Senior Associate - Alumni Placement

Why do we exist? What do we do?

The quality of school education available to students from low-income communities across India is abysmal. Their chances of attending college, or building a career are significantly lower than their high-income peers, condemning them to a life without voice or choice. iTeach was born in 2015 to challenge this status quo and create a level playing field for ALL children. 
We run free and high-impact schools and an exceptional college-to-career program for the most disadvantaged students in Pune and Navi Mumbai. We are known for our world-class professional development, our result-oriented team culture, and our student-centric school design. Read more about us at www.iTeachSchools.org.

Responsibilities:

The iTeach College to Career Team aims to have all our alumni make it to and through college and get their first sustainable job aligned with their personal vision. This is their first step in pulling themselves and their families out of poverty. We do this work through four centres: Admissions and Scholarships, Near-peer Mentoring, Lifeguarding and the Career Centre.  
The Career Center empowers our alumni to crack internships, part-time jobs, volunteering opportunities, and when, ready to graduate, great full-time jobs. The Senior Associate - Alumni Placement will catalyze these efforts by bringing on board a fantastic set of partner companies and project managing the entire placement process.

1. Building Partnerships with potential employers

• Identify companies and organizations that will hire our alumni.
• Invest and onboard potential employers and build strong relationships with them
• Design contextual and innovative programs to involve employers our work with alumni

2. Executing Placement Strategies

• Organize job fairs with strong outcomes
• Provide a diverse menu of options for our alumni to secure jobs: such as placement guarantee courses, fellowship programs, integrated courses, earn and learn jobs, and so on

3. Career Portal Management

• Manage the Career Center Job Portal for both the staff and alumni
• Maintain strong records of the experiences of alumni and staff with companies

4. Student Engagement

• Support students and alumni in identifying their career goals and building actionable plans to achieve them.
• Conduct one-on-one sessions with students for mock interviews, resume reviews, and personalized career counseling.
• Identify and enroll students in relevant skilling opportunities based on their aspirations, interests, and readiness.

5. Research and Design

• Study and analyze the current job market scenario - What is a trend in the market, what is working out, what is not - studying the findings and sharing with the career centre team 

Prerequisites

• Required

  : Bachelors degree with strong performance

• Required

  : 2+ Years of relevant work experience

• Preferred

  : Experience in leading campaigns or driving partnerships - Knowledge of local employers and job aggregators in Pune 

• Preferred

  : Work experience in the development space

Requirements

• Love meeting new people and building partnerships
• Okay to travel within the city 
• Strong Presentation Skills 
• Ability to manage work Independently
• All time excited to learn new stuff

Compensation and Benefits