Job Developer

This job posting was opened on January 9th, 2025. Please note that we will be considering applications from internal employees exclusively for the first seven days. After this period, we will extend the opportunity to external candidates.

Job Overview: The Job Developer serves as part of the Sacramento Economic Empowerment Department. The department is responsible for managing the provision of services to assist newly arrived refugee clients to attain self-sufficiency through employment. Specifically, the Job Developer will identify and create job opportunities for clients through conducting outreach and employer engagement. The Job Developer will then help match qualified clients with these employment opportunities. The Job Developer will be responsible for developing relationships with employers, successfully placing clients into jobs, providing ongoing retention services, supporting the employer and the client, and maintaining relevant internal tracking systems.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Conduct employer outreach to identify job opportunities and build new employer relationships.
• Coordinate with a minimum of 25 employer partners to host monthly on-site job events for enrolled clients per year.
• Contribute to 50 full-time and 13 part-time job places through built employer partnerships per year.
• Develop, cultivate, and maintain positive relationships with area employers to identify appropriate employment opportunities for clients.
• Educate employers on the merits of refugee employment and relevant right-to-work documentation.
• Act as a liaison between the IRC, employers, clients, and community partners.
• Research and attend relevant job development events such as job fairs, community events, job site tours, etc.
• Plan and implement workshops and development activities to ensure employment opportunities are appropriate, relevant, and attainable.
• Determine specific, appropriate employment opportunities, and assist clients in accessing these opportunities by guiding them through the hiring process.
• Customize clients' resumes to fit identified opportunities.
• Assist job seekers in completing applications and new hire paperwork.
• Monitor job performance, wage level, and employer/employee satisfaction.
• Assist clients and employers with any post-placement issues and continuing employment needs.
• Achieve monthly, quarterly, and annual job placement goals.
• Promote and actively participate in initiatives and efforts to build team engagement, inclusion, and cohesion in IRC Sacramento.
• Foster ongoing learning, honest dialogue, and reflection to strengthen safeguarding and promote IRC values and adherence to IRC policies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to: Economic Empowerment Manager
Position directly supervises: N/A.

Job Requirements:

• Strong interpersonal skills for effective networking and influence. Proven ability to foster and manage client and employer relationships.
• Prior experience building relationships with employers and/or organizational partners to gain their support for successful program outcomes.
• Strong analytical skills to forecast problems and the ability to quickly develop contingency plans.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to effectively track large amounts of information, maintain records of progress achieved and follow up on rapidly changing information.
• Exercise effective conflict management and ability to communicate relevant expectations.
• Familiarity with the Sacramento job market strongly preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, with fluency in written and spoken English.
• Proven success in taking initiative, achieving goals, and working effectively with all levels of staff in a multicultural environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Valid driver's license, reliable vehicle with current insurance, and the ability to travel regularly throughout the service delivery area.
• Strong leadership skills.

Working Environment:

• Standard office work environment coupled with regular travel in and around the service delivery area.
• May require occasional weekend and/or evening work.
• Stable Wi-Fi with a hybrid model.

Compensation: Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

US Benefits: We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. In the US, these include: 10 sick days, 10 US holidays, 20-25 paid time off days depending on role and tenure, medical insurance starting at $143 per month, dental starting at $6.50 per month, and vision starting at $5 per month, FSA for healthcare and commuter costs, a 403b retirement savings plans with immediately vested matching, disability & life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles.