Assistant Director Campus Operations

Designation: Assistant Director Campus Operations for GITAM School of Business - GITAM Career Guidance Centre (GCGC) – Full time

Location : Visakhapatnam

GCGC (GITAM Career Guidance Center) is a strategic initiative aimed at guiding, training and assisting students with the best career opportunities. To execute this mission GCGC operates across three major verticals, viz., Career Counselling & Mentoring (CCM), Training & Competency Development, and Career Fulfillment.

Roles & Responsibilities:

The major responsibilities of the Assistant Director Campus Operations are predominantly handling the pre-placement activities, campus drives, liaison and coordination with the academic teams, external vendors, recruiters, and IR, for smooth operational flow of training, campus drives and all placement related activities, along with strong database management.

The following are areas which are in the purview of this role:

o Orienting the students towards a clear career goal

o Constant engagement with the students and academicians to apprise them on the expectation of the industry and student preparedness

o Implementation of assessments and overseeing the trainings, as directed by GCGC

o Sharing information with students, mentors and academicians relating to placements

o Smooth conduct of campus drives, from job posting to onboarding

o Ensuring hospitality related support to the recruiters during the campus drives

o Support & guidance for alternate career services

o Database management of the student outcomes, along with that of training and placement activities, of the school attached to

o Periodic reporting of data and information, as and when required, to IQAC, GCGC, GITAM Leadership, etc.

Skillset/Professional Background Requirements:

A minimum of 15 years’ experience in roles involving various stakeholder management is a mandatory requirement. Preference will be given to those with prior experience in handling students’ career outcomes, coordination roles, and campus placement drives. Strong networking, communication & interpersonal skills are highly desirable. Ability to be empathetic, at the same time assertive with students is required.

Educational Qualifications & Experience:

Post graduation in any field is a requirement. Minimum of 15 years prior experience.