Placement Officer - Sourcing & Corporate Relations

Boston Institute of Analytics; Delhi; On-site; INR 300,000 - 550,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Direct exposure to recruiters and HR

Opportunity to impact student careers

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

Boston Institute of Analytics (BIA) invites a proactive Associate - Placements to join our Career & Employability team in Mumbai. You will source job openings, engage HRs and recruiters, coordinate end-to-end placements, and support students through the process.

The role requires strong communication, recruitment knowledge, and the ability to manage multiple candidates and employers simultaneously. This is a full-time position focused on building a robust placement network.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline.
• Experience in EdTech, recruitment, or HR environment is advantageous.
• Strong communication and coordination abilities.

Responsibilities

• Source relevant job openings across LinkedIn/Naukri/Indeed and portals.
• Coordinate complete placement processes between students, teams and employers.
• Manage BIA CEC portal updates and employer records.
• Guide students on applications, interviews, and joining processes.

Skills

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Recruitment processes

Sourcing opportunities

Relationship building

Organisation

MS Excel/Google Sheets

CRM/ATS usage

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA/PGDM in HR (advantage)

Tools

LinkedIn

Naukri

Indeed

Job description

Company: Boston Institute of Analytics (BIA)

Employment Type: Full-time

Experience: 1+ Years

About Boston Institute of Analytics

The Boston Institute of Analytics is one of the top-ranked international education and training institutes, headquartered in Boston, USA, with 107 campuses across 7+ countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, South Africa, and India. BIA delivers industry-leading programs across new-age technical and non-technical disciplines, helping students and professionals build future-ready careers in the world's most in-demand fields. Our programs emphasize practical learning, career-focused training, and global certification pathways, enabling learners to develop the skills required to succeed in competitive global industries.

About the Role

BIA is looking for a proactive and execution-focused Associate - Placements to join our Career & Employability team in Mumbai. The role will be responsible for sourcing relevant job opportunities for BIA students, building relationships with HRs and recruiters, coordinating hiring processes, maintaining the BIA CEC placement portal, and supporting students throughout the placement process. You will actively identify job openings across LinkedIn, Naukri, Indeed, company career pages, and other job platforms, connect with HRs and recruiters, understand their hiring requirements, and bring relevant opportunities to BIA students. The ideal candidate should have strong communication skills, good knowledge of recruitment processes, excellent follow-up discipline, and the ability to manage multiple student and employer requirements simultaneously.

Key Responsibilities

Job & Opportunity Sourcing

• Actively source relevant job openings for BIA students across LinkedIn, Naukri, Indeed, company career pages, recruitment platforms, and other job portals.
• Identify openings aligned with students' skills, courses, experience levels, locations, and career aspirations.
• Build and maintain a database of relevant companies, recruiters, HR professionals, and active job openings.
• Track new hiring requirements and identify recurring recruitment opportunities.
• Research companies and industries to identify potential hiring partners for BIA.
• Connect with HR Managers, Talent Acquisition teams, recruiters, hiring managers, and company representatives through calls, email, LinkedIn, and other professional channels.
• Introduce BIA and its student talent pool to prospective employers.
• Understand current and upcoming hiring requirements from companies.
• Share relevant candidate profiles and CVs based on employer requirements.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with HRs and recruiters.
• Follow up consistently with companies regarding open positions, candidate shortlists, interviews, and selection status.
• Work towards developing a strong network of active hiring companies.

Placement Coordination

• Coordinate the complete placement process between students, BIA teams, and employers.
• Share job opportunities with eligible students through the BIA CEC portal and other approved channels.
• Collect and verify student applications for relevant positions.
• Coordinate candidate shortlisting with recruiters and internal teams.
• Schedule interviews, assessments, HR rounds, and other selection processes.
• Track interview attendance, candidate status, feedback, selections, and offer status.
• Follow up with both students and recruiters until the recruitment process is completed.
• Maintain accurate records of all ongoing and completed placement activities.

