Lead, Employer Relations & Career Services

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ART & DESIGN, New Delhi is seeking a dynamic and experienced professional to lead our Career Development & Industry Partnerships.

This role entails overseeing all facets of campus placements, cultivating strong industry partnerships, and ensuring that students and alumni have access to diverse and meaningful career opportunities with leading organizations.

The incumbent will play a strategic role in enhancing student employability and strengthening IIAD’s corporate engagement. Key responsibilities include expanding the recruiter network, collaborating with faculty and staff to identify new industry connections, maintaining strong relationships with existing recruiters, and designing outreach initiatives to drive participation in career planning events and activities.

Roles and responsibilities :

• Serve as the centralized college representative to the employment community - Conducts research to learn the skills, abilities, and credentials employers seek for graduates of the school’s departments. Use the institute’s degree plans and course descriptions, in addition to coordinating with professors and department heads, to find relevant job titles and industries for graduates.
• Employer Development – Network and expand the pool of corporate recruiters for campus placements to ensure maximum job opportunities for students and alumni. Development and maintenance of an effective employer relationship program;
• participate in the development efforts with regional and national companies through site visits (travel), mail campaigns, and marketing;

update and revise recruiter-focused materials annually.

QUALIFICATIONS :

graphic / communication design, UX / UI design, advertisement and marketing agencies, fashion and lifestyle companies, interior and architectural firms.