Placement coordinator

NIIT Foundation; Thane; On-site; INR 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

NIIT Foundation invites applications for a Technical Placement Coordinator to support student placements across programs. The role focuses on coordinating with recruiters, informing students about opportunities, and organizing assessments and interviews.

You will maintain placement records, assist with resume preparation, coordinate training sessions, and liaise with faculty and HR teams to expand placement opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and coordination skills.
• Basic understanding of technical/IT roles and recruitment processes.
• Knowledge of coding and technical assessment platforms.
• Good organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work with students, faculty, HR teams, and technical recruiters.
• Proficiency in MS Office/Google Workspace and placement-management systems.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Recruiters to discuss job openings and requirements.
• Inform eligible students about placement opportunities and deadlines.
• Coordinate technical assessments and pre-placement evaluations.
• Arrange technical interviews, coding rounds, group discussions, and other selection processes.
• Maintain accurate records of student profiles, skills, applications, and outcomes.
• Help students prepare and update technical resumes and share information with recruiters.
• Coordinate coding workshops and training sessions.
• Liaise with departments to identify eligible candidates and organize recruitment activities.
• Assist recruiters during campus visits, online assessments, and onboarding formalities.
• Track recruitment from registration through joining.
• Develop relationships with companies and HR teams to increase placement opportunities.
• Prepare placement reports and recruitment statistics.

Skills

Communication

Coordination

Recruitment basics

Coding assessments

Organizational skills

MS Office

Google Workspace

Job description

NIIT Foundation (NF) is a not-for-profit education society ( NGO ) set up by the promoters of NIIT in 2004. Its mission is to positively impact the underprivileged of the country through educational initiatives and skill development programs . NIIT Foundation, an Education NGO has a mandate to reach the unreached, uncared and unattended to ensure inclusive development of India.

To shape the mandate, NIIT Foundation has begun a number of programs like donate for child education, skill development, Financial literacy and all, that positively impact the underserved of the country through various educational interventions. The intent of NF is to better understand the education and employability issues at the grassroots level. The organisation builds corporate and ngo partnerships for sustainable development.

Job Description

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Recruiters:Communicate with companiesregarding job openings, eligibility criteria,recruitment schedules, andtechnical requirements.
• Student Coordination:Inform eligible studentsabout placement opportunities, job descriptions, selectionprocedures, and importantdeadlines.
• Technical Screening:Coordinate technical assessments, coding tests, aptitudetests, and otherpre-placement evaluations.
• Interview Scheduling:Arrange technical interviews, coding rounds, groupdiscussions, and otherselection processes.
• Maintain Placement Records:Maintain accurate recordsof student profiles, technical skills, applications, test results, interviewstatus, and finalselections.
• Resume & Profile Management:Help students prepareand update technicalresumes and ensurecandidate information isshared correctly withrecruiters.
• Technical Training:Coordinate coding workshops, technical training sessions, mock interviews, industrytalks, and skill-development programs.
• Liaison with Departments:Work with facultymembers, department coordinators, and the placementoffice to identifyeligible candidates andorganize recruitment activities.
• Recruitment Support:Assist recruiters duringcampus visits, onlineassessments, technicalinterviews, and onboardingformalities.
• Follow-up:Track the recruitmentprocess from registrationthrough final selectionand joining.
• Industry Engagement:Develop and maintain relationships with companies, HRteams, recruiters, andindustry professionalsto increase technicalplacement opportunities.
• Reporting:Prepare placement reports, recruitment statistics, and updates formanagement and placementauthorities.
• Compliance & Confidentiality:Ensure that placementpolicies are followedand candidate/companyinformation is handledconfidentially.
• Problem Resolution:Address issues relatedto technical tests, interview schedules, candidateeligibility, and communicationbetween students andrecruiters.

A Technical PlacementCoordinator should have:

• Strong communication andcoordination skills
• Basic understanding oftechnical/IT rolesand recruitment processes
• Knowledge of codingand technical assessmentplatforms
• Good organizational andtime-management skills
• Ability to workwith students, faculty, HR teams, andtechnical recruiters
• Proficiency in MSOffice/Google Workspaceand placement-managementsystems