Assistant Dean - Academic Programme Development

Medhavi Skills University; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Leadership role

Industry collaboration

Job summary

Medhavi Skills University seeks an Academic Content Development Expert to own end-to-end curriculum and skill-integrated programmes. You will collaborate with academic and industry SMEs to design learning materials, assessments, and on-the-job training components.

The role emphasizes LOCF/CCFUP, NCrF alignment, and strong academic writing for publishable material, with responsibilities spanning content, benchmarking, and market-ready offerings.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree in relevant discipline; PhD an advantage.
• 5–8 years in curriculum development or instructional design.
• Experience in online/ODL curriculum development preferred.
• SME coordination with academic and industry panels desired.
• Strong written communication and content authorship skills.

Responsibilities

• R&D to identify new product/programme opportunities aligned with policy and industry demand.
• Lead programme identification, learner segment, structure and positioning.
• Design curriculums consistent with UGC requirements and NSQF-aligned norms.
• Develop Self-Paced Learning Material and Student Study Material for courses.
• Create assessment schemas, rubrics, and evaluation methods.
• Build question banks and ensure outcome alignment for assessments.
• Prepare content for brochures and website copy for marketing.

Skills

Curriculum design

Instructional design

Academic writing

SME coordination

CO-PO mapping

Bloom’s Taxonomy

Education

Postgraduate degree

Doctoral qualification

Job description

5 - 8 years

Gurgaon

Full-Time

About Medhavi Skills University

Medhavi Skills University (MSU) is a government-notified private State Skills University established under a State Act in Sikkim in 2021, dedicated to advancing quality skill-integrated higher education and entrepreneurship. Recognised by the UGC and aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, MSU is a pioneer in converging the skilling ecosystem with formal higher education through its “Industry as Campus” model. The University collaborates extensively with industries and Skill Development Institutes to deliver work-integrated degree programs embedding structured on-the-job training within the curriculum. MSU is a recognised Awarding Body under NCVET, empanelled with DGT, and serves as an anchor university partner with NSDC and the PMU of NSDC International- collectively reinforcing its demand-driven, industry-co-led academic framework. Ranked 4th among India’s Top Skill Universities in the Outlook ICARE Rankings 2025 and supported by over 11 defence partnerships along with multiple national recognitions, MSU stands among India’s leading skill-integrated higher education institutions.

Established in 2013, Medhavi Group is a unified ecosystem comprising MSU and various skill-promoting organisations, dedicated to advancing skill development, vocational training, and industry- integrated higher education. With a strong outcome-driven approach, the Group has trained over 6 lakh learners, achieving more than 70% employability outcomes, and currently supports 20,000+ active students across its diverse programs. Medhavi Group continues to bridge the gap between education and employment by building scalable, industry-aligned talent pathways across India. Work Integrated Skill based Higher Education (WISE) is Medhavi’s flagship industry-integrated initiative built on the principle of “Industry as Campus.” It combines academic learning with structured on-the- job training, ensuring students graduate with real work experience and industry-ready skills. Through deep, outcome-driven partnerships with over 300+ leading industry and skill partners across 26+ sectors including Hyundai, Mahindra, IHG Group, Nephroplus, Barbeque Nation, Nexus Select Malls, ClassPlus, Tata Electronics, Marriott, ITC, and others- WISE enables learners to acquire role- specific competencies directly within live business environments. WISE creates a demand-driven talent pipeline for industries that enhances employability, improves workforce productivity, and bridges the industry skill gap.

The Academic Content Development Expert owns the end-to-end intellectual design of academic and skill-integrated programmes — from opportunity identification through curriculum design, learning-material authorship, assessment design and go-to-market content support — working closely with academic and industry Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to ensure every deliverable meets both pedagogical and industry-relevance standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct research and development (R&D) to identify new product/programme opportunities, tracking market, policy (UGC/AICTE/NCVET/NCrF) and industry-demand signals relevant to the institution’s portfolio.
• Lead product/programme identification — defining target learner segment, programme structure, credit framework and positioning for each new offering.
• Design and develop curriculum for new and existing programmes/courses, consistent with UGC
• LOCF/CCFUP, NCrF and, where applicable, NSQF-aligned skill-integration norms.
• Coordinate structured curriculum review with academic and industry SMEs; capture, evaluate and incorporate SME recommendations into the final curriculum design.
• Author and develop Self-Paced Learning Material (SLM) — including full-length books/course manuals — and Student Study Material for each course/programme.
• Route SLM drafts to academic and industry SMEs for review; consolidate and incorporate SME recommendations into final publishable material.
• Design the assessment schema for each course/programme — assessment structure, weightages, rubrics and evaluation methodology — consistent with the institution's Academic Program Development SOP.
• Develop question banks (formative and summative) for each course/programme assessment, ensuring outcome alignment and appropriate difficulty distribution.
• Prepare raw content/input decks for programme brochures and website copy, to be handed off to the business/marketing team for design and publishing.

Qualifications & Skills Required:

• Postgraduate degree in the relevant academic discipline preferably in Engineering, Education, or Curriculum & Instructional Design; a doctoral qualification is an added advantage.
• Minimum 5–8 years of experience in curriculum development, instructional design, or academic content authorship, preferably spanning both academic and industry/skill-based programme design.
• University working background in the Online/ODL content and curriculum development.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating SME panels (academic and industry) and converting SME input into finished curriculum/content.
• Strong instructional design and outcome-based curriculum design skills (CO-PO mapping, Bloom’s Taxonomy application)
• Excellent academic writing and content-authorship ability, including full-length SLM/book development
• Working knowledge of UGC/AICTE/NCVET regulatory and credit frameworks (LOCF, CCFUP, NCrF, NSQF)
• Assessment and question-bank design expertise
• Stakeholder management — ability to run structured SME review cycles across academic and industry panels
• Strong written communication for brochure/marketing content input

What We Offer

• Opportunity to architect and scale a future-focused, industry-integrated higher education ecosystem.
• Competitive compensation with performance-linked incentives.
• Leadership role in a rapidly growing national skills and university platform.
• The opportunity to create a measurable impact on employability and workforce transformation at scale.

Medhavi Skills University is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.