Placement Asssociate, Youth Program

Published 2025-07-10

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At Quest Alliance, we transform learning ecosystems through education technology, capacity building, and collaboration to build 21st-century skills for learners and facilitators.

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**About the Role**

As a **Placement Associate** supporting the ITI ecosystem, you will play a crucial role in strengthening the career pathways of trainees by coordinating with placement officers, institute management, industry partners, and youth. Your primary responsibility will be to improve placement outcomes, enhance employability readiness, and foster meaningful industry partnerships. You will also play a key role in institutionalizing placement practices, supporting data tracking, and facilitating events and industry engagement initiatives at the institute level.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Provide direct support to placement officers and institutes to improve student placement processes.
- Co-design and conduct employability skills sessions including resume writing, interview preparation, and workplace readiness.
- Facilitate job drives, industry talks, and employer interactions for ITI students.
- Ensure regular follow-up with placed students and document outcomes.
- Build effective working relationships with ITI principals, placement officers, and trainers to drive shared placement goals.
- Support institutes in forming or strengthening placement cells and building staff/student ownership for career services.
- Ensure MoU-aligned placement targets are being tracked and met across ITIs.
- Identify and engage local and regional employers for internships, apprenticeships, and placements.
- Map relevant industries as per student trade backgrounds and employment trends.
- Support planning and execution of Career Connect events, employer sessions, and exposure visits at the institute level.
- Build and maintain relationships with employers to ensure repeat engagement.
- Collect, verify, and update student-level data including enrollment, placement, dropout, and alumni outcomes.
- Ensure timely sharing of data with M&E teams using agreed tools and formats.
- Document success stories and institute-level best practices related to placement.
- Ensure that all event data (session plan, attendance, report, photographs) is submitted within the timeline
- Work with internal teams including M&E, Communications, Training, and Partnerships to enable program success.
- Share field insights, learner needs, and feedback from employers to inform strategy.
- Participate in team meetings, reviews, and organizational learning spaces.
- Be flexible to support additional employability and placement-related tasks across ITIs and programs as needed.
- Contribute to innovation and experimentation pilots in employability design and industry alignment.
- Track alumni stories and post-placement engagement efforts as part of long-term impact measurement.

**Required Attributes**:

- Graduate degree in Social Work, Education, Management, HR, or a related field.
- Freshers / 1-2 years of experience in placement coordination, recruitment, youth skilling, or working within the ITI or vocational ecosystem.
- Experience working with government institutions, skilling programs, or NGOs preferred.
- Willingness to travel extensively across districts and regions.
- Placement process knowledge and experience engaging with industries.
- Strong coordination and relationship management skills with institutions and partners.
- Experience in delivering employability or soft skills training.
- Comfort with data collection and reporting tools.
- Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work with diverse stakeholders across institutes and geographies.
- Self-motivated, organized, and result-oriented.
- Passion for youth empowerment and the skilling ecosystem.
- Adaptability to evolving program needs and a collaborative mindset.

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