diff --git a/src/components/Directory/CardViewDirectory.jsx b/src/components/Directory/CardViewDirectory.jsx
index 9be8663a..0d955810 100644
--- a/src/components/Directory/CardViewDirectory.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Directory/CardViewDirectory.jsx
@@ -123,6 +123,16 @@ const CardViewDirectory = ({
         }}
       >
         <hr className="my-0" />
+        {contact.designation && (
+          <ul className="list-unstyled my-1 d-flex align-items-start  ms-2">
+            <li className="me-2">
+              <i class="fa-solid fa-id-badge ms-1"></i>
+            </li>
+            <li className="flex-grow-1 text-break small">
+              {contact.designation}
+            </li>
+          </ul>
+        )}
         {contact.contactEmails[0] && (
           <ul className="list-unstyled my-1 d-flex align-items-start   ms-2">
             <li className="me-2">
diff --git a/src/components/Directory/DirectorySchema.js b/src/components/Directory/DirectorySchema.js
index cd3e2384..22a66526 100644
--- a/src/components/Directory/DirectorySchema.js
+++ b/src/components/Directory/DirectorySchema.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export const ContactSchema = z
     contactCategoryId: z.string().nullable().optional(),
     address: z.string().optional(),
     description: z.string().min(1, { message: "Description is required" }),
+    designation: z.string().min(1, {message:"Designation is requried"}),
     projectIds: z.array(z.string()).nullable().optional(), // min(1, "Project is required")
     contactEmails: z
       .array(
diff --git a/src/components/Directory/ManageDirectory.jsx b/src/components/Directory/ManageDirectory.jsx
index 285b74f2..5c858815 100644
--- a/src/components/Directory/ManageDirectory.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Directory/ManageDirectory.jsx
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ import useMaster, {
 } from "../../hooks/masterHook/useMaster";
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from "react-redux";
 import { changeMaster } from "../../slices/localVariablesSlice";
-import { useBuckets, useOrganization } from "../../hooks/useDirectory";
+import {
+  useBuckets,
+  useDesignation,
+  useOrganization,
+} from "../../hooks/useDirectory";
 import { useProjects } from "../../hooks/useProjects";
 import SelectMultiple from "../common/SelectMultiple";
 import { ContactSchema } from "./DirectorySchema";
@@ -33,8 +37,11 @@ const ManageDirectory = ({ submitContact, onCLosed }) => {
   const { contactCategory, loading: contactCategoryLoading } =
     useContactCategory();
   const { organizationList, loading: orgLoading } = useOrganization();
+  const { designationList, loading: designloading } = useDesignation();
   const { contactTags, loading: Tagloading } = useContactTags();
   const [IsSubmitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false);
+  const [showSuggestions,setShowSuggestions] = useState(false);
+  const [filteredDesignationList, setFilteredDesignationList] = useState([]);
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
 
   const methods = useForm({
@@ -45,6 +52,7 @@ const ManageDirectory = ({ submitContact, onCLosed }) => {
       contactCategoryId: null,
       address: "",
       description: "",
+      designation: "",
       projectIds: [],
       contactEmails: [],
       contactPhones: [],
@@ -106,6 +114,25 @@ const ManageDirectory = ({ submitContact, onCLosed }) => {
 
   const watchBucketIds = watch("bucketIds");
 
