Job Developer

Job Overview

The Job Developer develops and maintains partnerships with employers to facilitate job placements offering family-sustaining wages and benefits with a core focus on identified High Demand industries.

Essential Job Functions

• Partnership Development — 75%

  • Implement a job development strategy leading to job placements offering family sustaining wages with benefits in identified high demand industries (including but not limited to Healthcare, IT, Trades/Construction, Transportation and Manufacturing).
  • Develop and execute a robust strategy to employment partnership development and maintenance.
  • Consistently meet weekly one-on-one with local employers.
  • Represent Neighbors, Inc. in professional networking settings.
  • Develop a strong understanding of certifications and industry recognized credential training pathways that lead to family sustaining career placements in identified high demand industries.
  • Work in collaboration with the Director of Community Partnerships and Financial Empowerment Center Manager to build relationships and pathways with community colleges and approved training providers.
  • Foster strong relationships with employers, ensuring that both employer needs are met and matched with the interest and skills of clients.
  • Maintain ongoing contact with employers to develop job leads.
  • Evaluate performance of partnership strategy factoring in alignment to training sector.

• Client Services — 10%

  • Match client employment goals, skills, interests, income requirements, transportation, and other relevant factors with employer partner job opportunities.
  • Provide employment preparation to members, both individually and in groups, on topics such as interviewing techniques, resume development, application preparation, American work culture, etc.
  • In collaboration with the Financial Empowerment team, assist employers and clients with barriers to job retention.
  • Provide job placement services to clients.

• Internal Collaboration — 15%

  • In tandem with the Financial Empowerment Center Manager and staff, ensure that strong retention services are in place including 90 days after employment and long-term follow-up after 1 year of employment.
  • The Job Developer is a core member of the Financial Empowerment Team and works in strong collaboration with the Program Director, Manager, Coaches and support staff.
  • Work in collaboration with the Financial Empowerment Center Manager and Volunteer Manager to support successful volunteerism such as business leads, resume review, mock interviewing, etc.
  • Collaborate internally with other Neighbors, Inc. staff.
  • Ensuring integrated services to further Neighbors, Inc. programmatic success.
  • Collaborate with relevant Neighbors, Inc. staff, and outside partners/employers to ensure effective and streamlined services and delivery.

Job Qualification

• Minimum

  • Proven experience developing and maintaining partnerships with employers and meeting program and fiscal goals.
  • Bachelor's degree.
  • 2 to 4 years of relevant experience.
  • Demonstrably equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered.

• Preferred

  • Proven familiarity with local and surrounding community.
  • Knowledge of the non-profit workforce sector and contract objectives.
  • Salesforce, Apricot, Workforce One or other CRM database experience.
  • Bilingual: Spanish/English.

Physical Requirements

Ability to sit at a desk for extended periods.

Additional Information

• Other duties as assigned.

  • Eligible for employment in the United States.
  • Periodically able to work evenings and weekends.
  • Pass criminal, credit and vehicular background checks.
  • Must have access to reliable transportation.

• This job description is a good-faith representation of what the job entails and is subject to change.

  • Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, disability, marital status, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, genetic information or a protected veteran's status.

• To apply please send resume and cover letter to andrew@neighborsmn.org.

  • Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.