Placement Officer

7 days ago

Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India MagicBus India Foundation Full time
Specific tasks and responsibilities

  • Support youth to achieve the skills training, mentoring and employer activities outlined in their
individual Personal Development Plans.

  • Deliver a sharp focus on achieving successful youth placements in work, training or further
education and supporting youth to sustain these for 1 year.

  • Effectively utilize and leverage partnerships at all levels
  • Arrange job fair / placement drives / campus recruitment youth as well as market need
  • Carry out 24 hour training module (covering industry overview, mock interview, other soft skills
training) as per mandated curriculum

  • Monitor youth's performance and retention with employers.
  • Support youth after their placements to ensure that they retain their engagement and sustain
themselves in work or education placements for up to 1 year.

  • Should have experience of handling placements in colleges and mobilising youth from colleges
  • Have handled bulk placements and should be efficient in handling big numbers
  • Act as a role model at all times demonstrating behaviour that displays the characteristics youth
should develop to be successful in their chosen field.

Desired Competencies:

  • Ability to build positive relationships with youth and motivate individuals to achieve defined
targets of taking up work opportunities.

  • Excellent team worker with strong oral and written communication skills including good level of
professional English.

  • Empathy
- ability to work with youth

  • Well organised working style with excellent time management skills.
  • Willingness to work evenings and weekends occasionally as required by programme.
  • Ability to collect and process delivery evidence and data in line with key performance indicators
for the programme

  • Strong negotiator and ability to manage relationships with colleges and employers
Qualification & Work experience

  • Relevant degree or similar professional qualification from a reputed institution.
  • Experience of either employability skills, job placement, youth development or vocational
training programmes either directly or indirectly (desirable)

  • Experience of reviewing progress against individual's training programme targets (desirable)
  • Experience of engaging with wider stakeholders like placement teams in colleges, students and
communities.

  • Experience of providing guidance to young people on a range of development issues.
Team coordination

NA

Reporting

District Livelihood Manager

Salary:
Up to ₹30,000.00 per month

Benefits:

  • Cell phone reimbursement
  • Provident Fund

Schedule:

  • Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Kancheepuram,

Tamil Nadu:
Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

- total work: 1 year (preferred)

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