & National Competition Leadership

Student Clubs & Societies Governance:

Campus Cultural Fests & Flagship Events





Talent Identification & Training

Cultural Infrastructure & Facilities

Budget & Resource Management

External & Institutional Coordination

Governance, Compliance & Reporting

Educational Qualification:

Master's or Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Mass Communication, or a related discipline.

Experience:

Minimum 10–15 years of relevant experience in cultural administration, performing/fine arts instruction, or event leadership in a higher-education institution, with a demonstrable track record of preparing and leading contingents to AIU Zonal/National competitions and managing large-scale cultural events, including experience leading teams.

Leadership Expectations:

The Director — Arts & Culture is expected to demonstrate

Robust artistic/cultural domain expertise combined with sound administrative leadership

Ability to identify, nurture and train competition-ready student talent

Creative vision balanced with budget and operational discipline

Effective coordination across clubs, academic departments, CEMD and external cultural bodies

Integrity, fairness and professionalism in managing selections and competitions

Call me at (phone hidden) (Sahil)

Pay: ₹200,000.00 - ₹240,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person

📌 Director — Arts & Culture(DACA) (Lucknow)
🏢 Chandigarh University
📍 Lucknow