Job Opportunity for Placement Associate at Quest Alliance in Gujarat

As a Placement Associate, you will provide placement support to Industrial Training Institutes and Vocational Training Institutes in Rajkot and Vadodara.

Role and Responsibilities:

Providing Placement support to Industrial Training Institutes and Vocational Training Institutes:

• Building a robust database of employers by networking with employers, industry bodies
• Ensuring support to program implementation partners to organize Industry engagement activities effectively and monitoring the same.
• Building capacity of program implementation partners to plan and organize placement related activities at their institutes. 

Anchoring and executing Placements strategies & plans in the region. 

• Making an annual plan and calendar of placement activities in the region by collaborating with regional teams.
• Planning and Conducting Employer engagement events (Talks, Walk-ins, Campus Drive)
• Take the ownership of the placement targets for the region and as per the project’s needs. 
• Anchor Industry Connect Fellow’s engagement through regular calls and review meetings.
• Building an active working relationship with representatives of companies, Industry bodies and Placement officers.
• Planning and Conducting Employer engagement events Including placement fairs. 
• Planning, Meeting & Exploring options of Apprenticeship, Internships, On Job Training, Career
• Connect Activities with Existing & Prospective Employers for candidates on a regular basis.
• Supporting state team in organizing & facilitating Job Readiness Training bootcamps, Co- facilitating placement sessions
• Create, maintain and share reports as per program requirements.

Coordinate & Facilitate Capacity Building of Placement Officers for ITI’s & VTIs

• Planning and organizing trainings for Placement officers
• Orientation on placement systems and best practices.
• Conducting Demo’s on Industry engagement activities. 

Qualifications Required:

• Graduate or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years of experience in placement of candidates at Fresher level of a NGO or of Technical institutes.
• Knowledge of liaison with companies and experience of industry connect including the role of placement of students within organizations.
• Previous experience of customer/client contact especially establishing and developing effective links with companies in the relevant discipline/field.
• Experience of working & training of young adults for Jobs, On the Job Training, etc.
• Good computer skills (i.e. good at data analysis)
• Must be able to work to meet the needs of the placements service.
• Willing to undertake external visits and should be open to travelling across locations
• A team player and able to negotiate and consult with all those engaged with

Contact
Interested candidates are requested to apply for the position by filling the online application form.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We look forward to your application.