Assistant Manager / Manager / Senior Manager - Placements

UPES; Dehradun; On-site; INR 4,50,000 - 6,75,000; Full time

Job summary

An Educational Institution in Dehradun is looking for Placement Officers to facilitate student placements and internships. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 4 years of experience, excellent communication and networking skills, and a proactive approach to business development. This role involves extensive coordination between students and external stakeholders to ensure successful career services activities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of experience in a placement or counseling role.
• Proficient in facilitating placements and internships for students.
• Strong understanding of course curricula across various domains.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate placements for various schools within UPES.
• Convince companies to recruit students through campus placements.
• Coordinate placement processes and events for students.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Networking skills

Communication skills

Presentation abilities

Advanced computer skills on MS Office

Job description

UPES is seeking talented individuals for the positions of Placement Officers in Dehradun.

• Designations Available: Assistant Manager/Manager/Senior Manager
• Job Location: Dehradun
• Minimum Experience Required: 4 years

This exciting opportunity involves facilitating placements for various schools within UPES, including the School of Business, School of Design, School of Computer Science, School of Health Sciences and Technology, School of Law, School of Engineering, and School of Liberal Studies and Media.

Developing & Maintaining client Relations (Industry Connects).

• Convincing companies to recruit students through campus placements and internships for students.
• High level of Interpersonal and networking skills
• Good exposure/presence in social networking platforms.
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Strong Presentation Abilities must be an out of the box thinker and excellent team player.
• Advanced computer skills on MS Office (Excel, PPT, etc.)
• Willingness to travel extensively and work in stretched timelines.
• Do New Business Development and achieve targets to place students from assigned domains.
• Coordinate between various schools (under UPES), with the student coordinator, placement coordinator. Coordinate with CLs and faculties at campus.
• To be the main POC and communication link for all events and programs organized for students related to team career services activities.
• To handle student counselling and query solving on a day-to-day basis at campus. To have knowledge and full understanding about the course curriculum of all schools under UPES (Law/Engineering/Business/Design/Health Sciences/Media) students.
• Coordinating and organizing placement processes, seminars, master classes or any career services activity and events.
• Business development support to Corporate Relations team and providing valid leads and fixing meetings.
• Act as liaison between recruiter, students, and team managers.
• Communicating with external stakeholders through calling, emailing, facilitating meetings, and reporting to reporting managers.
• Awareness about higher education options and incubation centre wherever present in the campus.
• Any other responsibility and task as assigned.

This role primarily focuses on facilitating student internships and placements by collaborating with law firms and companies. Key responsibilities involve student guidance, working with faculty, and engaging with various stakeholders. The main goal is to ensure the seamless execution of career services activities across campuses and schools. Key skills required include new business development, effective communication, team coordination, curriculum knowledge, understanding client needs and job vacancies, market awareness, problem-solving abilities, and providing student counselling and addressing placement-related queries. The ideal candidate should be proactive, self-motivated, market-savvy, and well-versed in industry roles.