Student Welfare Associate

BITS Law School, Mumbai welcomes applications for a full-time appointment of a compassionate and qualified on-campus Student Welfare Associate.

Location:

BITS Law School Mumbai Joining:
Immediate

Job Description and

Key Requirements:

- End-to-end planning, support, and execution of the yearly events and traditions (such as Orientation Week, Student fests, Clubs carnivals) and Celebrations (such as Diwali and Christmas).
- Coordinate the day-to-day affairs of the Student Welfare Office, including mentoring the Student Council, Committees, clubs, and societies to plan and schedule their activities, maintaining extra-curricular events calendar, monitoring all financial transactions and grants, evaluate and manage risks, personnel and resource management etc.
- Assist with the conduct of all co-curricular and extracurricular activities organized by the Office, including but not limited to intra- and inter-university events.
- Support the students for participation in off-campus co-curricular and extra-curricular events and guide them on various logistics involved, including but not limited to finances, accommodation, etc.
- Come up with a framework to assess risk liability for events, and ensure stakeholders across the spectrum are familiar with institutional guidelines for emergencies and respond as needed
- Support students and Operations to manage the use of creative spaces for students (Dance, Music, Art Studios) by monitoring their proper use and ensuring regulatory protocols are complied with.
- Communicate and follow-up with both internal – Program, Admin, Library, and IT and external stakeholders to ensure coordination and collaboration among all involved on behalf of the Office.
- Hold regular office hours to meet with students and be proactive in addressing their concerns. Redirect feedback from these meetings to respective departments to assist the student community.
- Support relevant planning and policy-making efforts of the institute to create a positive campus environment for all students.
- Assist in identifying risks and concerns of individual students and participate in institutional process and guidelines for emergencies and response.
- Participate in planning for student Merit and Achievement awards to awards students who have gone above and beyond their call of duty.

Essential Academic Qualifications &

Required Competencies:

- Excellent academic record and a Master’s Degree or allied areas with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade on a point scale wherever a grading system is followed)
- Good IT/tech skills, with excellent interpersonal skills, ability to manage multiple responses, good communication skills (verbal and written), coordination and attention to detail.
- Ability to mentor young adults from diverse backgrounds in leadership and management
- Excellent organizational skills to coordinate large-scale events, workshops, off-campus participation, etc.
- Administrative skills such as archiving, budgeting, and policy making
- Professionalism and confidentiality
- Team player with the ability to work, liaison, and collaborate with diverse stakeholders
- Ability to juggle multiple priorities and meet deadlines with varying degrees of pressure
- Willingness to provide on-call coverage at short notice for crisis management

Compensation:

Competitive compensation structure, which is commensurate with qualifications and experience, and as per standard at leading law schools/universities in India.