Position: Career Progression Manager, Program Implementation
Organization: Medha
Location: Lucknow
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What you will do:
This position will involve a mix of:
Placement, Internship & Self-employment:
Connecting with alumni through various alumni events to identify their individual career needs. Sourcing need-based job/ internship/opportunities and relevant and pocket-friendly upskilling options. Facilitating completion of internships, joining of first jobs, and taking concrete steps towards the path of financial independence in an entrepreneurial venture of their choice.
Networking & Building Employer Partnerships:
Formalizing and growing relevant employer connections, identifying job & internship opportunities for alumni. Building mentor networks across different sectors, careers needs and entrepreneurial aspirations.
Counselling & Mentorship:
Building alumni relationships based on trust and mutual respect. Introducing them to mid-level and senior-level professionals and entrepreneurial networks for individual mentorship. Counselling them & their parents and mentoring alumni on career paths of their choice by matching needs with opportunities.
Data Management:
Collecting, tracking, and reporting alumni data related to higher education, self-employment, career needs, etc for future reference and analysis purposes.
Promoting Alumni Brands:
Promoting alumni modules & offerings through different social media channels and physical activities on campuses.
What your day might look like:
While no two days are the same, some may look like this:
- You approach a local employer looking for relevant opportunities for a group of students
- You collect feedback from the existing employers on the performance of placed students
- You counsel a student to take up an exciting internship opportunity with an employer
- You have focus group discussions with alumni to understand their “career” needs
- You organize workplace exposure talks/visits for a group of students at a local employer location
- You visit different companies to meet their HR/business managers and identify mentors for the students.
- You follow up with working alumni whom you helped join their first jobs to check if they have any teething troubles that they can be counselled upon
- You spend time on the internet searching for pocket-friendly upskilling courses that match the alumni needs
Things we are looking for:
The ideal candidate has the following capabilities:
- Ability to build strong employer relations and partnerships
- Ability to collect, record and analyze data
- Ability to actively listen and counsel students & parents
- Is willing to upgrade & upskill self on career counselling tools
- Is excited to “sell” Medha’s mission & vision and seek support from various stakeholders in furthering the same
Why should you work for Medha?
- A passionate team that is committed to a shared mission.
- Grassroots ethos connected to its student community (no ivory towers here).
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