Placement officer

Job Title

Placement Officer

Location

Virudhunagar

Timings

9.30 am to 6.00 pm, Monday to Saturday, with a 30 minute lunch break

Reports to

Centre Head

Purpose

Placing the trained beneficiaries with a Target as per the Project Needs

Essential Functions

• To develop contacts with local employers to develop opportunities for placing the trainees
• Minimum 5 New companies to be identified in a Month to check for the requirements
• Follow Up with Minimum 5 existing companies in a Month to check for the requirements

• To support the PWDs to gain and improve their employability skills through running job search sessions, including CV and application preparation and interview techniques
• Guide the trainees in preparing the Resumes (For all the Candidates under the Training in a Batch before the 1st Week of 2nd Month)
• Guide the trainees in applying and registering for Jobs in the Job Portal (For all the Candidates under the Training in a Batch from the 2nd Month of Training)

• To offer a wide range of employment and training advice, including career and benefits advice to empower the PWDs about employment opportunities
• Conduct minimum 2 Placement Session in a Month for Trainees and explain about the requirements identified and available & the expectation from the Employers
• Conduct Placement Assessment & Mock Interviews to check the level of the Trainees (1 in 1st Month, 2 in 2nd Month & 3 in 3rd Month)
• Job Mapping & scheduling Interviews for the identified requirements according to the Employer Requirements & Trainees Standard (Based on Education, Disability & Technical Skills)
• Facilitating & guiding the Trainees for attending the Interviews on the scheduled time & date
• Organize & conduct Job Fair once in every 6 Months

• To monitor individuals placed into employment or work placement to identify any issues/training requirements and support them in appropriate ways to help them into sustainable employment
• Follow up with the Employer on the status of the shortlisted candidates for Employment & facilitate in Joining formalities and collecting the offer letters
• Follow up with the placed candidates and their respective employers on the challenges and performance at the end of their Month of Placement (Maintain a record for the same and update the same on monthly basis) and arrange for alternative placements (If needed)

• Ensure that work placement opportunities are circulated quickly ensuring that information technology (emails, web pages etc.) is utilized effectively to assist with achieving best possible performance for meeting employer requirements
• Circulate the requirements immediately with different Centers and other source to identify the candidate to meet the Employer requirements (If enough/no candidates are met the requirements of the employer in the particular center)

• To liaise with employers to ensure any candidates placed are properly supported and support employers in preparing training/career plans for individuals
• Providing Technical Support (Accessibility, Employer Sensitization etc) in placing PwD’s to the employer

• To maintain monitoring systems using the MIS (Management Information System) database & To keep accurate electronic and paper records to meet funding requirements
• Update all the collected Employer information & Employer requirements in the Placement Drive at the end of every month
• Maintain & upload the Resumes (Batch wise) in the Placement Drive at the end of first month of training
• Maintain success stories for all the placed candidates along with their working photos at the end of every month for the placed candidates during the previous month
• File & Upload all the collected offer letters & Success stories at the end of every month

Job Setting

Flexibility in extending office timing when required: Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions: requires travelling: requires work with Center Heads/Project Heads: requires prompt service

Skills Needed

• Fluent English Communication-verbal and written.
• Reasonable insights in Management & Economics
•  Awareness of industrial clusters in terms of sectors, locations.
• Ability to develop sound, credible reciprocal relations with industry.
•  Effective paraphrase of industry’ need.
•  A good PR, liaison and relationship building.
•  Sound and rich frame of reference skills.
• Having of positive attitude, proactive nature and strong optimism.

Language preferred

English and Local Language