We are actively seeking a highly motivated and networked Freelance Career and Job Placement Officer to work exclusively on a commission basis. This high-reward, results-driven contract role is dedicated to establishing industry partnerships and achieving high placement rates for our graduates. The successful candidate will be an independent contractor whose earnings are directly tied to their success in securing full-time employment for our learners.
Key Responsibilities and Deliverables
The primary and singular focus of this role is achieving measurable student placement success.
1. Industry Acquisition and Job Sourcing
- Proactive Outreach: Aggressively identify and engage with companies, recruiters, and HR managers to understand their hiring needs and introduce our talent pool.
- Partnership Development: Negotiate and formalize relationships with external employers to secure a continuous pipeline of job opportunities (full-time, contract, project-based) relevant to our graduates' fields of study.
- Lead Generation: Generate and manage a robust database of job leads, ensuring opportunities are qualified and aligned with learner profiles.
2. Placement Success and Facilitation
- Talent Matching: Efficiently match qualified graduates with specific job vacancies, acting as a professional intermediary between the learner and the employer.
- Interview Coordination: Facilitate the entire interview process, ensuring smooth communication, scheduling, and feedback exchange between all parties.
- Offer Negotiation Support: Provide guidance to learners as needed to successfully navigate job offers and employment contracts.
3. Reporting and Performance
- Activity Tracking: Maintain clear, real-time records of all business development activities (outreach calls, meetings, job leads) and student application statuses.
- Success Reporting: Provide weekly reports detailing placement metrics, including number of interviews scheduled, job offers extended, and successful placements confirmed (the sole trigger for commission payment).
Commission Structure
This is a 100% performance-based role. Compensation will be a pre-agreed success fee paid per confirmed placement of a graduate into a full-time, part-time, or contract role.
- Specific commission rates and payment terms will be provided to shortlisted candidates.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Experience: Minimum 3 years of professional experience in corporate recruitment, executive search, or sales where success was measured by tangible outcomes (e.g., placements, deals closed).
- Network: An immediately leverageable industry network relevant to the institute's graduate programs is mandatory.
- Results Focus: Proven ability to operate autonomously and thrive in a metric-driven, commission-only environment.
- Professionalism: Exceptional presentation, negotiation, and communication skills necessary to represent the institute and its graduates to high-level industry partners.
If you are a driven professional who excels at building connections and is motivated by uncapped, performance-based earning potential, we encourage you to apply.
Job Types: Permanent, Contract, Freelance
