Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced Placement Manager to lead and manage student training, internship and placement activities across multiple centres in India. The role involves developing strong industry relationships, identifying employment opportunities, coordinating campus recruitment drives and preparing students for successful career placements.
Role & responsibilities
1. Industry Relations & Corporate Tie-ups
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with corporates, industry partners, HR professionals and recruitment agencies.
- Identify potential employers and generate internship and placement opportunities for students across all centres.
- Develop corporate partnerships and engage employers for campus recruitment drives.
- Promote students to prospective employers based on their skills, qualifications and job requirements.
- Build and maintain a strong network of industry contacts to enhance placement opportunities.
2. Student Training & Placement
- Plan, coordinate and manage end-to-end student training, internship and placement activities.
- Organize industry visits, corporate interactions, guest lectures and recruitment drives.
- Arrange soft skills, communication skills, aptitude and interview preparation programmes.
- Coordinate with internal faculty and external trainers to deliver employability enhancement programmes.
- Mentor students on career opportunities, industry expectations, job market trends and interview preparation.
- Brief students on market realities, employment opportunities and career development pathways.
3. Student Profiling & Placement Coordination
- Maintain updated student databases, including academic qualifications, skills, previous work experience and achievements.
- Assess student profiles and identify suitable job opportunities based on employer requirements.
- Coordinate interviews, selection processes, offer rollouts and joining formalities.
- Ensure effective communication between students, employers and faculty members.
- Monitor placement progress, internship outcomes and student employment status.
4. Placement Administration & Reporting
- Manage placement-related documentation, records and databases across all centres.
- Monitor and evaluate placement performance and maintain regular MIS reports.
- Ensure accuracy, confidentiality and data protection of student and employer information.
- Develop effective systems and processes for smooth placement operations.
- Track placement targets, recruitment activities and employer engagement.
Preferred candidate profile
- Strong corporate networking and relationship management skills.
- Experience in Training & Placement, Campus Recruitment or Corporate Relations.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and presentation skills.
- Ability to engage with HR Heads, Talent Acquisition teams and business leaders.
- Strong student mentoring and career counselling abilities.
- Good understanding of industry requirements and employment trends.
- Strong coordination, planning and MIS reporting skills.
- Ability to manage placement activities across multiple locations.
Education & Experience
- Graduate/Postgraduate in Management, HR, Education or a relevant discipline.
- 58 years of experience in Training & Placement, Corporate Relations, Campus Recruitment or Institutional Placement Management.
- Experience handling multi-location placement operations will be an added advantage.