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

Role Summary:

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.

Programme Management

• 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.