Senior Manager - Student Experience - Sonipat location
Senior Manager - Student Experience - Sonipat location
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Job Description
Job Description
Position: Senior Manager - Student Experience
Department: Student Housing / Student Experience
Reporting To: Site Head / Head - Student Housing
Location: University Residential Campus
Employment Type: Full-Time
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The role will serve as an important link between students, Wardens, Student Housing Operations, University stakeholders, support teams, and service partners, ensuring that student concerns are identified proactively, addressed professionally, and converted into measurable service improvements.
The position requires strong experience in student engagement, customer experience, residential operations, quality management, community management, service excellence, or institutional/student affairs.
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Establish and monitor quality standards for student housing services.
Conduct regular student interactions, floor visits, feedback sessions, and quality audits.
Identify recurring student concerns and develop corrective and preventive action plans.
Monitor service quality across Housekeeping, Security, Maintenance, Food Services, and other residential services.
Ensure student-facing services are delivered consistently across all residential blocks.
Develop and implement initiatives to improve student satisfaction, participation, and engagement.
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Monitor student complaints, grievances, and escalations through designated systems.
Analyse complaints to identify root causes, recurring trends, and systemic gaps.
Coordinate with respective departments to ensure timely resolution.
Track escalated and sensitive cases until closure.
Prepare regular Student Experience / Quality Dashboards for senior management.
Ensure student concerns are handled with confidentiality, professionalism, and responsiveness.
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Conduct regular student forums, listening sessions, and engagement activities.
Work closely with Student Council and student representatives.
Create mechanisms through which students can safely provide feedback and suggestions.
Develop initiatives that promote a positive, inclusive, and respectful residential community.
Proactively identify emerging student concerns before they become major grievances.
________________________________________
Develop checklists and measurable quality parameters for residential services.
Monitor compliance with Student Housing SOPs and University policies.
Conduct surprise inspections and student experience audits.
Identify gaps and coordinate corrective actions with relevant functional teams.
Track closure of audit observations within agreed timelines.
________________________________________
Identify trends by hostel/block, service category, and time period.
Develop actionable recommendations based on data.
Establish service-quality KPIs and track performance.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives based on student feedback and operational data.
Present key insights, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership.
________________________________________
Student Housing Operations
University Wardens
Student Support Teams
Security
Housekeeping
Engineering / Technical Services
University Medical Centre
University Departments
Ensure effective coordination for student-related issues requiring multi-functional intervention.
Coordinate referrals and follow-ups with appropriate support functions whenever specialised intervention is required. The role itself does not provide counselling or therapeutic services.
________________________________________
Ensure timely identification, documentation, and escalation of cases involving student safety, conduct, or support concerns.
Coordinate with authorised University stakeholders and designated support teams for appropriate intervention.
Ensure proper documentation and follow-up.
Maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive student information.
Ensure all actions follow University policies and established protocols.
________________________________________
Reduction in recurring student complaints
Complaint resolution and closure timelines
Quality audit compliance
Student engagement levels
Feedback participation rate
Effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions
Student support referral coordination effectiveness
Reduction in repeat grievances
Quality of student communication and engagement
Timeliness and accuracy of management reporting
________________________________________
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Education, Student Affairs, Hospitality, Business Administration, Operations Management, Public Administration, Social Sciences, or a related discipline.
Additional qualifications or certifications in Customer Experience, Service Quality, Student Affairs Administration, Community Management, or Hospitality Operations will be advantageous.
University / Higher Education
Student Affairs / Student Services
Student Housing / Residential Operations
Student Experience & Engagement
Customer Experience / Service Quality
Hospitality
Institutional Quality Management
Large residential or campus operations
Experience managing student-facing teams and working with multiple stakeholders will be preferred.
________________________________________
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Student support coordination and student experience awareness
Quality management
Grievance management
Conflict resolution
Data analysis and problem-solving
Stakeholder management
Professional judgment and stakeholder sensitivity
Confidentiality and discretion
Strong ownership and accountability
Ability to handle sensitive situations calmly
Strong written and verbal communication
________________________________________
The candidate should have strong interpersonal skills, sound judgment, and the ability to build trust with students while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.
Experience in a large university, student housing, residential campus, hospitality, community-living, or customer-experience environment will be highly desirable.
The individual should be capable of moving beyond reactive complaint handling and building a proactive student-experience framework based on data, student feedback, stakeholder collaboration, and continuous improvement.
________________________________________
Key Attributes
Student First | Integrity | Confidentiality | Quality Orientation | Ownership | Collaboration | Service Excellence | Data-Driven Decision Making | Continuous Improvement
Skills: student housing,management,student affairs
Position: Senior Manager - Student Experience
Department: Student Housing / Student Experience
Reporting To: Site Head / Head - Student Housing
Location: University Residential Campus
Employment Type: Full-Time
________________________________________
- Position Purpose
The role will serve as an important link between students, Wardens, Student Housing Operations, University stakeholders, support teams, and service partners, ensuring that student concerns are identified proactively, addressed professionally, and converted into measurable service improvements.
