Assistant /Deputy Manager, Internships and Placements - Ahmedabad

Role Summary:

This role holder requires to coordinate end-to-end and be responsible for student internships and placements. This includes to schedule, organize and manage placement activities for students in designated School of Engineering and Applied Science at University, provide ample opportunities for students to achieve 100% -success in terms of internships, projects & full-time placement and to play an instrumental role in developing and sustaining a mutually beneficial long term relationship with the industry/recruiting organizations.

Responsibilities:

• Support in development of an annual strategy to achieve the overall objective of the Corporate Relations & Career Development Centre & execute this strategy through regular physical and virtual interactions with recruiters, viz. corporates, firms, research and development organisations, think-tanks, NGOs and Govt. organisations, etc.
• Prepare a comprehensive list of corporates, recruiters to be reached out based on students preferences, upcoming market trends and appropriate job matches; with the help of the student councils and other internal stake holders
• Extensive Local and Domestic outreach to promote University and Student talent pool in relevant organisations with special focus on Business School (PG & UG).
• Student counselling towards career preparedness sharing recruiter expectations via personal and group meetings.
• Build relationships with Hiring Managers, Decision makers and CXOs in Indias top 2000 corporates and send out information about UNIVERSITY student profiles, courses, internships etc.
• Administer and manage a centralized placement portal, student’s resume bank through the student placement committees.
• Collect the job announcement/description, requirements, job details and specifications from the representatives of each –interested organisation and share the same with the students - in a timely manner.
• Appoint and collaborate with the Student Placement Committee in collaboration with HOD & Deans
• Provide information, advice and guidance to students through various mediums, such as individual meetings, group sessions, email, etc.
• Maintain and Update necessary data / details pertaining to Placements & other KRA/KPI
• Optimal utilisation of Placement centric tools and CRM provided. Coordinate with Technology teams for system related support and ensure data accuracy
• Maintain a database of recruiters and update it on a regular basis to ensure accuracy
• Sharing industry feedback, trends and expectations with students and leadership
• MIS and Reporting – student profiles, client database, activity report, etc.

Key Skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Adept in using MS Work & PowerPoint with proficiency in working with MS Excel
• Tech Savvy
• Good interpersonal skills and pleasant personality
• Open to travel as per professional requirements – City, State and Country

Qualification:

• Degree in Computer Science – Btech, BE, BCA or Masters
• Min 5-7 years’ experience.
• Minimum 3-4 years of relevant experience in Engineering Student Placements, Recruiting, Key-Accounts management, B2M Sales & Marketing