Job Summary

We are looking for a Centre VM & Upkeep Manager who will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing the visual appeal, ambience, presentation and overall upkeep of IPSAA's preschool and daycare centres.

The role requires a skilled who understands visual merchandising, space utilisation, display planning, interior presentation, facility upkeep and brand consistency. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring that every centre reflects IPSAA's brand identity and provides a clean, welcoming, attractive, safe and child-friendly environment for children, parents, employees and visitors.

The individual will work closely with centre heads, operations, administration, maintenance vendors and the central management team to establish standardised visual and upkeep guidelines and ensure their consistent implementation across all centres.

Key Responsibilities

1. Visual Merchandising & Centre Presentation

- Develop and implement visual merchandising standards and guidelines for all IPSAA centres.
- Ensure classrooms, reception areas, activity rooms, corridors, waiting areas and common spaces are aesthetically appealing, organised and well presented.
- Plan and execute age-appropriate, colourful, creative and child-friendly displays across centres.
- Ensure effective utilisation of available space, furniture, fixtures, storage units and display areas.
- Maintain consistency in visual presentation, colour schemes, layouts and overall ambience across all centres.
- Periodically refresh displays, wall graphics, learning corners, activity boards and decorative elements.
- Ensure that all centre spaces reflect IPSAA's brand identity and positioning.

2. Centre Upkeep & Infrastructure Maintenance

- Monitor the overall physical condition, maintenance and upkeep of all centres.
- Ensure classrooms, reception areas, washrooms, play areas, kitchens and common spaces are clean, hygienic and properly maintained.
- Conduct regular centre inspections to identify maintenance gaps,



repair requirements and improvement opportunities.
- Coordinate with centre teams, administration and maintenance vendors for timely resolution of identified issues.
- Monitor the condition of furniture, fixtures, electrical fittings, flooring, walls, doors, windows and other infrastructure elements.
- Ensure preventive maintenance schedules are followed to minimise breakdowns and deterioration.
- Track maintenance complaints and ensure timely closure of pending issues.

3. Branding, Signage & Brand Compliance

- Ensure proper implementation and maintenance of IPSAA branding across all centres.
- Monitor the condition, placement and visibility of indoor and outdoor signage, branding elements, standees, posters and information displays.
- Ensure all branding and communication materials are appropriately displayed and aligned with approved brand guidelines.
- Identify outdated, damaged or poorly maintained branding elements and coordinate their replacement.
- Ensure uniformity in the presentation of reception areas, classrooms and other customer-facing spaces.

4. Centre Audits & Quality Monitoring

- Conduct periodic centre visits and comprehensive visual merchandising and upkeep audits.
- Develop standardised inspection checklists and centre-wise evaluation parameters.
- Evaluate centres on cleanliness, presentation, visual appeal, maintenance, branding and overall ambience.
- Identify gaps and prepare action plans with clear responsibilities and timelines.
- Follow up with centre heads and relevant departments to ensure corrective actions are implemented.




- Maintain centre-wise audit reports, photographs, observations and improvement trackers.
- Monitor improvement in centre standards through periodic assessments.

5. Vendor & Maintenance Coordination

- Coordinate with contractors, carpenters, electricians, painters, housekeeping agencies, signage vendors and other service providers.
- Obtain quotations, assess requirements and support cost-effective execution of maintenance and improvement activities.
- Monitor the quality, timelines and completion of vendor-related work.
- Ensure maintenance and VM-related expenses are within approved budgets.
- Identify opportunities to optimise maintenance costs without compromising quality, safety or aesthetics.

6. New Centre Setup & Renovation Support

- Support the setup and development of new IPSAA centres from a visual merchandising and infrastructure perspective.
- Assist in space planning, furniture placement, display arrangements, signage and overall centre presentation.
- Coordinate with internal teams and vendors during centre setup, renovation and refurbishment activities.
- Ensure new centres are aligned with IPSAA's prescribed design, branding and operational standards before launch.
- Support the development of standard layouts, specifications and visual guidelines for future centre expansions.

7. Reporting & Management Coordination

- Prepare periodic centre-wise VM and upkeep reports highlighting observations, gaps and improvement areas.
- Maintain a tracker of maintenance requests, pending jobs, audit scores and closure timelines.
- Coordinate with centre heads and the central operations team to ensure timely execution of improvement initiatives.
- Provide regular updates to management on centre conditions, maintenance requirements and improvement projects.

Recommend initiatives to enhance centre aesthetics, functionality, space utilisation and overall parent experience.

📌 Centre VM & Upkeep Manager (Gurugram)
🏢 Ipsaa Holdings
📍 Gurugram