Placement Coordinator

**Full job description**

**Job Summary**:
The Placement Officer is responsible for developing and implementing strategies obtain employment and experiential opportunities in business, industry, academia for students in all programs of the University. To counsel, prepare and enhance hiring potential of students, new graduates into the job market. To assist in the internships and placement of students.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
a) To ensure that the pre-placement offers are instituted and systemized by increasing the PPO highest package and PPO Companies.

b) To improve the quality of placements in terms of job opportunities, quality of companies that visit the campus and increase the average salaries year on year.

c) Responsible for organizing summer and winter internships in companies that are most likely to offer conversion into final placements, as much as possible.

d) To collect the job announcement/description - requirements, job details, and specifications from the representatives of each interested organization and share the same with the students - in a timely manner. Corporate relationship & coordination.

e) Key task is to bring in new clientele and manage relationships with existing corporate clients.

f) To correspond to prospective companies and invite for campus interview/online interview.

g) Support placement logistics, such as traveling, accommodation, etc.

h) Follow up hiring steps to receive placement confirmation, joining date, offer letter, etc.

i) Track all placements either through systemized methods.

j) To share the data base of eligible aspirants to the prospective companies based on the stipulated criteria.

k) To arrange for interview facilities at the campus (Auditorium, Labs, and Interview rooms).

l) Sharing industry feedback, trends, and expectations with students and leadership.

a) Counsel students regularly to ensure job acceptance rate increases.

m) Advocate students as and when required to ensure their expectations and skills level match the jobs available in the market.

n) Guide students for successful result at the interview, before the interview process starts.

o) Participate in various student assessments with trainers to evaluate the student for potential placements.

p) To assist students from Interview to on-boarding, complete student career cycle.

r) Collaborate with the Student Placement Committee in consultation with the Heads of the Department & Deans.

**Required Skill Sets**:
1. Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills

2. 24/7 availability for important projects

3. Knowledge of Industry demographics will be an added advantage

4. Adopt in using MS suites with proficiency in MS Excel

5. Ability to handle requirements of Engineering, Commerce, Management, Sciences, Humanities and Legal studies

6. Willingness to travel as per professional requirements.

7. Minimum 4 to 5 Years of Experience in Placement Activities is required

8. Knowledge of NIRF

Pay: ₹30,000.00 - ₹35,000.00 per month

**Benefits**:

- Health insurance
- Provident Fund

Schedule:

- Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Bhubaneshwar, Odisha: Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (required)

**Education**:

- Master's (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Placement: 5 years (preferred)

**Language**:

- English (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Expected Start Date: 20/11/2024