+  // handle logic when input of desgination is changed
+  const handleDesignationChange = (e) => {
+    const val = e.target.value;
+
+    const matches = designationList.filter((org) =>
+      org.toLowerCase().includes(val.toLowerCase())
+    );
+    setFilteredDesignationList(matches);
+    setShowSuggestions(true);
+    setTimeout(() => setShowSuggestions(false), 5000);
+  };
+
+  // handle logic when designation is selected
+  const handleSelectDesignation = (val) => {
+    setShowSuggestions(false);
+    setValue("designation", val);
+  };
+
+
   const toggleBucketId = (id) => {
     const updated = watchBucketIds?.includes(id)
       ? watchBucketIds.filter((val) => val !== id)
@@ -168,6 +195,55 @@ const ManageDirectory = ({ submitContact, onCLosed }) => {
             />
           </div>
         </div>
+        <div className="row mt-1">
+          <div className="col-md-6  text-start">
+            <label className="form-label">Designation</label>
+            <input
+              className="form-control form-control-sm"
+              {...register("designation")}
+              onChange={handleDesignationChange}
+            />
+            {showSuggestions && filteredDesignationList.length > 0 && (
+              <ul
+                className="list-group shadow-sm position-absolute bg-white border w-50 zindex-tooltip"
+                style={{
+                  maxHeight: "180px",
+                  overflowY: "auto",
+                  marginTop: "2px",
+                  zIndex: 1000,
+                  borderRadius: "0px",
+                }}
+              >
+                {filteredDesignationList.map((designation) => (
+                  <li
+                    key={designation}
+                    className="list-group-item list-group-item-action border-none "
+                    style={{
+                      cursor: "pointer",
+                      padding: "5px 12px",
+                      fontSize: "14px",
+                      transition: "background-color 0.2s",
+                    }}
+                    onMouseDown={() => handleSelectDesignation(designation)}
+                    onMouseEnter={(e) =>
+                      (e.currentTarget.style.backgroundColor = "#f8f9fa")
+                    }
+                    onMouseLeave={(e) =>
+                      (e.currentTarget.style.backgroundColor = "transparent")
+                    }
+                  >
+                    {designation}
+                  </li>
+                ))}
+              </ul>
+            )}
+            {errors.designation && (
+              <small className="danger-text">
+                {errors.designation.message}
+              </small>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </div>
         <div className="row mt-1">
           <div className="col-md-6">
             {emailFields.map((field, index) => (
@@ -381,13 +457,12 @@ const ManageDirectory = ({ submitContact, onCLosed }) => {
                   </div>
                 </li>
               ))}
-            
             </ul>
-              {errors.bucketIds && (
-                <small className="danger-text mt-0">
-                  {errors.bucketIds.message}
-                </small>
-              )}
+            {errors.bucketIds && (
+              <small className="danger-text mt-0">
+                {errors.bucketIds.message}
+              </small>
+            )}
           </div>
         </div>
 
diff --git a/src/components/Directory/ProfileContactDirectory.jsx b/src/components/Directory/ProfileContactDirectory.jsx
index 256e2ea8..41e1dadd 100644
--- a/src/components/Directory/ProfileContactDirectory.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Directory/ProfileContactDirectory.jsx
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ const ProfileContactDirectory = ({ contact, setOpen_contact, closeModal }) => {
           <div className="d-flex flex-column text-start ms-1">
             <span className="m-0 fw-semibold">{contact?.name}</span>
             <small className="text-secondary small-text">
-              {contactProfile?.tags?.map((tag) => tag.name).join(" | ")}
+              {/* {contactProfile?.tags?.map((tag) => tag.name).join(" | ")} */}
+              {contactProfile?.designation}
             </small>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/components/Directory/UpdateContact.jsx b/src/components/Directory/UpdateContact.jsx
index 985229a3..9d74fc35 100644
--- a/src/components/Directory/UpdateContact.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Directory/UpdateContact.jsx
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ import useMaster, {
 } from "../../hooks/masterHook/useMaster";
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from "react-redux";
 import { changeMaster } from "../../slices/localVariablesSlice";
-import { useBuckets, useOrganization } from "../../hooks/useDirectory";
+import {
+  useBuckets,
+  useDesignation,
+  useOrganization,
+} from "../../hooks/useDirectory";
 import { useProjects } from "../../hooks/useProjects";
 import SelectMultiple from "../common/SelectMultiple";
 import { ContactSchema } from "./DirectorySchema";
@@ -32,10 +36,13 @@ const UpdateContact = ({ submitContact, existingContact, onCLosed }) => {
   const { contactCategory, loading: contactCategoryLoading } =
     useContactCategory();
   const { contactTags, loading: Tagloading } = useContactTags();
-  const [ IsSubmitting, setSubmitting ] = useState( false );
+  const [IsSubmitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false);
   const [isInitialized, setIsInitialized] = useState(false);
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
-  const {organizationList} = useOrganization()
+  const { organizationList } = useOrganization();
+  const { designationList } = useDesignation();
+  const [showSuggestions, setShowSuggestions] = useState(false);
+  const [filteredDesignationList, setFilteredDesignationList] = useState([]);
 
   const methods = useForm({
     resolver: zodResolver(ContactSchema),
@@ -45,6 +52,7 @@ const UpdateContact = ({ submitContact, existingContact, onCLosed }) => {
       contactCategoryId: null,
       address: "",
       description: "",
+      designation: "",
       projectIds: [],
       contactEmails: [],
       contactPhones: [],
@@ -95,6 +103,24 @@ const UpdateContact = ({ submitContact, existingContact, onCLosed }) => {
     }
   };
 
