Student Placement Specialist

Role overview

Edversity is looking for a well-connected Student Placement Specialist to secure jobs and internships for our students with reputable employers. You will own the full placement cycle: building employer relationships, sourcing openings, matching and preparing candidates, and closing placements.
This role is focused almost entirely on placements. An existing network of HR and hiring contacts across leading companies is essential from day one.

Key responsibilities
Employer partnerships

• Build and grow a pipeline of hiring partners across IT, telecom, banking, FMCG, consulting and other key sectors.
• Use existing industry contacts to open placement opportunities quickly.
• Pitch Edversity's talent pool to HR heads and hiring managers, and negotiate placement agreements or MoUs.
• Maintain regular contact with partners to secure repeat hiring.

Placement drives

• Source job and internship openings and match them with suitable candidates.
• Coordinate shortlisting, interview scheduling and offer follow-ups with employers.

Candidate readiness

• Assess candidate profiles and identify employability gaps.
• Run or arrange CV reviews, mock interviews and workplace-readiness sessions.
• Collect employer feedback and share it with candidates and the training team.

Tracking and reporting

• Maintain an up-to-date database of employers, openings, candidates and placement outcomes.
• Report monthly on placements, partner pipeline and employer feedback.
• Track post-placement retention and satisfaction of both candidates and employers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, HR, Marketing or a related field; a master's degree is a plus.
• 2–5 years of experience in placement, corporate relations, talent acquisition, recruitment or business development.
• Experience with more than one well-known organisation (e.g. reputable corporates, recruitment firms, or university placement/career offices).
• A strong, verifiable network of HR managers, talent acquisition leads and hiring managers in Islamabad/Rawalpindi; contacts in Lahore and Karachi are a plus.
• Proven record of placements or hires closed, with numbers to show for it.
• Willingness to travel locally for employer meetings and drives.

Skills and competencies

• Relationship building and corporate networking
• Persuasive communication and negotiation, in English and Urdu
• Understanding of hiring processes and what employers look for in entry-level talent
• Event and drive coordination across multiple stakeholders
• Target-driven, self-starting approach with strong follow-through
• Proficiency in MS Office/Google Workspace; familiarity with LinkedIn Recruiter, job portals or a CRM/ATS is a plus
• Professional presence and the confidence to represent Edversity to senior HR leaders