Academy Operations Executive

https://drone-port.in/; Chennai District; On-site; INR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Front-row seat on the programme

Path into people operations, franchise

Job summary

Drone Port seeks an administrative coordinator to manage enrolment, batch scheduling and candidate records across training cycles. You will track attendance, coordinate with training partners for certification, and run the placement board to match pilots with station needs.

This role offers a front-row view of the network, with a path into people operations, franchise operations, or district management as you ensure audit-ready documentation and timely certificates.

Qualifications

• Two to four years in education, training or operations administration.
• Strong spreadsheet and record-keeping across hundreds of candidates.
• Fluent Tamil; clear communication with candidates and families.
• Organised to coordinate between training partners and stations.

Responsibilities

• Manage intake, batch scheduling and candidate records.
• Track attendance and progress, and raise a candidate at risk of dropping out early.
• Coordinate with training partners and examination bodies for certification.
• Run the placement board: qualified pilots, station requirements, and confirmed joins.
• Verify that a placed pilot actually started, and follow up at one and three months.
• Keep candidate documentation complete and audit-ready.
• Produce the monthly cohort, completion and placement report.

Skills

Spreadsheet proficiency

Record-keeping

Tamil language

Organised work style

Education

Experience in education/training/operations administration

Job description

The role

Every pilot in the network passes through the academy, and the paperwork behind them has to be right. You manage enrolment and batches, keep candidate records accurate, get certificates issued on time, and run the placement board that matches a newly qualified pilot to the station expecting them.

Key responsibilities

• Manage intake, batch scheduling and candidate records
• Track attendance and progress, and raise a candidate at risk of dropping out early
• Coordinate with training partners and examination bodies for certification
• Run the placement board: qualified pilots, station requirements, and confirmed joins
• Verify that a placed pilot actually started, and follow up at one and three months
• Keep candidate documentation complete and audit-ready
• Produce the monthly cohort, completion and placement report

Eligibility

• Two to four years in education, training or operations administration
• Strong spreadsheet and record-keeping discipline across hundreds of candidates
• Fluent Tamil; warm and clear with candidates and their families
• Organised enough that nothing falls between a training partner and a station

What you get

• A front-row seat on the programme that supplies the whole network
• A route into people operations, franchise operations or district management