+  // handle logic when input of desgination is changed
+  const handleDesignationChange = (e) => {
+    const val = e.target.value;
+
+    const matches = designationList.filter((org) =>
+      org.toLowerCase().includes(val.toLowerCase())
+    );
+    setFilteredDesignationList(matches);
+    setShowSuggestions(true);
+    setTimeout(() => setShowSuggestions(false), 5000);
+  };
+
+  // handle logic when designation is selected
+  const handleSelectDesignation = (val) => {
+    setShowSuggestions(false);
+    setValue("designation", val);
+  };
+
   const watchBucketIds = watch("bucketIds");
 
   const toggleBucketId = (id) => {
@@ -113,33 +139,28 @@ const UpdateContact = ({ submitContact, existingContact, onCLosed }) => {
   };
 
   const onSubmit = async (data) => {
-const cleaned = {
-  ...data,
-  contactEmails: (data.contactEmails || [])
-    .filter((e) => e.emailAddress?.trim() !== "")
-    .map((email, index) => {
-      const existingEmail = existingContact.contactEmails?.[index];
-      return existingEmail
-        ? { ...email, id: existingEmail.id } 
-        : email;
-    }),
-  contactPhones: (data.contactPhones || [])
-    .filter((p) => p.phoneNumber?.trim() !== "")
-    .map((phone, index) => {
-      const existingPhone = existingContact.contactPhones?.[index];
-      return existingPhone
-        ? { ...phone, id: existingPhone.id }
-        : phone;
-    }),
-};
+    const cleaned = {
+      ...data,
+      contactEmails: (data.contactEmails || [])
+        .filter((e) => e.emailAddress?.trim() !== "")
+        .map((email, index) => {
+          const existingEmail = existingContact.contactEmails?.[index];
+          return existingEmail ? { ...email, id: existingEmail.id } : email;
+        }),
+      contactPhones: (data.contactPhones || [])
+        .filter((p) => p.phoneNumber?.trim() !== "")
+        .map((phone, index) => {
+          const existingPhone = existingContact.contactPhones?.[index];
+          return existingPhone ? { ...phone, id: existingPhone.id } : phone;
+        }),
+    };
 
-setSubmitting(true);
-await submitContact({ ...cleaned, id: existingContact.id });
+    setSubmitting(true);
+    await submitContact({ ...cleaned, id: existingContact.id });
 
     setSubmitting(false);
-    
   };
- const orgValue = watch("organization")
+  const orgValue = watch("organization");
   const handleClosed = () => {
     onCLosed();
   };
@@ -149,7 +170,7 @@ await submitContact({ ...cleaned, id: existingContact.id });
       typeof existingContact === "object" &&
       !Array.isArray(existingContact);
 
-    if (!isInitialized &&isValidContact && TagsData) {
+    if (!isInitialized && isValidContact && TagsData) {
       reset({
         name: existingContact.name || "",
         organization: existingContact.organization || "",
@@ -158,24 +179,30 @@ await submitContact({ ...cleaned, id: existingContact.id });
         contactCategoryId: existingContact.contactCategory?.id || null,
         address: existingContact.address || "",
         description: existingContact.description || "",
+        designation: existingContact.designation || "",
         projectIds: existingContact.projectIds || null,
         tags: existingContact.tags || [],
         bucketIds: existingContact.bucketIds || [],
-      } );
-      
-      if (!existingContact.contactPhones || existingContact.contactPhones.length === 0) {
-      appendPhone({ label: "Office", phoneNumber: "" });
+      });
+
+      if (
+        !existingContact.contactPhones ||
+        existingContact.contactPhones.length === 0
+      ) {
+        appendPhone({ label: "Office", phoneNumber: "" });
+      }
+
+      if (
+        !existingContact.contactEmails ||
+        existingContact.contactEmails.length === 0
+      ) {
+        appendEmail({ label: "Work", emailAddress: "" });
+      }
+      setIsInitialized(true);
     }
 
