Candidate Mobilization Officer

Job Title:Candidate Mobilization Officer

Reports To: Head - Inclusive Hiring

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract, conversion basis performance

Experience: 2–5 years

Location: Bangalore

Key Responsibility Areas:

Strategic Sourcing & Pipeline Building

• Design hyper-local candidate sourcing strategies to maintain a continuous talent pipeline aligned with active employer hiring mandates.
• Map regional demographics to identify job-seeking youth within a 50–100 km radius of hiring clusters.
• Establish formal partnerships with local NGOs, community-based organizations (CBOs), vocational institutes, and civic bodies to open steady candidate sourcing channels.

Outreach & Placement Campaign Leadership

• Design and execute hyper-local outreach campaigns (both field-level and digital) tailored to specific manufacturing job roles and industry skill needs.
• Coordinate closely with hiring team to organize inclusive job drives.
• Engage local community influencers, youth clubs, and social channels to drive awareness and maximize candidate conversion rates.

Candidate Screening & Conversion Tracking

• Conduct preliminary candidate screening to assess job-readiness, mobility, and role alignment before introducing candidates to hiring team.
• Manage lead-generation pipelines using data frameworks to track candidate journeys from initial contact to job offer acceptance.
• Analyze regional sourcing data to identify top-performing candidate channels and optimize cost-per-placement metrics.
• Coordinate with training and hiring teams to ensure best train to hire conversion ratios.
• Engage in family visit, family counselling and ensure participation.

Desired Competencies

• Demonstrated ability to plan and lead high-volume recruitment or candidate sourcing campaigns.
• Grounded, empathetic approach with strong public engagement and field navigation skills.
• Proficiency in digital campaign management and candidate tracking systems.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Business Administration, Marketing, or a related discipline.
• 2–5 years of direct experience in candidate mobilization, placement drives, campus recruitment, training mobilization and workforce development programs.
• Proven track record in community outreach, mass hiring events, or outcome-based livelihood projects.
• Past experience with disability is an added advantage.