About Emeritus.

Emeritus is redefining global education by making high-quality learning accessible and affordable for individuals, companies, and governments.

Through partnerships with over 80 world-class universities, Emeritus delivers industry-relevant programs across formats-including short courses, degrees, and executive programs-to more than 300,000 learners across 80+ countries.

Daskalos, a strategic initiative of Emeritus, pioneers transnational education in India by helping leading global universities establish joint campuses under the evolving Indian regulatory framework.

With over 15 institutions in advanced discussions, Daskalos is shaping the next chapter in global higher education.

Job Description:

About the Role:

We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Real Estate & Project Operations professional to support the development, fit-outs of multiple university campuses.

Requires close coordination with landlords, architects, project managers, universities, local authorities and internal teams and is critical to ensuring smooth execution across leases, approvals, documentation and day-to-day requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

Regulatory & Statutory Coordination:

- Support BMC and other local authority applications, approvals, renewals, and inspections.

- Coordinate with architects, consultants, and PMCs on statutory submissions and compliance documentation.

- Track approval timelines, follow up with authorities, and maintain records of statutory clearances and NOCs.

Lease & Landlord Administration:

- Day-to-day coordination with landlords and property management teams.

- Support Leave & License Agreements (LLAs), amendments, renewals, and related documentation.

- Manage rent invoices, escalations, reconciliations, and coordination with finance for timely payments.

- Maintain lease trackers, compliance calendars, and documentation repositories.

Project & Stakeholder Coordination:

- Act as a coordination bridge between architects, PMCs, universities, landlords, and internal stakeholders.

- Support project documentation, approvals, and information flow across multiple sites.

- Track action items, dependencies, and milestones to ensure smooth progress.

University & Partner Coordination:

- Support engagement with university partners on infrastructure, space readiness, and compliance requirements.

- Coordinate site visits, inspections, walkthroughs, and documentation requests.

Operations & Administration Support:

- Support vendor coordination, service providers and operational requirements across sites.

- Assist with audits, reporting, trackers.

- Ensure structured documentation, record-keeping, and communication across projects.

Skills & Qualifications:

Experience:

- 6- 8 years of experience in real estate operations, project coordination, facilities, or infrastructure roles.

- Experience with commercial / institutional real estate or large office environments preferred.

- Prior exposure to working with landlords, architects, PMCs, and local authorities is essential.

Skills & Competencies ( Good To Have):

- Understanding of real estate administration, project workflows, and documentation.

- Working knowledge of municipal processes and authority coordination.

- Project management mindset with strong follow-through and attention to detail.

- Comfortable managing multiple stakeholders and parallel workstreams.

- Tech-comfortable : trackers, documentation systems, basic project tools and structured reporting.

Personal Attributes:

- Highly organised, proactive, and dependable.

- Able to work independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

- Strong communication and coordination skills.

- Comfortable handling ambiguity and ownership-driven roles.

Emeritus provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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