Placement coordinator

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Employer Engagement and Job Opportunities

• Identify and connect with companies, recruiters, HR professionals, and industry partners.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing employers.
• Generate job opportunities aligned with students’ skills, qualifications, and career aspirations.
• Build partnerships with companies across sectors such as IT, STEM, BFSI, retail, manufacturing, and the social sector.
• Achieve monthly and annual placement targets.

• Student Mobilization and Career Readiness

• Understand students’ skills, interests, qualifications, and employment preferences.
• Prepare students for interviews through mock interviews, resume building, communication sessions, and career guidance.
• Ensure candidates meet employer eligibility criteria before nominations.
• Motivate students to participate in placement drives and pursue suitable job opportunities.

• Placement Drive Management

• Coordinate interviews, job fairs, recruitment drives, and employer interactions.
• Share accurate job descriptions, eligibility criteria, salary details, and interview schedules with students.
• Ensure timely candidate nominations and interview attendance.
• Coordinate with training teams, centre teams, and employers to ensure smooth execution.

• Placement Follow-up and Joining

• Track candidates through the complete recruitment journey: nomination, interview, selection, offer, documentation, and joining.
• Follow up with selected candidates to ensure they join the organization.
• Identify and address reasons for offer rejections, non-joining, and dropouts.
• Maintain communication with candidates and employers until successful joining.
• Track post-placement retention wherever required by the project.

• Data Management and MIS

• Maintain accurate placement records, employer databases, candidate profiles, and interview outcomes.
• Update placement MIS and dashboards within defined timelines.
• Verify placement documents and joining proofs before reporting.
• Ensure data accuracy and compliance with organizational and client reporting requirements.
• Submit regular reports on targets, achievements, pending cases, and challenges.

• Stakeholder Coordination

• Coordinate with centre managers, trainers, project managers, and regional placement teams.
• Work closely with clients and project SPOCs to meet placement expectations.
• Share placement updates, challenges, and success stories with relevant stakeholders.
• Support cross-centre placement opportunities to maximize employment outcomes.

• Target Achievement and Performance Monitoring

• Develop an action plan to achieve assigned placement targets.
• Monitor daily, weekly, and monthly progress against placement goals.
• Identify gaps in employer engagement, candidate readiness, and joining conversion.
• Take corrective actions to improve placement numbers and reduce rejection rates.
• Contribute to overall project performance and organizational employability goals.

• Professionalism and Ownership

• Demonstrate accountability, initiative, and a result-oriented approach.
• Maintain professional communication with employers, students, and colleagues.
• Explore new employers and employment opportunities beyond existing networks.
• Take ownership of assigned responsibilities and meet deadlines.
• Represent the organization professionally while building long-term employer partnerships.