Placement — Organisation Connect
We invite applications for the role of Placement — Organisation Connect.
In this role you will be responsible for building and sustaining partnerships with organisations to facilitate meaningful placement opportunities for students across academic programmes. The role involves active outreach, relationship management, coordination of placement processes, and alignment of organisational requirements with student competencies.
Responsibilities:
- Identify, map, and engage with NGOs, foundations, CSR arms, social enterprises, think tanks, policy organisations, development sector institutions and corporates working in the social impact domain.
- Conduct systematic outreach via email, calls, virtual meetings, and in-person visits to generate placement opportunities.
- Build and maintain long-term relationships with partner organisations.
- Act as a liaison between the placement office and recruiting organisations
- Maintain accurate records of outreach efforts, responses, offers, and placement outcomes.
- Track trends in social sector hiring, skill requirements, compensation norms, and emerging roles.
- Represent the University at sector events, conferences, job fairs, and networking forums.
- Assist in the on-campus placement activities.
- Work closely with faculty and programme teams to understand student competencies and curricular strengths.
- Prepare periodic reports on placement progress, sector engagement, and challenges.
- Support compliance with University’s placement policies and timelines.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in any discipline
- A minimum of five years of relevant experience in working with and engaging external organisations for placements, internships, training programmes, projects, or institutional partnerships.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to engage professionally with senior stakeholders across organisations.
- Comfort with outreach targets, follow-ups, and persistence.
- Proficiency in MS Office / Google Workspace; familiarity with CRM tools is an added advantage.
- Prior experience working with or recruiting for NGOs or development organisations.
- Willingness to travel as required for outreach and partnership building.
Please email the following documents to <openpositions@apu.edu.in> with the subject line “Application for Placement – Organisation Connect – Bengaluru”:
- CV
- Completed Application Form
Kindly ensure that all the above documents are submitted, as incomplete applications cannot be processed.
