Placement Associate
Job Type
SUPPORT STAFF
Apply By
12 Nov, 2026
Rank
Associate
Department
SDSB Placement Office
Working Hours
Standard Working Hours
Travel Required
No
Position Overview

This Position will support the placement team in providing career guidance to students, with a focus on academic pathways, courses, and programme-specific career opportunities. The role also supports school-level networking sessions, peer tutoring, alumni mentoring, the integration of career readiness into the curriculum, and the development of recruiter-facing resources explaining SDSB programmes.

Key Responsibilities

1. Student Career Guidance and Collaboration with Faculty

  • Identify student needs and skill gaps and develop targeted interventions in collaboration with CSO and school faculty, including workshops with guest speakers and alumni mentoring programmes.
  • Coordinate with faculty to support the planning and implementation of credited internship programmes within SDSB.
  • Provide individualised career guidance to undergraduate students, drawing on knowledge of academic pathways, courses, and programme requirements, including support with CV writing, interview preparation, and career pathway exploration.

2. School–CSO Coordination and Operational Support

  • Collaborate with CSO to ensure that university-wide career events and programmes, such as the Career Fair, address the specific needs of SDSB students.
  • Support the collection, maintenance, and reporting of student career outcome data in coordination with CSO.
  • Coordinate school-level networking sessions to facilitate student engagement with employers and industry professionals.
  • Support the development of recruiter-facing materials that communicate SDSB programmes, their academic focus, and relevant student capabilities.
  • Share employer feedback collected by CSO with faculty and support its consideration in curriculum development and programme design.
Knowledge & Skills
  • Familiarity with undergraduate academic programmes offered by a business school.
  • Strong interpersonal, communication, and student advising skills.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with faculty and students.
  • Strong organisational and coordination skills.
Behaviours
  • Student Centric Approach
  • Empathetic
  • Team player
  • Collaborative
  • Ability to take ownership & Initiative
  • Problem solver
  • Adaptability
Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree in a related field from HEC recognised university.
Experience
  • Up to 2 year of relevant work experience

What We Offer:

A Learning Ecosystem

LUMS offers a dynamic work culture that encourages learning and innovation, skills development, and contribution to areas beyond your job role. You will have the opportunity to learn and interact with the best academic minds in Pakistan, as well as to work with highly experienced professionals.

Intellectual Freedom

We believe in the pursuit of knowledge, provide the freedom to explore across different disciplines and value the diverse expression of all community members for mutual learning and advancement.

Benefits

LUMS offers competitive benefits to its academic and professional colleagues including Provident Fund, Group Life Insurance, EOBI for Pension Scheme, Outpatient medical coverage for self and family, and In-patient Health Insurance for self, spouse, and dependent children.

Campus Perks

The LUMS campus offers all the facilities and amenities of a world-class university, including a Sports Complex offering international standard courts for badminton, squash, tennis, basketball and volleyball, a FINA certified 25M swimming pool, and separate gyms for women and men. In addition to the LUMS Dining Center, there is a variety of eateries across campus offering popular cuisines, a breath-taking mosque, a medical centre, the LUMS Library, car parking as well as transport facilities for females, and a professionally run Day Care Center for children of community members.

Discounts

LUMS also provides a wide range of corporate discounts and internal educational discounts to its community as a token of each member’s value to our community. Our internal educational discounts include waiver of undergraduate tuition fees of employees’ children studying at LUMS, scholarships for master’s programs in several schools, and executive development programs offered by the nationally recognized Rausing Executive Development Center (REDC).

LUMS is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive workplace for all our employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, religion, caste, ethnicity, age, non-disqualifying physical or psychological disability or social status. Candidates belonging to minority groups are encouraged to apply.