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About the Role
The Job Developer increases employment opportunities for participants by identifying and cultivating potential employers. This role can operate on an Account Specialist track, focusing on employer engagement, or a Full Cycle track, combining employer engagement with direct participant case management.
Responsibilities
- Envision, develop, and implement a strategic plan for placement services for a local office.
- Conduct reviews of existing CEO business partnerships, evaluate employer demand, and determine improvements.
- Achieve weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual placement goals.
- Research, conduct outreach to, and build relationships with prospective employers.
- Maintain relationships with existing employer partners.
- Schedule and conduct daily prospecting, cold calls, and face-to-face meetings.
- Serve as the liaison among employers, participants, and criminal justice partners.
- Produce 5 monthly placements.
- Screen and match program participants with employment opportunities.
- Customize participants’ resumes to fit identified opportunities.
- Manage a caseload of participants, support and coach them around applying for jobs, navigating the hiring process, and finding and securing right fit employment.
- Provide placement support to participants in partnership with assigned vocational staff members coordinating on job readiness and application activity (Account Specialist track).
- Communicate employer requirements and opportunity details to vocational staff to support accurate participant matching (Account Specialist track).
- Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned participants throughout the placement process (Full Cycle track).
- Document all participant and employer contact, activities, and outcomes in the case management system (Salesforce).
- Supports the Site Director with administrative and operational duties.
- Perform other job-related duties and responsibilities assigned.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in workforce development, recruitment, or sales/account management, with a history of meeting performance goals.
- Skilled in networking and cultivating lasting relationships with people and businesses.
- Experience in using data or market research to guide practice and decision-making.
- Demonstrated commitment to CEO’s mission and interest in working in a fast-growing and results-oriented nonprofit environment.
- Passionate about helping individuals become the best version of themselves.
- Deep interest in re-entry or criminal justice reform.
- Comfortable providing feedback and support to facilitate participant development.
- Ability to anticipate problems, evaluate them, and determine and implement solutions.
- Ability to take into account and analyze various points of view and data to form a perspective.
- Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills with the ability to adjust to particular personalities and interaction styles.
- Self-motivated, diligent, resilient, and demonstrate stamina and vigor.
- Comfortable working under pressure and meeting deadlines despite opposition or setbacks.
- Highly organized with top-notch time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple priorities seamlessly or ask for support.
- Comfortable learning new technologies.
Skills
- Networking
- Relationship cultivation
- Sales/account management
- Data analysis
- Market research
- Interpersonal communication
- Written communication
- Time management
- Organizational skills
- Problem-solving
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Location
- Albany, NY
Work Type
- In-person
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 2+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $49,000
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Professional development opportunities and training
- Paid parental leave
- Participation in a retirement plan
- Sick leave
- Vacation leave
- Paid holidays
About the Company
- The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) provides employment services to people recently released from incarceration.
- 8,000-9,000 people participate in CEO each year, transitioning to employment that supports themselves, their families, and their communities.
- CEO has grown into the leading reentry employment organization in the country, where over 30,000 formerly incarcerated individuals have secured full-time employment since 1996.
- Center for Employment Opportunities believes that everyone deserves the chance to shape a stronger future for themselves, their families, and their communities.
- People who are justice involved are highly encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels.
- CEO is committed to the CROWN Act, and creating an open space where our employees can present as their true authentic selves.
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, gender, gender identity, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, prior record of arrest or conviction, citizenship status, current employment status, caregiver status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.
- We value diverse experiences, including with regard to educational background and justice system contact.