Placement Coordinator

Quest Alliance; Chennai; Hybrid; INR 609,000 - 730,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal accident insurance

Mediclaim insurance

Learning support (RFS)

Internet reimbursement

Childcare support

Gratuity

Emotional health support

Job summary

Quest Alliance in Tamil Nadu’s Chennai region seeks a dynamic professional to build strategic industry partnerships across ITIs, Polytechnics and VTIs. You will drive regional placement, alumni strategies, and work transition plans while strengthening placement officer capacity through training and mentoring.

The role requires 4–6 years in placements, strong industry liaison skills, and the ability to manage partnerships and reports.

Qualifications

• 4 to 6 years of experience in the placement of candidates in NGOs or technical institutes.
• Knowledge of liaising with companies and industry connections for student placements.
• Experience in customer/client contact and building links with companies in relevant field.
• Experience in training young adults for jobs, OJT, etc.
• Good computer skills and data analysis abilities.

Responsibilities

• Build and sustain strategic industry partnerships across Tamil Nadu with ITIs, DET and central government.
• Drive regional placement and alumni strategies, track learner outcomes and support placement activities.
• Provide work transition support including placement and self-employment pathways for ITIs/VTIs.
• Develop and maintain an employer database and coordinate with industry partners for exposure visits and job fairs.
• Plan and deliver training for Placement Officers on placement systems and best practices.
• Manage interns or fellows supporting Tamil Nadu placements and lead recruitment/induction for the team.
• Submit donor and placement reports on time and ensure data is updated.

Skills

Industry liaison

Stakeholder management

Networking

Data analysis

Team player

Travel willingness

Customer liaison

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

The role is responsible for building strategic industry partnerships and strengthening work transition pathways across ITIs, Polytechnics and VTIs. It will develop employer networks, facilitate industry engagement, exposure visits, placement drives and job fairs, and strengthen the capacity of Placement Officers and implementation partners through training, mentoring and best-practice sharing.

The role will also drive regional placement and alumni strategies , track learner outcomes, support landscape studies and document scalable industry–institution engagement models. It will coordinate with state, regional and program teams, maintain employer and placement databases, ensure timely reporting, and manage interns or fellows as required.

Responsibilities :

Industry Relationship and Partnership Development:

Identify and establish strategic partnerships with industries and businesses relevant to Tamil Nadu's priority trades (including green and AI-aligned sectors) at state and central level

Build and sustain relationships with industry stakeholders across Tamil Nadu's 132 ITIs — including the 10 Women ITIs and 5 Tribal ITIs — to understand sector-specific hiring needs and expectations

Document good practices from Tamil Nadu's industry engagement with ITIs, DET, and central government (e.g., Industry-ITI Roundtable) to create replicable models for other states

Facilitate regular communication between ITIs and industry partners beyond placements — co-curriculum input, guest sessions, mentoring

Create exposure visit opportunities for learners and educators with Tamil Nadu industry partners

Support landscape studies with the research and training teams to map Tamil Nadu's industry demand by trade and region

Providing Work Transition (Placement & Self-Employment) Support to ITIs and VTIs

Support program implementation partners across Tamil Nadu to plan and monitor industry engagement activities effectively

Build the capacity of Placement Officers across Tamil Nadu's ITI network to plan and run placement-related activities at their institutes

Plan and deliver training for Placement Officers on placement systems and best practices, including orientation for Women ITI and Tribal ITI staff on institute-specific transition barriers

Anchoring and Executing Work Transition Strategies & Plans in the Region

Build an annual placement activity calendar for Tamil Nadu in collaboration with regional and DET teams

Anchor regular calls and review meetings with Placement Officers to track progress against the state's transition targets

Enable ITIs to independently run placement-related activities — job fairs, placement drives, guest lectures — building toward institutional ownership rather than Quest-led delivery

Design and Execute Strategy for Alumni Tracking, Family & Alumni Engagement

Design and implement an alumni tracking strategy for Tamil Nadu to understand learner trajectories and program impact post-completion, including apprenticeship, employment, higher education, and entrepreneurship pathways

Implement alumni tracking through ICF, interns, Placement Cells, and partner institutions across Tamil Nadu's ITIs and VTIs

Support the program team on Alumni & Family Engagement at Tamil Nadu's Women ITIs, through session delivery or industry support

Build program team capacity on delivering key placement sessions

Relationship Building

Build active working relationships with company representatives, industry bodies, and Placement Officers across Tamil Nadu

Build a robust, regularly updated database of Tamil Nadu employers by networking with companies and industry bodies, and make it accessible to program implementation partners

Team Management

Manage interns or fellows supporting the Tamil Nadu placement portfolio, as relevant

Set clear performance objectives and development plans for team members

Support, mentor, and coach team members as part of their professional development

Serve as a role model always

Ensure HR policy and procedure is followed by the team

Support team welfare in coordination with the People team

Lead recruitment and induction for the team

Reporting

Submit monthly and quarterly donor reports on time

Consolidate Tamil Nadu placement and workshop reports

Submit reports for review meetings and update the database on time

Be available for regular line management meetings and appraisal processes

Ensure all relevant Tamil Nadu placement and transition data is available on time

Requirements

Qualifications & Skill:

4 to 6 years of experience in the placement of candidates at the Fresher level of an NGO or of Technical institutes.

Knowledge of liasioning with companies and experience in industry connect including the role of placement of students within organizations.

Previous experience in customer/client contact, especially establishing and developing effective links with companies in the relevant discipline/field.

Experience in working & training young adults for Jobs, OJT etc.

Good computer skills and is good at Data analysis.

Attributes:

Must be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the placements service

Willing to undertake external visits & should be open to traveling

Must be a team player and be able to negotiate and consult with all those engaged internally and externally within the placement space

The pay band for the position starts at Rs. 60,000/- per month (cost to company) ( The salary offered will be commensurate with the experience and expertise of the candidate)

In addition to the compensation, Quest Alliance offers the following benefits to support your well-being, learning, and growth:

• Comprehensive Personal Accident Insurance with coverage of up to ₹10,00,000 per year.
  
• Mediclaim Insurance with coverage of up to ₹3,00,000 per year through our insurance partner, Anand Rathi , which also includes additional wellness benefits.
  
• Reach for the Stars (RFS) learning support of up to ₹5,000 to encourage self-learning and professional development.
  
• Internet reimbursement of up to ₹750 per month , based on actual usage, to support flexible and hybrid working.
  
• Childcare/daycare support for employees with children below 6 years of age , with a matching contribution of up to ₹3,000 per month .
  
• Gratuity contributions, fully borne by the organisation.
  
• Access to emotional health and well-being support, including:
  • Group counselling sessions (worth ₹7,500 per session ), fully sponsored by the organisation.
    
  • One-on-one counselling sessions (worth ₹1,800 per session ), fully sponsored by the organisation.