Talent Acquisition Coordinator - Wilson Center Funded

Employer Name: Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO)

Employer Website: www.ceoworks.org

Compensation: $19.00/hour

Duration of Internship: 280 hour commitment (Full-time, 35 hrs/week for 8 weeks)

Eligibility: This opportunity is open to all registered Pace students (undergraduate, graduate and international students)  that are graduating in Dec. 2024 OR later.

Address: 50 Broadway, 18th Floor, New York NY 10004

Modality: Remote

About the Employer: The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) is dedicated to providing immediate, effective, and comprehensive employment services to people with recent criminal convictions. CEO’s programs help participants regain the skills and confidence needed for successful transitions to stable, productive lives. Across the United States, 8,000-9,000 people participate in CEO each year, transitioning to employment that supports themselves, their families, and their communities.

Headquartered in New York City, CEO currently operates in 31 cities across eight states. What began as a demonstration project of the Vera Institute of Justice in the 1970s to address employment barriers facing the formerly incarcerated following release in New York City has grown into the leading reentry employment organization in the country, where over 30,000 formerly incarcerated individuals have secured full-time employment since 1996.CEO has gained support to expand its programs through government, nonprofit, and private organizations, including the Federal Social Innovation Fund, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, Robin Hood Foundation, James Irvine Foundation, Tipping Point Community, and Google.org, among many others.

Position Overview: Working with the Talent Acquisition Senior Recruiter, this role is responsible for talent acquisition administrative functions, referral partner building, and outbound sourcing. This position will also perform recruiting tasks, including but not limited to: updating job descriptions, coordinating job postings, researching/sourcing candidates, reviewing/sorting resumes, managing the reference check process for multiple recruiters, and scheduling/coordinating interviews.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: 
Sourcing & Partner Building:
● Build and develop effective referral sources with a focus on organizations that service justice impacted individuals, and develop qualified lead strategies from a variety of sources (i.e. referrals, advertising, career fairs, social media, etc.)
● Regularly send out job listings and updates to community partners informing them of CEO openings
● Actively participate in community clubs and organizations to promote and brand CEO
● Develop relationships with recruiters and hiring managers to share leads and best practices
● Provide specific selection process accountability to include but not limited to preliminary screening of candidates, administering selection tools and preparation for interviews and working in conjunction with the assigned recruiter to guide candidates through the selection process
● Review resumes and scheduling of interviews
● Effectively communicate with candidates, hiring managers, and recruiters
Recruitment, Accountability, Tracking, and Analysis:
● Review and screen quality applications for recruiters
● Schedule interviews between the hiring team and the recruiter
● Conduct follow-up calls to candidates who are not responding to email requests
● Develop proficiency and use of Greenhouse to maintain candidate databases and accurate records of prospects to ensure efficiency of the selection process
● Assist in the coordination of team meetings and the preparation of activity/results reports

Preferred Skills: Candidates should be confident in their communication skills, have an ability to effectively manage projects and work independently.

The Ideal Candidate is: The ideal candidate will be highly-organized and detail-oriented, have strong written and verbal communication skills, enjoy managing multiple projects, and excel at team collaboration.

**This internship is funded by the Helene & Grant Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Pace University, the intern hired for this position will make a full-time commitment for 8 weeks, working no more than 35 hours each week, a total of 280 hours*