About the Role :
The role is responsible for building strategic industry partnerships and strengthening work transition pathways across ITIs, Polytechnics and VTIs. It will develop employer networks, facilitate industry engagement, exposure visits, placement drives and job fairs, and strengthen the capacity of Placement Officers and implementation partners through training, mentoring and best-practice sharing.
The role will also drive regional placement and alumni strategies, track learner outcomes, support landscape studies and document scalable industry–institution engagement models. It will coordinate with state, regional and program teams, maintain employer and placement databases, ensure timely reporting, and manage interns or fellows as required.
Industry Relationship and Partnership Development:
Identify and establish strategic partnerships with industries and businesses relevant to Tamil Nadu's priority trades (including green and AI-aligned sectors) at state and central level
Build and sustain relationships with industry stakeholders across Tamil Nadu's 132 ITIs — including the 10 Women ITIs and 5 Tribal ITIs — to understand sector-specific hiring needs and expectations
Document good practices from Tamil Nadu's industry engagement with ITIs, DET, and central government (e.g., Industry-ITI Roundtable) to create replicable models for other states
Facilitate regular communication between ITIs and industry partners beyond placements — co-curriculum input, guest sessions, mentoring
Create exposure visit opportunities for learners and educators with Tamil Nadu industry partners
Support landscape studies with the research and training teams to map Tamil Nadu's industry demand by trade and region
Providing Work Transition (Placement & Self-Employment) Support to ITIs and VTIs
Support program implementation partners across Tamil Nadu to plan and monitor industry engagement activities effectively
Build the capacity of Placement Officers across Tamil Nadu's ITI network to plan and run placement-related activities at their institutes
Plan and deliver training for Placement Officers on placement systems and best practices, including orientation for Women ITI and Tribal ITI staff on institute-specific transition barriers
Anchoring and Executing Work Transition Strategies & Plans in the Region
Build an annual placement activity calendar for Tamil Nadu in collaboration with regional and DET teams
Plan to run employer engagement events, including placement fairs, across Tamil Nadu ITIs
Anchor regular calls and review meetings with Placement Officers to track progress against the state's transition targets
Enable ITIs to independently run placement-related activities — job fairs, placement drives, guest lectures — building toward institutional ownership rather than Quest-led delivery
Design and Execute Strategy for Alumni Tracking, Family & Alumni Engagement
Design and implement an alumni tracking strategy for Tamil Nadu to understand learner trajectories and program impact post-completion, including apprenticeship, employment, higher education, and entrepreneurship pathways
Implement alumni tracking through ICF, interns, Placement Cells, and partner institutions across Tamil Nadu's ITIs and VTIs
Support the program team on Alumni & Family Engagement at Tamil Nadu's Women ITIs, through session delivery or industry support
Build program team capacity on delivering key placement sessions
Relationship Building
Build active working relationships with company representatives, industry bodies, and Placement Officers across Tamil Nadu
Build a robust, regularly updated database of Tamil Nadu employers by networking with companies and industry bodies, and make it accessible to program implementation partners
Team Management
Manage interns or fellows supporting the Tamil Nadu placement portfolio, as relevant
Set clear performance objectives and development plans for team members
Support, mentor, and coach team members as part of their professional development
Serve as a role model always
Ensure HR policy and procedure is followed by the team
Support team welfare in coordination with the People team
Lead recruitment and induction for the team
Reporting
Submit monthly and quarterly donor reports on time
Consolidate Tamil Nadu placement and workshop reports
Submit reports for review meetings and update the database on time
Be available for regular line management meetings and appraisal processes
Ensure all relevant Tamil Nadu placement and transition data is available on time
Requirements
Qualifications & Skill:
4 to 6 years of experience in the placement of candidates at the Fresher level of an NGO or of Technical institutes.
Knowledge of liasioning with companies and experience in industry connect including the role of placement of students within organizations.
Previous experience in customer/client contact, especially establishing and developing effective links with companies in the relevant discipline/field.
Experience in working & training young adults for Jobs, OJT etc.
Good computer skills and is good at Data analysis.
Attributes:
Must be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the placements service
Willing to undertake external visits & should be open to traveling
Must be a team player and be able to negotiate and consult with all those engaged internally and externally within the placement space
Benefits
In addition to the compensation, Quest Alliance offers the following benefits to support your well-being, learning, and growth:
- Comprehensive Personal Accident Insurance with coverage of up to ₹10,00,000 per year.
- Mediclaim Insurance with coverage of up to ₹3,00,000 per year through our insurance partner, Anand Rathi, which also includes additional wellness benefits.
- Reach for the Stars (RFS) learning support of up to ₹5,000 to encourage self-learning and professional development.
- Internet reimbursement of up to ₹750 per month, based on actual usage, to support flexible and hybrid working.
- Childcare/daycare support for employees with children below 6 years of age, with a matching contribution of up to ₹3,000 per month.
- Gratuity contributions, fully borne by the organisation.
- Access to emotional health and well-being support, including:
- Group counselling sessions (worth ₹7,500 per session), fully sponsored by the organisation.
- One-on-one counselling sessions (worth ₹1,800 per session), fully sponsored by the organisation.
- Group counselling sessions (worth ₹7,500 per session), fully sponsored by the organisation.
Skills Required
- 4 to 6 years of experience in placement of candidates at the fresher level in an NGO or technical institutes
- Experience liaising with companies and building industry connections for student placements
- Previous customer/client contact experience establishing and developing links with companies
- Experience working with and training young adults for jobs, on-the-job training (OJT), etc.
- Good computer skills and ability in data analysis
- Ability to work flexibly to meet placement service needs
- Willingness to undertake external visits and travel across Tamil Nadu
- Team player with negotiation and consultation skills with internal and external stakeholders
What We Do
Quest Alliance is a not-for-profit trust focused on research-led innovation and advocacy in teaching and learning, equipping young people with 21st-century skills through technology-enabled self-learning experiences.