-    if (!existingContact.contactEmails || existingContact.contactEmails.length === 0) {
-      appendEmail({ label: "Work", emailAddress: "" });
-      }
-      setIsInitialized(true)
-    }
-    
     // return()=> reset()
-  }, [ existingContact, buckets, projects ] );
-  
+  }, [existingContact, buckets, projects]);
 
   return (
     <FormProvider {...methods}>
@@ -195,15 +222,14 @@ await submitContact({ ...cleaned, id: existingContact.id });
             )}
           </div>
 
-         
           <div className="col-md-6  text-start">
             <label className="form-label">Organization</label>
             <InputSuggestions
-          organizationList={organizationList}
-          value={getValues("organization") || ""}
-          onChange={(val) => setValue("organization", val)}
-          error={errors.organization?.message}
-        />
+              organizationList={organizationList}
+              value={getValues("organization") || ""}
+              onChange={(val) => setValue("organization", val)}
+              error={errors.organization?.message}
+            />
             {errors.organization && (
               <small className="danger-text">
                 {errors.organization.message}
@@ -211,6 +237,55 @@ await submitContact({ ...cleaned, id: existingContact.id });
             )}
           </div>
         </div>
+        <div className="row mt-1">
+          <div className="col-md-6  text-start">
+            <label className="form-label">Designation</label>
+            <input
+              className="form-control form-control-sm"
+              {...register("designation")}
+              onChange={handleDesignationChange}
+            />
+            {showSuggestions && filteredDesignationList.length > 0 && (
+              <ul
+                className="list-group shadow-sm position-absolute w-50 bg-white border  zindex-tooltip"
+                style={{
+                  maxHeight: "180px",
+                  overflowY: "auto",
+                  marginTop: "2px",
+                  zIndex: 1000,
+                  borderRadius: "0px",
+                }}
+              >
+                {filteredDesignationList.map((designation) => (
+                  <li
+                    key={designation}
+                    className="list-group-item list-group-item-action border-none "
+                    style={{
+                      cursor: "pointer",
+                      padding: "5px 12px",
+                      fontSize: "14px",
+                      transition: "background-color 0.2s",
+                    }}
+                    onMouseDown={() => handleSelectDesignation(designation)}
+                    onMouseEnter={(e) =>
+                      (e.currentTarget.style.backgroundColor = "#f8f9fa")
+                    }
+                    onMouseLeave={(e) =>
+                      (e.currentTarget.style.backgroundColor = "transparent")
+                    }
+                  >
+                    {designation}
+                  </li>
+                ))}
+              </ul>
+            )}
+            {errors.designation && (
+              <small className="danger-text">
+                {errors.designation.message}
+              </small>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </div>
         <div className="row mt-1">
           <div className="col-md-6">
             {emailFields.map((field, index) => (
@@ -247,11 +322,13 @@ await submitContact({ ...cleaned, id: existingContact.id });
                       // <button
                       //   type="button"
                       //   className="btn btn-xs btn-primary ms-1"
-                        
+
                       //   style={{ width: "24px", height: "24px" }}
                       // >
-                        <i className="bx bx-plus-circle bx-xs ms-1 cursor-pointer text-primary" onClick={handleAddEmail}/>
-                 
+                      <i
+                        className="bx bx-plus-circle bx-xs ms-1 cursor-pointer text-primary"
+                        onClick={handleAddEmail}
+                      />
                     ) : (
                       // <button
                       //   type="button"
@@ -259,8 +336,10 @@ await submitContact({ ...cleaned, id: existingContact.id });
                       //   onClick={() => removeEmail(index)}
                       //   style={{ width: "24px", height: "24px" }}
                       // >
-                        <i className="bx bx-minus-circle bx-xs ms-1 cursor-pointer text-danger" onClick={() => removeEmail(index)}/>
-              
+                      <i
+                        className="bx bx-minus-circle bx-xs ms-1 cursor-pointer text-danger"
+                        onClick={() => removeEmail(index)}
+                      />
                     )}
                   </div>
                   {errors.contactEmails?.[index]?.emailAddress && (
@@ -310,7 +389,10 @@ await submitContact({ ...cleaned, id: existingContact.id });
                       //   onClick={handleAddPhone}
                       //   style={{ width: "24px", height: "24px" }}
                       // >
-                        <i className="bx bx-plus-circle bx-xs ms-1 cursor-pointer text-primary" onClick={handleAddPhone} />
+                      <i
+                        className="bx bx-plus-circle bx-xs ms-1 cursor-pointer text-primary"
+                        onClick={handleAddPhone}
+                      />
                     ) : (
                       // <button
                       //   type="button"
@@ -318,7 +400,10 @@ await submitContact({ ...cleaned, id: existingContact.id });
                       //   onClick={() => removePhone(index)}
                       //   style={{ width: "24px", height: "24px" }}
                       // >
-                        <i className="bx bx-minus-circle bx-xs ms-1 cursor-pointer text-danger" onClick={() => removePhone(index)} />
+                      <i
+                        className="bx bx-minus-circle bx-xs ms-1 cursor-pointer text-danger"
+                        onClick={() => removePhone(index)}
+                      />
                     )}
                   </div>
                   {errors.contactPhones?.[index]?.phoneNumber && (
@@ -348,7 +433,7 @@ await submitContact({ ...cleaned, id: existingContact.id });
                 </option>
               ) : (
                 <>
-                  <option disabled  value="">
+                  <option disabled value="">
                     Select Category
                   </option>
                   {contactCategory?.map((cate) => (
@@ -387,7 +472,7 @@ await submitContact({ ...cleaned, id: existingContact.id });
           )}
         </div>
         <div className="row">
-         <div className="col-md-12 mt-1 text-start">
+          <div className="col-md-12 mt-1 text-start">
             <label className="form-label ">Select Label</label>
 
