Placement Officer

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)

**Speak with the employer**
+91 9894143171