University Guidance and Career Counselling

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