             <ul className="d-flex flex-wrap px-1 list-unstyled  mb-0">
@@ -445,7 +530,11 @@ await submitContact({ ...cleaned, id: existingContact.id });
         </div>
 
         <div className="d-flex justify-content-center gap-1 py-2">
-          <button className="btn btn-sm btn-primary" type="submit" disabled={IsSubmitting}>
+          <button
+            className="btn btn-sm btn-primary"
+            type="submit"
+            disabled={IsSubmitting}
+          >
             {IsSubmitting ? "Please Wait..." : "Update"}
           </button>
           <button
diff --git a/src/hooks/useDirectory.js b/src/hooks/useDirectory.js
index 7c2fb13f..f5ecb35c 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useDirectory.js
+++ b/src/hooks/useDirectory.js
@@ -177,3 +177,36 @@ export const useOrganization = () => {
 
   return { organizationList, loading, error };
 };
+
+export const useDesignation = () => {
+  const [designationList, setDesignationList] = useState([]);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [error, setError] = useState("");
+
+  const fetchOrg = async () => {
+    const cacheOrg = getCachedData("designation");
+    if (cacheOrg?.length != 0) {
+      setLoading(true);
+      try {
+        const resp = await DirectoryRepository.GetDesignations();
+        cacheData("designation", resp.data);
+        setDesignationList(resp.data);
+        setLoading(false);
+      } catch (error) {
+        const msg =
+          error?.response?.data?.message ||
+          error?.message ||
+          "Something went wrong";
+        setError(msg);
+      }
+    } else {
+      setDesignationList(cacheOrg);
+    }
+  };
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    fetchOrg();
+  }, []);
+
+  return { designationList, loading, error };
+};
diff --git a/src/repositories/DirectoryRepository.jsx b/src/repositories/DirectoryRepository.jsx
index c99601ed..e19571cc 100644
--- a/src/repositories/DirectoryRepository.jsx
+++ b/src/repositories/DirectoryRepository.jsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { api } from "../utils/axiosClient";
 
 export const DirectoryRepository = {
   GetOrganizations: () => api.get("/api/directory/organization"),
+  GetDesignations: () => api.get("/api/directory/designations"),
   GetContacts: (isActive, projectId) => {
     const params = new URLSearchParams();
     params.append("active", isActive);