Director - Educational Institution

Position: Director for an Educational Institute

Location: Kolkata

Experience: 25–30 years (Candidates with extensive experience in the education sector, including professionals approaching retirement, are encouraged to apply.)

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and drive the long-term vision and strategic roadmap for the institute.
• Advise the Board and senior management on institutional growth, policy formulation, and academic development.
• Identify opportunities for expansion, new academic programs, institutional partnerships, and innovation.

Academic Excellence

• Guide academic leadership teams in maintaining high standards of teaching, learning, and student outcomes.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, research, innovation, and faculty development.

Institutional Governance

• Ensure effective governance across all the institute.
• Establish and monitor policies, SOPs, and best practices to strengthen institutional efficiency.
• Support Principals, Directors, Deans, and senior administrators in achieving organizational objectives.

Regulatory & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with all applicable educational regulations, statutory requirements, and accreditation standards.
• Lead preparations for inspections, audits, accreditations, and government reviews.

Operations & Administration

• Provide strategic oversight of institutional operations, administration, infrastructure planning, and resource optimization.
• Review budgets, capital expenditure proposals, and operational performance.
• Drive process improvements and organizational effectiveness across campuses.

Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with government bodies, universities, accreditation agencies, industry partners, and community stakeholders.
• Represent the institute at academic forums, conferences, and external engagements.

Leadership & Mentorship

• Mentor senior academic and administrative leaders.
• Develop leadership capabilities within the organization and support succession planning.

Required Experience and Qualification:

• 25–35+ years of progressive experience , with the majority of their career spent in the education sector.
• Ph.D. in Management (preferred) or any other related fields.
• Extensive leadership experience in schools, colleges, universities, higher education institutions, or reputed education groups.
• Prior experience in roles such as Director, Principal, Vice Chancellor, Registrar, Dean, CEO (Education), Group Academic Head, or equivalent senior leadership positions.
• Strong understanding of educational governance, institutional administration, accreditation processes, and regulatory frameworks.
• Proven ability to lead large multidisciplinary teams and manage multiple institutions or campuses.

Interested candidates can share CV at [email protected] or 9230998562