Job Title

Head Faculty Recruitment | Higher Education

Location: Chennai (with multi-campus responsibility across India)

About the Organization:

One of Indias largest hospital chains, with a strong presence in clinical excellence, medical research, academic institutions, and healthcare education, is expanding its higher education footprint. The group is deeply involved in medical education, allied health sciences, engineering, management education, and healthcare skilling, with a focus on cutting-edge technology, research, and industry-integrated learning.

To support this growth, the organization is seeking a senior leader to head faculty recruitment across its higher education institutions.

About the Role:

The Head Faculty Recruitment will lead end-to-end academic hiring across medical, allied health, engineering, management, and healthcare skilling programs. The role is responsible for strategic workforce planning, faculty sourcing, compliance-driven recruitment, and timely onboarding, ensuring alignment with regulatory bodies and academic calendars.

This is a high-ownership, high-impact role requiring deep expertise in academic recruitment, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to deliver results in a regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Workforce Planning:

- Partner with Vice Chancellors, Deans, and Heads of Departments to forecast faculty requirements

- Align hiring plans with student intake, academic calendars, and accreditation norms (NMC, UGC, AICTE, INC)

Faculty Talent Acquisition:

- Lead recruitment for Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, and Lecturers

- Manage multi-disciplinary, multi-campus faculty hiring

- Drive international faculty hiring for select global programs

- Build sustainable faculty pipelines through academic networks and professional bodies

Recruitment Process & Compliance:

- Design and manage structured recruitment processes including screening, interviews, and credential verification

- Ensure full compliance with statutory, regulatory, and institutional guidelines

- Oversee onboarding and documentation in line with accreditation requirements

Stakeholder Management:

- Serve as the primary interface between academic leadership, HR, and compliance/immigration teams

- Manage competing priorities and ensure timely hiring aligned with program launch schedules

Reporting & Governance:

- Track recruitment progress, turnaround time, and pipeline health

- Present hiring updates, risks, and mitigation plans to senior leadership

Skills & Competencies:

- Strong understanding of faculty recruitment in regulated higher education environments

- Experience hiring across Medical, Allied Health, Engineering, and Management disciplines

- Excellent academic sourcing, networking, and stakeholder management skills

- Ability to operate in a fast-paced, deadline-driven academic ecosystem

- Proficiency in HR systems, recruitment tools, and reporting dashboards

Qualifications & Experience:

- Masters degree in HR, Education Management, or a related discipline

- 8 to 15 years of experience in faculty recruitment or academic HR

- Experience in multi-disciplinary or multi-campus institutions preferred

- Exposure to medical or healthcare education recruitment is a strong advantage

Why This Role:

- Opportunity to shape faculty talent for large-scale, impact-driven academic institutions

- Direct engagement with senior academic and leadership teams

- High visibility role with clear ownership and accountability

- Platform to build scalable, compliant faculty recruitment systems