We are looking for a hands‑on, high-ownership Campus Operations and Student Experience Manager to oversee day‑to‑day campus and residential operations. You will work closely with students, faculty, leadership, vendors and internal teams to build a safe, efficient and engaging campus environment.
The candidate will have responsibilities across the following functions:
Campus Operations and Administration:
- Own day‑to‑day campus operations, including facilities, maintenance, housekeeping, security, food services and hostel coordination.
- Manage vendors and service providers, ensuring service quality, hygiene, safety, cost efficiency and SLA adherence.
- Develop and implement SOPs, checklists, operational processes and escalation mechanisms.
- Manage on‑ground teams, allocate responsibilities and ensure timely execution.
- Monitor operational performance through trackers, MIS and dashboards.
Student Experience and Engagement:
- Own the student experience across onboarding, engagement, welfare, feedback, concerns, discipline and grievance resolution.
- Coordinate with academic teams to ensure smooth program delivery, assessments and student support.
- Plan and execute orientations, workshops, events and community‑building initiatives.
- Address student concerns proactively and ensure timely resolution of escalations.
- Build a supportive campus culture that encourages student participation, accountability and well-being.
Stakeholder and Operational Management:
- Coordinate with Academic, Admissions, Career, Finance, HR and Leadership teams to ensure seamless campus functioning.
- Manage relationships with vendors, service providers, faculty and other external stakeholders.
- Identify recurring operational challenges and drive root‑cause analysis and continuous improvement.
- Support campus readiness, resource planning and operational scaling as the institution grows.
- Ensure adherence to campus safety, hygiene, security and service-quality standards.
Requirements:
- 3-7 years of relevant experience in campus operations, student operations, residential operations, hospitality, education/EdTech or facilities management.
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline.
- Strong operations, vendor, stakeholder and team‑management skills.
- Excellent communication, problem‑solving, coordination and execution abilities.
- Comfortable using Excel/Google Sheets, MIS, trackers and operational dashboards.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and resolve issues in a fast‑paced environment.
- Strong ownership, attention to detail and a student‑first mindset.
Good to Have:
- Experience managing a residential campus, hostel, student community or educational institution.
- Experience in an education startup, EdTech organisation or high‑growth environment.
- Exposure to new‑campus setup, facilities management, vendor contracts or service-level agreements.
- Experience managing campus events, student engagement initiatives and operational teams.
- Familiarity with budgeting, capacity planning, safety procedures and process improvement.
- Key Success Metrics: Student satisfaction, issue‑resolution time, vendor performance, campus safety and hygiene, operational efficiency, student engagement, event execution, SOP adherence.