Job Description

Summary:

As a Content Writer within the Communication Team at Chanakya University, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the University’s voice and narrative. You will be responsible for crafting compelling, accurate, and engaging content that resonates with diverse audiences, enhances the University’s brand, and aligns with its mission and goals. The ideal candidate should have experience creating content for brochures, social media, storyboards for reels, and materials for the university magazine and newsletters. Your work will drive the University’s communication strategy and ensure consistent messaging across platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Content Development and Management: Create high-quality, engaging and original content for the university’s communication channels, including the website, newsletters, social media, press releases, and promotional materials. Utilise Content Management Systems (CMS) and digital content creation tools to efficiently manage and publish content.
• Storytelling: Craft stories highlighting the achievements, events, and initiatives of the university, its faculty, and students.
• Research: Conduct in-depth research to ensure content accuracy and relevance, staying updated with industry trends and university news.
• SEO and Analytics: Implement SEO best practices to enhance content visibility and use analytics tools to monitor and improve content performance.
• Collaboration: Work closely with the Communication Team, faculty, and other departments to gather information and create content that aligns with the university’s strategic objectives.
• Editing and Proofreading: Review and refine content to ensure clarity, consistency, and adherence to the university’s editorial standards.
• Brand Consistency: Maintain the University’s brand voice and ensure all content aligns with the university’s branding guidelines.

Experience: 

At least 2 years of experience as a Content Writer in a relevant industry, with a proven track record of creating engaging content.

Education: 

Master’s/ bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or a related field.

Skills:

• Proficient in writing, editing, and proofreading with a strong attention to detail.
• Strong understanding of SEO principles and the ability to optimise content accordingly.

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Role Summary

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Finance- Associate to manage fee collection, financial reconciliations, and operational expense accounting. The role involves ensuring accuracy and transparency in student financial records, coordinating across departments for timely entries, and maintaining compliance with accounting and taxation norms. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, proficiency in Tally and payment gateway systems, and effective communication abilities in both English and the local language.

Key Responsibilities

• Record and verify student fee collection entries in Digii and Tally, ensuring timely updates and accuracy.
• Conduct payment gateway reconciliations for Razorpay and CC Avenue on a regular basis.
• Manage and post Opex entries across departments, including Chairs, Centres, and the School of Biosciences.
• Ensure accurate TDS entries and compliance with statutory requirements in Opex transactions.
• Perform regular reconciliation of the creditors’ ledger, identifying and resolving discrepancies promptly.
• Coordinate with finance, academic, and administrative teams to streamline financial processes.
• Support periodic audits by maintaining clear documentation and reconciled statements.

Qualifications

• Graduate/Postgraduate in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, or related fields.
• 2–5 years of experience in accounting, finance operations, or educational institution finance preferred.
• Proficiency in Tally, MS Excel, and financial reconciliation processes.
• Working knowledge of payment gateways (e.g., Razorpay, CC Avenue) and ERP systems.
• Understanding of TDS and basic GST principles.

Preferred Attributes

• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving ability.
• Excellent communication skills in English and the local language.
• Ability to manage multiple financial tasks with accuracy and deadlines.
• High integrity and commitment to maintaining financial transparency.
• Team player with a collaborative and organized work approach.

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Summary:

The ideal candidate will be responsible for working with senior management to develop financial strategies for the organization. You are comfortable handling large amounts of data, acting as a business partner, decision maker, and providing regular financial reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and support the implementation of ERP systems to streamline financial operations and reporting.
• Oversee daily cash and fund management, including bank reconciliations for all bank accounts to ensure accuracy and transparency.
• Prepare school-wise income and expenditure statements with proper accounting in Tally, ensuring accurate data capture. Further analyse and allocate costs to respective programmes under each school, distinguishing between direct and indirect expenses.
• Review and authorize operational (Opex) expenses in alignment with Procurement Guidelines, Delegation of Authority Matrix, and approved budgets.
• Manage end-to-end payroll processing with complete documentation and defined process flows. Liaise with payroll consultants to ensure compliance with ESI, PF, PT, Salary TDS, and other statutory requirements.
• Ensure timely payment of statutory dues, compliance with tax regulations, and accurate filing of returns within prescribed deadlines.
• Coordinate with tax consultants on matters relating to direct and indirect taxation, as well as other compliance-related requirements.
• Collaborate with statutory auditors to facilitate timely submission of financial records and ensure smooth and timely closure of audits.
• Handle FCRA registration processes and ensure adherence to all related regulatory compliances.
• Organize committee meetings and extend financial support during inspections by regulatory bodies.
• Lead internal quality assurance initiatives within the Finance Department to strengthen governance and controls.
• Provide financial documentation and support for NAAC and other accreditation processes.

Qualifications:

Detail-oriented and analytical

Master’s degree or higher degree in Finance or related field. CA is preferred.

University/Academic Experience is preferred.

