Job Purpose: He/She takes care of the respective center’s placement and post-placement needs, which entails overall planning, implementing, documenting, reporting and managing on-going trainee batches and building a rapport with placement partners, trainees, alumni and other relevant stakeholders. He/She works in close association with respective Center Head, Placement Zonal/Regional and Placement Mentor, and on an on-going basis coordinates with the Technical Academic. At all times he/she has to ensure that placement operations are aligned with overall center planning and operations.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Locating or identifying potential placement partners in the region by discovering and exploring placement opportunities locally and regionally. Further building and maintaining regular contact with current and past employers.
- To have close liaison with the respective industry, to understand the upcoming trends and collect feedback about the training quality on an ongoing basis and share it with the Center Head and Academic team. Analyze available job market economic data and information. Research job market trends and requirements for a variety of occupations.
- Provide mentorship support to the trainees employed in the region, so as to help them settle in the new job environment. This includes conduction of pre-placement ‘Job induction’ sessions, on-going counseling, helping in finding accommodation, establishing social networks, resolving issues with employers, providing any other emergency support as required, etc.
- Coordination and organization of on-campus interviews.
- Tracking trainees for the complete period of their employment while maintaining complete data-set of trainees and ensuring timely reporting of the same while capturing the feedback of trainees and recruiters on an ongoing basis. This includes updating the Placement and Post-placement data in Salesforce and other platforms at relevant intervals.
- Develop and maintain a collaborative relationship especially with the center academic team and other center staff.
- Collection of documents from concerned entities like Offer letter, retention letter, etc.
- Capturing stories of successful trainees on an ongoing basis for Donor purposes and social media platforms.
- He/She supports other Center personnel in other respective Center tasks and engagement activities, as required, which may involve traveling.
- Consciously he/she should model himself/herself, as well as promote a workplace culture that is consistent with the official ‘Code of Conduct’ and emphasizes the mission, vision, guiding principles, and values of the organization.
- At all times he/she shall be conscious-of and promote ‘Gender Sensitivity’ and ‘Gender Equality’ in all means of communication ( like verbal, non-verbal, written, etc.) and actions, in official premises, on field or while interacting with trainees, staff, community stakeholders, Govt. organizations, other organizations or entities.
Skills required:
- Communication (Written+Verbal) & Interpersonal Skills – In local language, along with English, including:
- The ability to counsel and motivate youth.
- Good negotiating skills
- Must follow a flexible problem-solving approach
- The ability to manage trainee’s high expectations.
- Excellent networking skills to build a rapport with Placement partners and maintain effective relationships.
- Ability to present to large audiences 2) Comfortable with extensive fieldwork - willingness to travel throughout the region on an ongoing basis. Includes willingness to adjust to travel by different modes of transport, (bus, train, etc.) and willingness to stay irrespective of the staying conditions.
Must possess excellent management skills which include – People, Finances, Data, Time etc., which includes
- Good time management with an ability to prioritize and thrive in a pressurized environment.
- Excellent organizational skills and the ability to schedule and plan within a cyclical structure.
- Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.
- Ability to work and keep calm under pressure.
Basic Computer aptitude – Microsoft Word, including Excel, Access, PowerPoint – for producing reports, and preparing presentations.
- Positive attitude, proactive and optimistic nature.
- Essential and Desirable criteria 1) Minimum Qualification: Minimum Graduation (Preferably from the respective technical area)
Experience Criteria:
- Candidates having an experience of 2 years , preferably in the Sales / Development / Business Development sector will be given preference.
Age Criteria:
- Candidates must be between the age group of 25-40 years.
- Salary negotiable as per experience
- Additional benefits: Travel Allowances
Parameters for Appraisals:
- Placement Ratio: Trained Vs Placed (According to the Donor requirements)
- Trainee Retention: Placed vs Retention (6 months)
- Tie-up with placement partners: Identifying and building upon potential Placement partnerships leading to the signing of Placement policy.
- Proper execution of Batch Planning which includes the following operations:
- Conduction of Placement sessions.
- Understanding the location preference of candidates.
- Arranging the telephonic, skype and campus interviews.
- Completing the interview process before the batch end date.
- Collecting all the documents from placement partners like offer-letter etc before joining.
- Giving all the details related to the jobs to students.
- Filling the correct placement data in Salesforce on time.
Post Placement Phase Tracking
- Guiding or helping students to reach their job location
- Tracking the visit through visit and calls at given slots
- Conducting the PAL sessions
- Updating the post-placement data in Salesforce in the given intervals
Collecting the retention letter from the placement partners as and when needed, and as per the donor's requirements Working cohesively with other center staff
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: ₹25,000.00 - ₹28,000.00 per month
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Provident Fund
Work Location: In person
