Manager - Placements

Job Description and Person Specifications -

1. Job Details

Job Title : Manager – Placement

Area : Administration

Location : Pune

Reporting to Asst. Director – Career Services

2. Job Purpose : To facilitate and guide the students in achieving their best career objectives.

3. Key Accountability -

Strategic

• Support in planning & execution of Career Services strategies

Operational

• Identifying potential companies for campus recruitment and other industry partnerships, by cold calls, personal visit and make effective presentation of the University

• Continuous updating of database of companies.

• Build rapport with industries, corporates for Placements, trainings & other Industry Connect Activities.

• To conduct end to end campus recruitment process (CRP) for the respective school from forming of student’s committee, inviting companies for CRP, arranging necessary infrastructure etc.

• Accompanying students for placement process, pool in campus drives at other institutions, off campus drives, etc.

• To provide career counselling to the candidates.

• To conduct briefing sessions to make students well prepared and well aware of the job profile, company, future prospects etc. before every campus process.

• Collecting feedback from recruiters, students & stakeholders and analyzing the same.

• To prepare and execute an action plan on the basis of shared feedbacks & suggestions.

• To chalk out and implement the holistic training programme featuring of mock GDPIs, extempore, case study etc. to gauge their ability and efficiency.

• Revenue Generation – Generating revenue for the University through CSR, MDP & Centre of Excellence (Setting up of CoE’s)

• Any other functions or duties that may be assigned from time to time.

Financial and Budget

• Ensure budget pertaining to your areas of function is utilized, optimized and tracked

Collaborations

• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with Heads of Schools and various industry partners to drive the Industry Partnerships team which results in maximum value in industry – academia collaboration and career services

Academic

• Promote the culture of positivity, collaboration, continuous improvement, and commitment to quality in all aspects of career services activities

External Representation

• Represent MIT WPU on various professional bodies of repute which is value adding building relationship with the community, government agencies, society at large and with ultimate objective of building MIT WPU brand

4. Person Specification

Substantial leadership and management experience

• Able to provide effective and inspiring leadership by being actively involved in all programs and services, developing a broad and deep knowledge of all programs

External relations and Corporate engagement

The ability to advocate at the highest levels regionally and nationally on behalf of the University and to influence the decision maker.

Personal attributes and style

• A strong commitment to MIT WPU and its vision, ambitions, and values

• The ability to relate to and communicate effectively with staff at all levels in the Division, engaging them with the University’s vision and plans;

• A personal commitment to and record in effective and respectful partnership working across all staff groups;

• Sound judgement and the ability and courage to make difficult but informed decisions, including on challenging issues;

• Exceptional personal and public communication and relations

Minimum Qualification & Experience

• MBA from Premier Institute with 8 to 10 years of experience

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral

• Strong network with varied industry sectors

• High level sophistication and maturity in social and professional settings

• Driving for positive results both in quantitative and qualitative measures

• Ability to effectively manage and evaluate the day-to-day work, assign the responsibilities; oversee the assignments to ensure the work is done accurately and timely; and provide personal development to direct reports

• Ability to effectively establish and maintain cooperative working relationships within a diverse multicultural environment • Excellent customer service and public relations skills • Ability to manage multiple projects; flexible and comfortable in a fast-paced environment

5. Communication & Working Relationship

Internal

• All Schools and Departments/function

• University Leadership

External

• Corporate Bodies

• Professional academic networks and societies • Alumni Network