Assistant Manager – CCLE Operations

Department: Centre for Continuous Learning & Employability (CCLE)

Location: Electronic City, Bengaluru

Reporting To: Vice President – Industry Relations, Career Services & Leadership Engagement

About JAGSoM

Jagdish Sheth School of Management (JAGSoM) is a globally recognized business school known for its innovative curriculum, strong industry integration, and focus on developing future-ready professionals. With prestigious accreditations including AACSB and SAQS, JAGSoM has consistently been ranked among India’s leading business schools.

Position Summary

JAGSoM is seeking a highly organized, proactive, and technology-savvy Assistant Manager – CCLE Operations to support and strengthen the institution’s Career Services, Corporate Engagement, Leadership Development, and Student Success initiatives.

The role requires effective coordination across students, faculty, corporate partners, recruiters, alumni, and institutional leadership to ensure seamless execution of mentoring programs, student grooming initiatives, industry engagement activities, placement operations, reporting, and process automation.

The ideal candidate should possess strong operational capabilities, excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and hands-on experience with digital platforms and productivity tools.

Key Responsibilities

1. Career Services & Placement Operations

– Support end-to-end placement operations and execution of the annual placement calendar.

– Manage placement portals, job postings, interview schedules, recruiter communications, and offer tracking.

– Drive process improvements and automation initiatives to enhance operational efficiency.

– Maintain placement databases and ensure accuracy of student and recruiter information.

– Generate periodic placement dashboards, reports, and analytics for management review.

2. Mentorship & Student Development Programs

– Coordinate student mentorship programs involving industry leaders, alumni, and faculty mentors.

– Support grooming, employability, career readiness, and leadership development initiatives.

– Track student participation, engagement, and program outcomes.

– Facilitate communication between mentors, students, and internal stakeholders.

3. Industry Engagement & Corporate Relations

– Coordinate interactions with recruiters, industry experts, alumni, and corporate partners.

– Facilitate guest lectures, leadership talks, panel discussions, workshops, conclaves, and networking events.

– Build and maintain professional relationships with external stakeholders to support student outcomes.

– Assist in identifying and engaging industry leaders for strategic initiatives.

4. Event Planning & Leadership Support

– Plan and execute placement drives, career fairs, industry conclaves, leadership forums, and special events.

– Work closely with institutional leadership for event planning, logistics, communication, and execution.

– Coordinate event documentation, post-event reporting, and stakeholder feedback.

5. Reporting, Analytics & Documentation

– Prepare management reports, dashboards, presentations, and review documents.

– Develop and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs), process documentation, and knowledge repositories.

– Analyze operational and placement data to provide actionable insights.

– Support accreditation, ranking, and audit-related data requirements as needed.

6. Technology & Platform Management

– Manage and optimize career services and engagement platforms.

– Support implementation of automation workflows and digital tools.

– Ensure effective utilization of CRM, placement, survey, collaboration, and reporting systems.

– Work with internal technology teams and vendors to improve user experience and process efficiency.

7. Communication & Brand Promotion

– Create professional presentations, reports, newsletters, and stakeholder communications.

– Support promotion of CCLE initiatives through institutional communication channels and social media platforms.

– Collaborate with marketing and communications teams to enhance visibility of student achievements, industry partnerships, and events.

Desired Qualifications & Skills

Education

– Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Management, Commerce, Engineering, or related discipline.

– MBA or Postgraduate qualification preferred.

Experience

– 4–8 years of experience in operations, career services, placement coordination, corporate relations, program management, student engagement, or related functions.

– Experience in educational institutions, career services, HR operations, training, or corporate engagement will be an advantage.

Technical Skills

– Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Google Workspace.

– Hands-on experience with CRM, ERP, placement management, reporting, or workflow automation platforms.

– Familiarity with dashboards and reporting tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Superset, or similar platforms is desirable.

– Comfort with digital collaboration and productivity tools.

Competencies

– Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

– Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building abilities.

– High attention to detail and documentation discipline.

– Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

– Analytical mindset with strong reporting capabilities.

– Proactive, solution-oriented, and collaborative approach.

– Event management and coordination skills.

Added Advantage

– Experience in social media promotion, content creation, and digital engagement.

– Exposure to alumni relations, leadership programs, or industry outreach initiatives.

– Familiarity with automation tools and AI-enabled productivity platforms.

Why Join JAGSoM?

– Opportunity to work closely with industry leaders, recruiters, and institutional leadership.

– Exposure to strategic career services and corporate engagement initiatives.

– Dynamic, collaborative, and growth-oriented work environment.

– Meaningful impact on student success, employability, and industry readiness.