Assistant Director / Senior Manager – Learning and Development, Career Development Centre

Ahmedabad University; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Ahmedabad University seeks a senior L&D leader to design and deliver employability-focused learning interventions for students across programmes. You will identify needs, build annual roadmaps, and partner with Placements & Internships to align with industry expectations.

With 10–12 years in learning and development, higher education, or corporate L&D, you will drive calendars, budgets, and impact, working with multiple internal and external stakeholders to advance student readiness for

Qualifications

• 10–12 years of relevant experience in Learning & Development, Talent Development, Career Services, Employability, or Capability Building.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development and delivery of learning interventions that enhance student employability and prepare students for internships, placements and successful transitions into the workplace.
• Assess student learning and development needs; build annual roadmaps and interventions for different stages of the student career journey.
• Collaborate with Placements & Internships to align with industry expectations and recruiter feedback.
• Design and facilitate development interventions to support self-awareness, confidence, resilience, and professional identity.
• Independently facilitate high-impact workshops and learning sessions; engage external trainers and subject matter experts.
• Develop mechanisms to assess learning outcomes; track participation, progress and impact; maintain documentation and dashboards.

Skills

Learning Strategy

Instructional Design

Facilitation

Presentation Skills

Industry Orientation

Data-driven

Communication Skills

Independent Working

Innovation & Improvement

Job description

The incumbent will lead the design, development and delivery of learning interventions that enhance student employability and prepare students for internships, placements and successful transitions into the workplace.

Responsibilities:

Learning Needs Identification and Strategy

• Assess student learning and development needs in alignment with placement, internship, and career-readiness requirements.
• Work closely with the Placements & Internships team to identify competency gaps based on industry expectations, recruiter feedback, student performance, and emerging market trends.
• Develop an annual learning and development roadmap for students across programmes and cohorts.
• Build structured interventions for different stages of the student career journey.
• Identify developmental barriers that may affect students' confidence, career decision-making, professional behaviour, or preparedness for internships and placements.

Student Development, Counselling and Personality Development Interventions

• Design and facilitate developmental interventions to support students in building self-awareness, confidence, resilience, and professional identity.
• Provide individual or group-based career and developmental guidance to students facing challenges related to career choices, placement preparedness, confidence, motivation, or professional development.
• Help students identify their strengths, areas for development, interests, and career aspirations through structured developmental conversations and appropriate assessment tools.
• Develop interventions for students who may require additional support in areas such as communication, confidence, interview anxiety, professional behaviour, or adapting to workplace expectations.
• Partner with relevant internal student support or counselling functions where specialised psychological or mental health intervention is required.
• Maintain appropriate confidentiality and professional boundaries in all student interactions.

Facilitation and Programme Delivery

• Independently facilitate high-impact workshops and learning sessions for students.
• Engage external trainers, industry professionals, alumni, and subject matter experts for specialised programmes.
• Ensure consistency and quality of learning delivery across programmes.
• Adapt learning interventions based on student profiles, academic disciplines, and career aspirations.

Assessment and Impact Measurement

• Develop mechanisms to assess student competency levels and learning outcomes.
• Track participation, progress, feedback, and effectiveness of learning interventions.
• Use data and feedback to continuously improve programme content and delivery.
• Measure the impact of L&D initiatives on student preparedness, internship outcomes, and placement readiness.
• Independently manage the end-to-end planning and execution of the L&D calendar.
• Manage budgets, vendors, trainers, schedules, logistics, and programme communication related to learning initiatives.
• Ensure timely execution of programmes in alignment with the placement and internship cycle.
• Maintain appropriate documentation, reports, and dashboards on L&D activities and outcomes.

Key Skills:

• Learning Strategy and Instructional Design
• Facilitation and Presentation Skills
• Industry Orientation
• Data and Outcome Orientation
• Strong Written and Verbal Communication
• Ability to Work Independently
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement

Experience:

• 10–12 years of relevant experience in Learning & Development, Talent Development, Career Services, Employability, or Capability Building.
• Experience in designing and delivering learning programmes for young adults, early-career professionals, or management students would be an advantage.
• Experience in higher education, consulting, corporate L&D, leadership development, or career services is desirable.

This is a senior individual contributor position. The role does not involve people management but requires the ability to independently conceptualise, drive, and execute the Learning & Development agenda for the Placements & Internships function while working with multiple internal and external stakeholders.