Walk in Drive – Placement Officer, Mumbai Full Time

·         Build strong relationships with employers and education institutions/colleges ensuring effective referral, placement and monitoring systems are in place for youth.

·         Support youth during their self-development and skills training ensuring trainees are placed in positive outcomes and placements are successful.

Specific tasks and responsibilities:

·         Support youth to achieve the skills training, mentoring and employer activities outlined in their individual Personal Development Plans.

·         Deliver a sharp focus on achieving successful youth placements in work, training or further education and supporting youth to sustain these for 1 year.

·         Effectively utilize and leverage partnerships at all levels

·         Arrange job fair / placement drives / campus recruitment youth as well as market need

·         Carry out 24 hour training module (covering industry overview, mock interview, other soft skills training) as per mandated curriculum

·         Monitor youth’s performance and retention with employers.

·         Support youth after their placements to ensure that they retain their engagement and sustain themselves in work or education placements for up to 1 year.

·         Should have experience of handling placements in colleges and mobilising youth from colleges

·         Have handled bulk placements and should be efficient in handling big numbers

·         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:

·         Ability to build positive relationships with youth and motivate individuals to achieve defined targets of taking up work opportunities.

·         Excellent team worker with strong oral and written communication skills including good level of professional English.

·         Empathy- ability to work with youth

·         Well organised working style with excellent time management skills.

·         Willingness to work evenings and weekends occasionally as required by programme.

·         Ability to collect and process delivery evidence and data in line with key performance indicators for the programme

·         Strong negotiator and ability to manage relationships with colleges and employers

Qualification & Work experience

·         Relevant degree or similar professional qualification from a reputed institution.

·         Experience of either employability skills, job placement, youth development or vocational training programmes either directly or indirectly (desirable)

·         Experience of reviewing progress against individual’s training programme targets (desirable)

·         Experience of engaging with wider stakeholders like placement teams in colleges, students and communities.

·         Experience of providing guidance to young people on a range of development issues.