Position Summary
The Director – Student Affairs is responsible for designing, implementing, and continuously strengthening a comprehensive student and campus wellbeing ecosystem that promotes academic success, emotional resilience, professional conduct, and holistic development.
The role requires a highly mature leader capable of handling sensitive student matters including counselling interventions, crisis management, behavioural guidance, and wellbeing programs while ensuring alignment with institutional values and regulatory expectations.
The Director will work closely with Academic Leadership, Human Resources, Student Affairs, Residential Life, and Campus Administration to create a psychologically safe, inclusive, and high-performance campus culture.
This position reports to the Vice Chancellor.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic Leadership – Student Welfare & Wellbeing
a) Develop and implement the University’s Student Welfare Strategy aligned with University vision.
b) Establish a structured student support framework covering academic stress, mental wellbeing, adjustment challenges, discipline, and personal development.
c) Design early intervention systems to identify at-risk students.
d) Develop policies related to student wellbeing, conduct, grievance handling, and behavioural standards.
e) Present periodic welfare reports to University leadership.
2. Student Counselling & Psychological Support
a) Establish and supervise a professional counselling ecosystem including internal counsellors and external specialists.
b) Provide leadership oversight for Academic stress counselling, Personal counselling, Behavioural counselling, Crisis intervention support and Emotional wellbeing programs
c) Personally handle complex, sensitive, or high-impact counselling cases when required.
d) Ensure confidentiality, ethical standards, and professional counselling protocols.
e) Develop referral networks with mental health professionals and healthcare providers.
f) Implement awareness programs on mental health, stress management, and emotional intelligence.
3. Training & Development Programs (In coordination with HR)
a) Conduct faculty development sessions on mentoring and student engagement.
b) Organize orientation programs for new employees on student engagement philosophy.
c) Design behavioural training modules for wardens, mentors, and student-facing staff.
4. Student Mentorship & Support Systems
a) Oversee academic and non-academic mentorship frameworks.
b) Establish structured mentoring mechanisms connecting students with faculty and staff.
c) Strengthen peer mentoring initiatives.
d) Monitor student engagement indicators and intervene when necessary.
e) Develop life-skills programs covering Adaptability, Professional behaviour, Time management, Communication skills and Responsible citizenship.
5. Student Grievance & Disciplinary Support
a) Provide leadership oversight of student grievance redressal mechanisms.
b) Ensure fair, transparent, and timely resolution processes.
c) Serve as a neutral authority in sensitive student matters.
d) Support disciplinary committees where behavioural interventions are required.
e) Focus on corrective development rather than purely punitive measures.
6. Campus Climate & Culture Development
a) Drive initiatives to build a respectful, inclusive, and safe campus environment.
b) Promote diversity, inclusion, and student belonging initiatives.
c) Conduct campus climate assessments.
d) Design engagement programs improving student satisfaction and retention.
e) Promote responsible digital and social conduct.
f) Work in coordination with HR department for training sessions.
7. Crisis Management & Student Risk Intervention
a) Lead response mechanisms for student emergencies and sensitive situations.
b) Work with key stake holders during crisis situations.
c) Develop student safety protocols.
d) Provide post-incident counselling interventions.
e) Establish escalation frameworks for critical student situations.
Pay: ₹1,000,000.00 - ₹1,500,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