The position requires strong experience in student engagement, customer experience, residential operations, quality management, community management, service excellence, or institutional/student affairs.
________________________________________
- Key Responsibilities
- Student Experience & Quality
Establish and monitor quality standards for student housing services.
Conduct regular student interactions, floor visits, feedback sessions, and quality audits.
Identify recurring student concerns and develop corrective and preventive action plans.
Monitor service quality across Housekeeping, Security, Maintenance, Food Services, and other residential services.
Ensure student-facing services are delivered consistently across all residential blocks.
Develop and implement initiatives to improve student satisfaction, participation, and engagement.
________________________________________
- Student Feedback & Grievance Management
Monitor student complaints, grievances, and escalations through designated systems.
Analyse complaints to identify root causes, recurring trends, and systemic gaps.
Coordinate with respective departments to ensure timely resolution.
Track escalated and sensitive cases until closure.
Prepare regular Student Experience / Quality Dashboards for senior management.
Ensure student concerns are handled with confidentiality, professionalism, and responsiveness.
________________________________________
- Student Engagement
Conduct regular student forums, listening sessions, and engagement activities.
Work closely with Student Council and student representatives.
Create mechanisms through which students can safely provide feedback and suggestions.
Develop initiatives that promote a positive, inclusive, and respectful residential community.
Proactively identify emerging student concerns before they become major grievances.
________________________________________
- Quality Audits & Compliance
Develop checklists and measurable quality parameters for residential services.
Monitor compliance with Student Housing SOPs and University policies.
Conduct surprise inspections and student experience audits.
Identify gaps and coordinate corrective actions with relevant functional teams.
Track closure of audit observations within agreed timelines.
________________________________________
- Data, Analytics & Continuous Improvement
Identify trends by hostel/block, service category, and time period.
Develop actionable recommendations based on data.
Establish service-quality KPIs and track performance.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives based on student feedback and operational data.
Present key insights, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership.
________________________________________
- Cross-Functional Coordination
Student Housing Operations
University Wardens
Student Support Teams
Security
Housekeeping
Engineering / Technical Services
University Medical Centre
University Departments
Ensure effective coordination for student-related issues requiring multi-functional intervention.
Coordinate referrals and follow-ups with appropriate support functions whenever specialised intervention is required. The role itself does not provide counselling or therapeutic services.
________________________________________
- Critical Incident & Sensitive Case Management
Ensure timely identification, documentation, and escalation of cases involving student safety, conduct, or support concerns.
Coordinate with authorised University stakeholders and designated support teams for appropriate intervention.
Ensure proper documentation and follow-up.
Maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive student information.
Ensure all actions follow University policies and established protocols.
________________________________________
- Key Performance Indicators
Reduction in recurring student complaints
Complaint resolution and closure timelines
Quality audit compliance
Student engagement levels
Feedback participation rate
Effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions
Student support referral coordination effectiveness
Reduction in repeat grievances
Quality of student communication and engagement
Timeliness and accuracy of management reporting
________________________________________
- Qualification & Experience
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Education, Student Affairs, Hospitality, Business Administration, Operations Management, Public Administration, Social Sciences, or a related discipline.
Additional qualifications or certifications in Customer Experience, Service Quality, Student Affairs Administration, Community Management, or Hospitality Operations will be advantageous.
- Professional Experience
University / Higher Education
Student Affairs / Student Services
Student Housing / Residential Operations
Student Experience & Engagement
Customer Experience / Service Quality
Hospitality
Institutional Quality Management
Large residential or campus operations
Experience managing student-facing teams and working with multiple stakeholders will be preferred.
________________________________________
- Core Competencies
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Student support coordination and student experience awareness
Quality management
Grievance management
Conflict resolution
Data analysis and problem-solving
Stakeholder management
Professional judgment and stakeholder sensitivity
Confidentiality and discretion
Strong ownership and accountability
Ability to handle sensitive situations calmly
Strong written and verbal communication
________________________________________
- Ideal Candidate Profile
The candidate should have strong interpersonal skills, sound judgment, and the ability to build trust with students while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.
Experience in a large university, student housing, residential campus, hospitality, community-living, or customer-experience environment will be highly desirable.
The individual should be capable of moving beyond reactive complaint handling and building a proactive student-experience framework based on data, student feedback, stakeholder collaboration, and continuous improvement.
________________________________________
Key Attributes
Student First | Integrity | Confidentiality | Quality Orientation | Ownership | Collaboration | Service Excellence | Data-Driven Decision Making | Continuous Improvement
Skills: student housing,management,student affairs
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Grievance Management
Student Housing Management
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