BIA CEC Portal Management

• Manage and regularly update job opportunities, employer details, candidate applications, interview schedules, and placement status on the BIA CEC portal.
• Ensure all placement information is accurate and updated in a timely manner.
• Upload new job openings and ensure relevant students are notified.
• Maintain candidate application and selection records.
• Track the complete placement pipeline through the portal.
• Generate and maintain placement-related reports and MIS as required.

Student CV & Profile Management

• Coordinate with students to collect and update their latest CVs and professional profiles.
• Ensure student CVs are aligned with relevant job descriptions and industry requirements.
• Help students improve basic CV structure, formatting, keywords, and role‑specific positioning.
• Maintain updated student CV databases.
• Map students to relevant job opportunities based on their skills, experience, course background, and career goals.
• Ensure students are placement‑ready before being recommended to employers.

Student Placement Support

• Communicate relevant job opportunities to eligible students.
• Guide students on application processes, interview schedules, documentation, and employer requirements.
• Coordinate interview preparation requirements with relevant internal teams.
• Track student participation across placement drives and recruitment processes.
• Follow up with students regarding interview attendance, results, offers, and joining status.
• Maintain professional communication with students throughout the placement journey.

Employer & Placement Database

• Build and continuously expand BIA's database of companies, HR professionals, recruiters, hiring managers, job openings, and placement outcomes.
• Maintain accurate records of employer interactions and hiring requirements.
• Track companies that regularly hire from BIA.
• Identify opportunities to develop long‑term hiring relationships.
• Maintain a database of previous recruiters for future hiring requirements.

Reporting & MIS

• Maintain daily and weekly placement activity reports.
• HR/recruiter connections
• Active hiring requirements
• Candidates submitted
• Candidates shortlisted
• Offers received
• Students placed
• Joining status

Key Skills Required

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good understanding of recruitment and hiring processes.
• Experience using LinkedIn, Naukri, Indeed, and other job portals for sourcing opportunities.
• Ability to identify relevant job opportunities and match them with candidate profiles.
• Strong HR/recruiter outreach and relationship‑building skills.
• Excellent follow-up and coordination abilities.
• Strong organisational and time‑management skills.
• Comfortable handling multiple candidates, recruiters, and hiring processes simultaneously.
• Good working knowledge of MS Excel/Google Sheets.
• Comfortable working with CRM, ATS, placement portals, or other recruitment platforms.
• Strong attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Target‑oriented and proactive approach.

Preferred Experience

• Recruitment
• HR Recruitment
• Career Services
• Recruitment Coordination
• EdTech Placements
• Staffing / Recruitment Consultancy
• B2B Recruitment
• Job Sourcing

Experience in an EdTech, recruitment firm, staffing company, training institute, university, or corporate HR environment will be an advantage.

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline.
• MBA/PGDM in HR, Sales, Marketing, or Business Management is an added advantage but not mandatory.

Key Performance Indicators

• Number of relevant job openings sourced.
• Number of new HR/recruiter connections established.
• Number of active hiring companies.
• Number of candidate profiles submitted.
• Interview conversion and selection rates.
• Number of students placed.
• Placement turnaround time.
• Student participation and application rates.
• Accuracy and timeliness of BIA CEC portal updates.
• Growth of BIA's employer and recruiter database.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work in the growing EdTech and career‑development industry.
• Direct exposure to recruiters, HR teams, hiring managers, and companies across industries.
• Opportunity to build expertise in placements, recruitment, employer relations, and talent acquisition.
• Performance‑driven career growth.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment.
• Opportunity to directly contribute to student career outcomes.

Why Join BIA?

• Work with an international education and training organisation.
• Help students and professionals connect with real career opportunities.
• Build relationships with companies and hiring teams across industries.
• Gain hands‑on exposure to recruitment and corporate hiring.
• Work at the intersection of EdTech, talent acquisition, and career development.
• Take ownership of the complete placement coordination process.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Boston Institute of Analytics is committed to fair and inclusive hiring practices. All qualified candidates will be considered based on their skills, experience, communication abilities, and suitability for the role.