Placement Manager

About the Role

UNIVO Education is seeking a result-oriented Placement Manager to oversee end-to-end placement activities, cultivate strong corporate relationships, drive hiring opportunities, and ensure successful placement outcomes for students.

Key Responsibilities

• Corporate & Employer Relations

• Identify and onboard new companies for student hiring.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with HR, Talent Acquisition, and Business Heads.

• Understand current and upcoming hiring requirements to convert them into placement opportunities.

• Develop a robust employer network across various sectors and functions.

• Coordinate with companies on Job Descriptions, eligibility criteria, compensation, and recruitment processes.

• Negotiate and finalize hiring partnerships, recruitment drives, and placement opportunities.

• Placement Drive Management

• Manage the complete placement drive lifecycle, from requirement collection to final selection.

• Coordinate JD sessions, candidate screening, assessments, interviews, and offer roll-outs.

• Ensure timely communication between employers and eligible candidates.

• Track shortlisted, interviewed, selected, and joined candidates.

• Follow up with companies on pending results, offers, and joining status.

• Job Fair & Recruitment Event Management

• Plan and execute on-campus and virtual Job Fairs.

• Coordinate with participating companies and HR representatives.

• Manage registration, screening, interview schedules, venue requirements, and candidate movement.

• Ensure smooth on-ground execution and a positive employer experience.

• Maintain complete event-wise placement data and post-event reports.

• Student Placement Coordination

• Work closely with students to ensure they understand job opportunities, eligibility criteria, and recruitment processes.

• Coordinate with the training team for interview preparation, GD/PI preparation, and other employability interventions.

• Ensure students attend mandatory JD sessions, assessments, and interviews.

• Address student queries regarding placement opportunities and recruitment processes.

• Monitor candidate participation and conversion at each stage.

• Placement Targets & Business Development

• Achieve monthly and quarterly targets for:

• New companies onboarded

• Job opportunities generated

• Candidates shortlisted

• Candidates interviewed

• Candidates selected

• Candidates joining

• Develop new employer acquisition channels through networking, LinkedIn, referrals, industry associations, and recruitment platforms.

• Identify opportunities for bulk hiring, fresher hiring, internships, and experienced hiring.

• MIS & Reporting

• Maintain accurate placement MIS and employer databases.

• Track company-wise and drive-wise hiring performance.

• Prepare weekly and monthly placement reports.

• Analyze funnel metrics such as applications, attendance, shortlisting, interviews, selections, and joining.

• Maintain records of offers, joining status, and employer feedback.

• Provide data-driven insights to the leadership team.

• Cross-Functional Coordination

• Coordinate with Career Services, Student Support, Marketing, Academic, and Operations teams.

• Work closely with the Career Services technology/platform team to update job postings and recruitment activities.

• Support student engagement campaigns related to placement opportunities.

• Ensure placement activities align with the Placement Policy and eligibility criteria.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Proficiency in MS Excel/Google Sheets and recruitment/CRM platforms.

Qualifications

• Educational Qualification: MBA/PGDM in HR, Marketing, Business Management, or a related field preferred.
• Preferred Experience: Experience in Campus Recruitment, Corporate Relations, Talent Acquisition, Placement Services, University Career Services, EdTech, or Higher Education.
• Desired Skills:
• Strong corporate relationship management skills.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Employer acquisition and business development capability.
• Strong understanding of recruitment and hiring processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management.
• Data analysis and MIS reporting skills.
• Event and Job Fair management.
• Strong follow-up and execution capabilities.
• Ability to work with targets and deadlines.
• Competencies:
• Result Orientation
• Corporate Networking
• Relationship Management
• Ownership & Accountability
• Problem Solving
• Negotiation
• Team Management
• Planning & Execution
• Data Orientation
• Student & Employer Relationship Management