Manager – Career Development Services

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About the Organization

The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) is a leading graduate school of management in Asia. Under the IIM Act of 2017, IIMB is an Institute of National Importance.

Job Description

The primary responsibility of the incumbent is to devise and implement plans for career opportunities for IIMB’s students of degree granting programs such as Post-Graduate Program in Management (MBA), Post-Graduate Program in Management – Business Analytics (MBA-BA) and Executive Post Graduate Program in Management (EPGP). The incumbent needs to plan development activities for the Career Development Services (CDS) Office.

Job Responsibilities

• The incumbent must manage and monitor the career development services related to the DGPs and drive employer engagement
• The incumbent is responsible for maintaining and strengthening relationships with current and prospective recruiters.
• S/he is expected to be involved intensely in the development of the pool of recruiters located in India and outside India and ensure maximum possible job offers.
• To be involved in the administrative activities related to the CDS Office.
• S/he needs to build and strengthen relationships with potential recruiters and will be responsible for meeting targets with respect to the number of recruiters for campus placements.
• The role requires planning the business development activities on a yearly, quarterly and monthly basis and reviewing the implementation of the same.
• S/he must interact with the DGP students and student body representatives to understand their career preferences.
• S/he must conduct career guidance sessions spread over the year.
• Handling internal processes such as generating reports, maintaining databases, responding to internal queries and contributing to internal recruitment on an ongoing basis.
• Should be able to manage digitization of the CDS process and activities.
• S/he must seek and conduct meetings with decision-makers across companies and showcase the talent pool of IIMB.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Candidates should have a master’s degree.
• Candidate should have min. 15 years’ experience in Career Development Services/Placement activities preferably from an educational institute and should have handled assignments listed under major duties & responsibilities.
• The incumbent having experience in placement activities from IIMs or top business schools would be desirable.

Key Skill and Ability Requirements

• Strong analytical, planning and forecasting skills should be detail-oriented and have the ability to drive business development.
• Should have experience in placing students’ early career and mid-career roles.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a solution-orientation mindset.
• Should be self-motivated and able to work independently, with a strong sense of urgency regarding timely follow up and customer service orientation.
• Strong commitment to service and capacity to collaborate and communicate with diverse communities – faculty, students, non-academic staff and external stakeholders.
• Ability to identify and collaborate with internal stakeholders and ability to network and manage relationships effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proficiency in MS Office software, e-mail, electronic scheduling, databases and internet and ERP.
• Strong communication skills – verbal and written.
• Ability to maintain organized and accurate written and electronic records of all relevant work in the department and the results thereof.
• Ability to prioritize work in the department, and effectively manage the same
• Willingness to travel when required.
• Should be fluent in English and Hindi. Knowledge of a foreign language would be an added advantage.

Interested candidates may fill the application using the link: here

The closing date for applications is 17 th May 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be intimated. It is mandatory to fill in all the fields in the application and relevant supporting documents are to be uploaded. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

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