Corporate Relations Manager

SR Group of institution, lucknow

About the Role

This is a full-time, on-site role based at SR Institute of Management and Technology (SRIMT), Lucknow. The Corporate Relations Manager will be responsible for developing, managing, and strengthening strategic relationships with corporate organizations, industry leaders, recruiters, and other professional stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Identifying and approaching prospective employers.
• Establishing new corporate partnerships.
• Coordinating campus recruitment and pool campus drives.
• Facilitating internships and industrial training.
• Promoting the institute’s academic programs and student talent to potential recruiters.
• Regular interaction with HR heads, talent acquisition teams, business leaders, and industry representatives to understand recruitment requirements and align them with students’ skills and career aspirations.
• Coordinating industrial visits, corporate guest lectures, expert sessions, workshops, industry-sponsored training programs, and other initiatives that strengthen industry–academia collaboration.
• Working closely with the Training and Placement Department, academic leadership, faculty members, and administrative teams to plan placement activities, improve student employability, develop new recruitment opportunities, and achieve institutional placement objectives.
• Contributing to expanding SRIMT’s corporate network, improving placement outcomes, and establishing long-term associations with leading organizations across India.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• MS Office (particularly Excel and PowerPoint)
• Professional email communication
• Recruitment tracking
• Database management
• Preparation of corporate engagement reports

Qualifications and Skills

• Corporate Relations and Relationship Management: Proven ability to establish, develop, and maintain strong relationships with corporate organizations, HR professionals, recruitment agencies, industry associations, and business leaders.
• Campus Recruitment and Placement Management: Experience in planning and coordinating on-campus and pool campus recruitment drives, managing employer requirements, and facilitating recruitment processes for students across engineering, management, and other professional programs.
• Business Development and Corporate Outreach: Ability to identify prospective employers, generate recruitment opportunities, pitch institutional capabilities, negotiate partnership terms, and develop sustainable corporate associations.
• Communication and Presentation Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally with senior corporate executives, HR leaders, institutional management, faculty members, and students.
• Internship and Industry–Academia Collaboration: Ability to develop opportunities for internships, industrial training, live projects, corporate workshops, guest lectures, and industry-oriented skill development programs.
• Planning and Execution: Strong organizational, coordination, follow-up, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple corporate engagements, recruitment schedules, and institutional initiatives simultaneously.
• Financial and Negotiation Skills: Basic understanding of budgets, recruitment costs, compensation structures, commercial proposals, and the financial aspects of corporate partnerships.
• Teamwork and Stakeholder Management: Ability to collaborate effectively with academic departments, placement coordinators, administrative teams, and external partners to achieve institutional goals.
• Educational Qualifications: A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Marketing, Human Resources, or a related discipline is preferred.
• Professional Experience: Relevant experience in corporate relations, institutional placements, business development, talent acquisition, or industry partnerships will be an advantage. Experience in an engineering or management institution is particularly desirable.
• Professional Attributes: A proactive, result-oriented, and relationship-driven approach, supported by strong networking abilities, professional integrity, adaptability, and a commitment to student career development.
• Key Objective: To strengthen SRIMT’s corporate network, increase campus recruitment and internship opportunities, build long-term industry partnerships, and support the institute’s mission of delivering career-oriented education and improved student employability.