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)
Company: India Market Entry (IME)
Website: www.indiamarketentry.com

About India Market Entry (IME)

India Market Entry (IME) is a boutique market-entry consultancy helping international education companies establish and scale their presence in India. We work with global brands across K-12 education, higher education, educational publishing, EdTech, teacher training, assessment, marketing, and sales.

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, and the ability to source quality talent across sales, marketing and content functions.

Roles We’re Hiring For

• Sales & Business Development: Inside Sales Managers (Strategic Partnerships; Higher Education & Corporate; Institutions), Partnerships Manager, Area Sales Managers and other GTM roles.
  

• Marketing: Content & Marketing Strategy (senior), Digital Marketing, Performance Marketing and Marketing Operations.
  

• Content & Education: Content Development, Academic Content and Educational Publishing.
  

Who Can Apply?

• 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.
  

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.
  

Enjoy flexible working, leverage your existing candidate network, and build a long-term recruitment partnership with IME.

Interested? Email the IME People & Culture team at bhavana@indiamarketentry.com 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.

Requirements

Who Can Apply?

• 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.