Placement Officer

Working Location:

Haridwar (Uttarakhand) & Delhi NCR

Salary:

31000/- CTC per month, and Travel will be over & above.

Role:

• Identify, do due diligence and onboard employers in the technology platform.
• Generate adequate leads for training provision and placement of 750 youth & out of work adults.
• Build strong relationships with employers, ensuring effective placement and monitoring systems are in place for youth & out of work adults.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Responsible for achieving the desired target number of youth & out of work adults’ placements in jobs.
• Create partnerships with employers and job aggregators who can offer youth potential job placements, work experience and workplace visit opportunities.
• Monitor youth’s attendance and performance with employers for effective retention & performance.
• Support youth after their placements to ensure that they retain their engagement and sustain themselves in work or training for up to 6 months.
• Undertake data collection and reporting duties that demonstrate the effectiveness of the programme.
• 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:

• Strong partnership building credentials with the ability to tailor style and methods when working with employers.(and employee volunteers), and other specialist organisations like Job Aggregators.
• Excellent team worker with strong oral and written communication skills, including a good level of professional English.
• Can-do attitude and willingness to use own initiative to solve ground-level problems.
• Well-organised working style with excellent time management skills.
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends occasionally as required by the programme.
• Ability to collect and process delivery evidence and data in line with key performance indicators for the programme.

Qualification and Experience

• Relevant degree or similar professional qualification from a reputed institution (Minimum qualification is graduation).
• Minimum 1 year of experience in placement.
• Knowledge of local employers and job aggregators.
• Knowledge of youth needs with regard to progressions at work.
• Experience of partnership working, including referrals and monitoring partner delivery.
• Experience of either employability skills, job placement, youth development or vocational training programmes, either directly or indirectly (desirable).