[Hiring] Freelance Recruitment Partners @India Market Entry

Role Description

This is a remote position.

Freelance Recruitment Partners – Education & Allied Sectors

Work Mode: Remote | Flexible Engagement

Engagement Type: Freelance / Success-Fee Based (no retainer; fee payable only on successful placement)

As we expand our recruitment network, we are looking to partner with independent freelance recruiters who have:

• An established education-sector candidate database
• Active contacts
• The ability to source quality talent across sales, marketing, and content functions

Qualifications

• Independent recruiters with an established education-sector candidate database and active contacts
• Covering professionals with 3–20 years of experience
• Prior hiring experience in Education, EdTech, or Educational Publishing is essential
• Experience hiring for Sales, Marketing, and Content roles is preferred
• Strong candidate sourcing and placement capabilities

Requirements

• Independent recruiters with an established education-sector candidate database and active contacts
• Prior hiring experience in Education, EdTech, or Educational Publishing is essential
• Experience hiring for Sales, Marketing, and Content roles is preferred
• Strong candidate sourcing and placement capabilities

Benefits

• Enjoy flexible working
• Leverage your existing candidate network
• Build a long-term recruitment partnership with IME

Commercial Terms

• Recruitment Fee: 8% of the candidate’s annual offered CTC + applicable GST
• Payment: After the candidate successfully completes 90 days of employment with IME
• Replacement: If the candidate leaves or is released within the first 90 days, no fee is payable and the partner may propose a replacement for the same role at no additional fee
• CTC basis: Annual offered CTC includes basic, DA, HRA, allowances, and benefits. It excludes bonuses, incentives, sign-on payments, and other event-linked amounts
• Invoicing: Invoice to be raised on completion of the 90-day period; payment within 30 days of invoice. GST as applicable; TDS deducted as per law
• Candidate ownership: A candidate is credited to the partner who submits the profile first, provided the candidate is not already in IME's pipeline. Credit is valid for 90 days from submission

Interested?

Email the IME People & Culture team at [email protected] with a short note on your recruitment experience, the education-sector roles you have closed, and the approximate size of your candidate database. Detailed job descriptions for each open role will be shared on request.