New York, New york
Employment Placement Manager Job Opening in New York, New york - Reporting to the Associate Director of Employment Placement, the Employment Placement Manager - New York, NY will serve as part of Year Up?s Program team and will play a role in coordinating the training, support and assessment of young adult readiness for internships and mission-aligned career opportunities. They will be accountable to building and stewarding relationships with local hiring managers and staffing agencies. The Employment Placement Manager - New York, NY will ensure partner satisfaction and execute on the strategy to ensure growth in hiring partner accounts. They will manage accounts and all efforts needed to support hiring of alumni, while also preparing and coaching alumni through the job search and interview process.
To be successful in this role, you will thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment that requires you to be extremely detail-oriented. You will be comfortable stewarding, managing and leveraging relationships with Year Up alumni, corporate partners and potential employers to identify employment opportunities for Year Up graduates. You will be comfortable managing through influence and working collaboratively across Year Up teams to ensure that all goals and metrics centered on student success are achieved. As an ideal candidate for this position, you will be someone who enjoys working with both internal and external stakeholders, and can effectively tailor your communication style to diverse audiences.
In keeping with Year Up?s values, the Employment Placement Manager - New York, NY will also have the opportunity to interact with students as a professional skills coach, group facilitator, and advocate. All Year Up Learning Community members are accountable to building a positive educational environment.
We understand that people gain skills through a variety of professional, personal, educational, and volunteer experiences. We encourage candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications below. If you believe you have the transferable skills necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of this role, we encourage you to apply.
Key Responsibilities
Program and Learning Community
Work with Program Management team to implement asset based, skills focused readiness plans for young adults in all phases of the program
Act as a key driver of all student performance evaluations
Play an active role in the internship matching process by speaking to individual skills and internship readiness for all students ensuring the ?right fit? match for young adults and corporate partners
Serve as a coach/mentor for current students and interns
Join and facilitate weekly group sessions with students
Participate in staff meetings and trainings
Job Readiness
Ensure that Year Up young adults are ?graduate ready? upon completion of program through college-level and career focused trainings conducted in all phases of the program for ~30 students:
Teach and assess students in a twice weekly ?Career Development and Interpersonal Relations? course as student prepare to go on internship
Teach and assess a once-weekly Internship Seminar for students as they transition from internships to career
Systematically deliver skills based seminars and courses for graduates of the program as they continue on their job search; including but not limited to topics such as: resume writing, job searches, interviewing techniques and make connections to higher education resources like FAFSA, grant/scholarship research, and college enrollment
Accurately track all metrics in a CRM ()
Job Procurement
Secure and fill job requisition goals annually to be filled by Year Up graduates to meet organizational positive outcomes goals
Secure job opportunities for alumni
Manage a portfolio of hiring partners
Generate account maps for all accounts
Promote Year Up graduates to hiring companies (contract and permanent)
Deliver the Year Up value proposition to local employers through in person and phone-based sales presentations
Maintain the process to execute on position assessments with hiring companies
Maintain and update a database of job opportunities
Job Placement
Identify potential Year Up interns/alumni for specific job opportunities
Weigh alumni strengths against the requirements of each job through engaging in a thoughtful matching process
Prepare all job candidates for upcoming opportunities through coaching and mock-interviews
Follow-up with candidates and hiring companies through regular check-ins and account management
Conduct regular check-ins with partners to address partner concerns and gather feedback on alumni hire performance
Collaborate with the Business Development team to leverage and identify new opportunities with existing partners
Collaborate with Year Up sites across the country to leverage contacts and existing partnerships
Grow and cultivate key accounts by evaluating fit and success of current and past employees, always working towards a mutually beneficial long-term partnership
Qualifications
Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in staffing, job readiness or career services
Demonstrated knowledge of job coaching, career counseling, job training and/or enterprise staffing requirements
Demonstrated experience designing, teaching and facilitating workforce readiness curriculum and trainings with a commitment to asset-based adult learning principles
Eagerness/ability to identify challenges and implement solutions
Excellent organizational and project management skills
Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
Impeccable professional customer service skills with exceptional follow up and follow through
Ability to take initiative and manage multiple tasks and projects at one time, delivering within deadlines
A professional and resourceful style with the ability to work independently
Comfortable in a close-knit, team-oriented setting
Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Experience with a plus
A passion for working with urban young adults, an unshakable belief in their potential and a strong commitment to the mission of Year Up
Understanding of the Opportunity Divide and its drivers
Commitment to diversity and inclusion
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:
Salary: Competitive and commensurate with education and experience
Benefits: Competitive package including 100% healthcare coverage, dental, and 401(k) match
Vacation: Three weeks paid vacation in first year of employment; four weeks after initial year
Professional development: Funds available to support staff in achieving career objectives
Job Type: Full-time
Job Location:
New York, NY
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