Position Summary 

Job Developer is responsible for identifying, developing, and maintaining relationships with employers to create unsubsidized employment opportunities for clients.

Essential Job Functions:

• Conducts cold calls to employers to identify job leads and businesses that are currently hiring, in addition to follow-up calls to employers.
• Weekly visits to participants in Rikers Island transitioning out for employment group/discussions.
• Secures transitional and permanent placements, including but not limited to part time and/or full-time employment.
• Conducts field visits to ensure that all businesses are well versed in the methodologies of the program and open to hiring justice involved participants.
• Regularly reviews local postings and websites to remain abreast of local job fairs and employer open houses and refer all qualified participants.
• Possesses a comprehensive job bank and or/ the ability to leverage relationships to meet the needs of participants.
• Meets and understands the skills of job seekers to identify barriers to employment, as well as how to best present them to employers.
• Produces daily and weekly reports on employment outcomes.
• Designs and creates recruitment strategies, job fairs, on site employer visits, “meet the manager” days, and cyber info sessions for internet job search companies that operate and screen through automated methods.
• Enters case notes for every job seeker in FedcapCARES
• Tracks retention for all participants
• Perform other related duties as assigned. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities. 

 Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in business, management, human relations, or related field preferred. (Four years' experience working in Workforce Development may supplement degree.
• Experience in outside sales or job development and placement track record; demonstrate established relationships with employers in the New York City area.
• Experience working with public assistance recipients, homeless, formally incarcerated, and/or those affected by the challenges associated with poverty a plus.
• Must have a mastery of all the key activities that customers must complete to successfully gain and retain employment.
• Excellent communication, analytical and interpersonal skills
• Must be computer literate and proficient in MS Office products.
• Highly organized and detail-minded
• Must be able to receive entrance clearance to Rikers Island
• Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Equal Opportunity Employer