University guidance and career counselling
The NEST School Chennai · Mannady (chennai), India
FULL TIMEpermanent
Job Description
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 strong communicator and relationship-builder with teenagers and parents.
· Analytical and able to connect student interests, academics and aspirations to realistic pathways.
· Proactive, with strong ownership and follow-through.
· Comfortable managing multiple students, applications and deadlines simultaneously.
· Passionate about careers, higher education and helping young people discover their potential.
Experience Strong preference for candidates who have worked in structured student guidance environments , particularly organisations that take students through:
Career Exploration → Profile Building → University Guidance → Application
Relevant backgrounds include:
· University / college admissions and counselling organisations
· Student profile-building organisations
· Career & university guidance organisations
· IB / Cambridge / international schools
· Higher-education institutions
Experience working with IB, Cambridge or international-school students , and guiding applications to both Indian and international universities , will be strongly valued.
What We Are Really Looking For 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.
You should be able to bring together:
The empathy of a counsellor + the thinking of a strategist + the rigour of an operations professional.
If you believe great university outcomes are built over several years, not during application season , we would like to hear from you.
Location: Chennai | Employment: Full-time
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 strong communicator and relationship-builder with teenagers and parents.
· Analytical and able to connect student interests, academics and aspirations to realistic pathways.
· Proactive, with strong ownership and follow-through.
· Comfortable managing multiple students, applications and deadlines simultaneously.
· Passionate about careers, higher education and helping young people discover their potential.
Experience Strong preference for candidates who have worked in structured student guidance environments , particularly organisations that take students through:
Career Exploration → Profile Building → University Guidance → Application
Relevant backgrounds include:
· University / college admissions and counselling organisations
· Student profile-building organisations
· Career & university guidance organisations
· IB / Cambridge / international schools
· Higher-education institutions
Experience working with IB, Cambridge or international-school students , and guiding applications to both Indian and international universities , will be strongly valued.
What We Are Really Looking For 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.
You should be able to bring together:
The empathy of a counsellor + the thinking of a strategist + the rigour of an operations professional.
If you believe great university outcomes are built over several years, not during application season , we would like to hear from you.
Location: Chennai | Employment: Full-time
Details
| Company | The NEST School Chennai |
| Location | Mannady (chennai), India |
| Type | FULL TIME |
| Niche | general |
| Experience | permanent |