NYC Careers Hiring for Recruitment and Career Readiness Coordinator at Manhattan, NY Full Time

The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) invests in a network of community-based organizations and programs to alleviate the effects of poverty and to provide opportunities for New Yorkers and communities to flourish.

DYCD is looking to hire a Recruitment and Career Readiness Coordinator to be part of a dynamic, service-oriented Human Resources team. The Candidate will report to the Assistant Commissioner for Human Resources and be be responsible for enhancing and diversifying DYCD’s recruitment efforts as well as strengthening our retention rate. The Coordinator will be responsible for achieving this by:

• Developing a recruitment strategy by establishing goals, identifying the tools needed, tapping into diverse candidate pipelines and increasing the agency’s advertising and outreach efforts
• Manage the Inclusive Recruitment Volunteer program in an effort to diversify our recruitment efforts.
• Assisting in the building of DYCD’s brand by networking and developing relations with employer networks, colleges, professional organizations, career events and fairs
• Serving as Liaison to the Mayor’s Office for People with Disability, Office of Veterans Affairs, Mayor’s Office of Equity to attract candidates across several dimensions of diversity
• Working closely with staff to identify their strengths and interests and make recommendations for appropriate trainings and mentorings to advance their careers
• Ensuring that hiring managers participate in Structured Interview training and receive other interview and hiring trainings.
• Working with DCAS to recruit and attract CUNY graduates interested in pursuing rewarding careers in city government through the City Service Pathways Program. The Coordinator will be responsible for developing professional opportunities and specialized training in areas such as: policy analysis, data and digital services, procurement and finance.
• Attracting undergraduate and graduate students via the Urban Fellows program to learn about the formulation of public policy through interactions with DYCD’s and Government decision makers.
• Advancing DYCD’s participating in the Career Readiness and Modern Youth Apprenticeship Program for high school students.
• Conducting surveys and assessment tools to obtain feedback on DYCD’s on-boarding process as well as staff’s work experiences

Minimum Qual Requirements

This is a management class of positions.

Under the executive direction of an agency official, with the widest latitude for independent initiative and judgment, performs duties at a senior executive level in the creation, direction and administration of agency policy initiatives or programs to further a specific city agency goal. These positions will be filled by issue experts with specialized programmatic expertise and experience in areas such as newly evolving policy or emerging operations. These individuals may have come to the attention of the agency official while working elsewhere on the same or similar matters to obtain the desired expertise. Exempt classification of these positions will enable an agency official to select new outside, uniquely experienced staff to work directly for the official on innovative matters.

To Apply

Search for the Job ID #562907

External Candidates please go to www.nyc.gov/careers

Current NYC employees please go to www.nyc.gov/ess

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Public Svc Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at StudentAid.gov/PSLF.

Hours/Shift

35 Hours per week

Work Location

123 William Street, NY, NY

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.