CA with 3 – 4 years of relevant experience

Fluency in Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)

Summary

The Director – Career Services is a senior role responsible for driving strategic partnerships with industry to secure employment and internship opportunities for students across all programs. This includes building an ecosystem for student career development, aligning internship opportunities with academic requirements and ensuring high-quality placement outcomes. The role requires proactive engagement with industry, internal stakeholders and students to enhance employability and experiential learning.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Industry Engagement

• Build and nurture relationships with industry leaders, HR heads and sector bodies to secure placements and internships.
• Represent the university in forums, conclaves and networks that facilitate student-industry engagement.
• Promote Chanakya University as a talent destination through compelling institutional narratives, placement decks and alumni success stories.

2. Internship and Placement Pipeline

• Institutionalize and scale internship programs across undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
• Facilitate semester-long, short-term and live project-based internships aligned with academic outcomes.
• Collaborate with Schools and faculty to integrate internships as part of the formal academic calendar and evaluation processes.

3. Placement Readiness and Training

• Design and oversee pre-placement training modules in coordination with academic units and external partners.
• Customize mock interviews, group discussions and skill-building workshops based on sector-specific recruitment needs.
• Maintain a student readiness index to monitor preparedness and intervene where required.

4. Campus and Off-Campus Drive Execution

• Lead the end-to-end coordination of on-campus and virtual placement drives, ensuring logistical and operational excellence.
• Support students in navigating off-campus opportunities and competitive recruitment processes.
• Ensure timely issuance and documentation of offer and appointment letters.

5. Stakeholder Engagement

• Ensure regular and transparent communication with Heads of Institutions and academic staff for alignment.
• Involve faculty in mentoring and placement training for a holistic student grooming process.

6. Monitoring & Reporting

• Develop dashboards and periodic reports to track placement and internship metrics.
• Create feedback loops with students and recruiters for continuous improvement.
• Conduct annual reviews of placement strategies and outcomes for senior leadership.

Skills and Attributes:

• Visionary leadership with a demonstrated ability to manage diverse stakeholders.
• Strong industry network and proven ability to build strategic partnerships.
• Passionate about student development and career growth.
• Use data to drive decisions, monitor trend and forecast placement needs.
• Excellent presentation, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to operationalize strategy and ensure timely delivery.

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree (MBA preferred) with a minimum of 10–15 years of relevant industry and placement experience.
• Prior experience in leading placements or talent acquisition initiatives in a university or corporate setting.
• Strong exposure to industry-academia collaboration, preferably in a leadership capacity.

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Roles & Responsibilities:

Industry Connect

• Build strong connect with corporates by inviting professionals for guest lectures creating practical learning platform for students.
• Connect with business leaders and HR heads to brief them on the college activities, student quality and learning methodologies for attracting placement opportunities.
• Leverage on industry connect to bring industry exposure by collaborating for live projects/ assignments as a part of curriculum.
• Prepare deck and reports with information on institution, academics, students, advantage of hiring from the institution.
• Schedule appointment with corporate houses and present the information to the business/HR heads.
• Seek information on the process and procedures followed at the company for placement hiring.

Pre-placement Preparation

• Coordinate with recruiter company to schedule and confirm the date of placement drive.
• Customize the pre-placement inputs to students based on the nature of business performed by the recruiter.
• Conduct FGDs and mock interviews aligned to the industry/ nature of business of recruiter.

Placement Drive

• Oversee end to end organizing of placement and internship drive.
• Coordinate with company representatives and make all necessary arrangements.
• Ensure the rooms are allotted to companies participating in recruitment drive with all necessary requirement requested.
• Coordinate and assist students to attend off campus placement drives.
• Correspond with recruiters for issue of appointment letter and acceptance letter with selected students.
• Create platform for pre-placement and campus placement opportunities.

Student Support

• Update students about the job opportunities and positions for hiring during placement season.
• Inform students about the placement drives happening outside the college.
• Inform the students about the interview and placement procedures of each company.
• Coordinate with teaching faculty to provide the required placement training/ mock sessions to students.

Institutional Acceptance

• Coordinate with IACPE to identify focus areas for student skill development; Alumni Association for establishing a network of industry experts for offering industry relevant training, internship and recruitment opportunities to students.
• Ensure buy-in of all the HOIs for proposed placement activities.
• Introduce placement process and related procedures into formal academic calendar.
• Help teachers understand importance of placement procedure.
• Ensure appropriate involvement of faculty members in grooming students for placements – subject matter, mock drives.

Placement Development

• Develop continuous monitoring mechanism to review and improve placement processes and decisions.
• Utilize dashboards and reports for keeping track of progress on placement initiatives.
• Establish a platform for regular feedback on placement process/ initiatives from students/ company representatives.

Experience Required:

• Minimum 8 Years of experience.

Skills Required

• Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire faculty, staff and students.
• Mentoring: Guide, mentor and provide individualized support, helping students identify their strengths, navigate career options and refine essential skills.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Problem-Solving: Effective problem-solving skills to address academic and administrative challenges.
• Team Player: Collaborate with colleagues, faculty and industry professionals is essential for the overall success of the placement process.
• Innovative: Openness to innovation and a forward-thinking mindset.

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