Full-time, 40 hours per week, 8am 5pm, in-office ONLY
Pay rate: $35/hour
Reports to: Human Services leadership
Role Purpose
This role is responsible for securing employer commitments and ensuring those commitments convert into actual youth hires. You are accountable for the front-end pipelineemployer engagement, opportunity design, and performance follow-through.
You are notresponsible for case management, youth recruitment, or placement execution.
You areresponsible for making sure the system produces results.
Core Responsibilities
Employer Engagement & Deal Closure
Proactively engage employers and move them from conversation to commitment
Secure clear commitments for jobs, internships, and paid work experiences
Work directly with executives, HR partners, and hiring managers
Opportunity Design
Define job roles, wage expectations, schedules, and work-based learning structures
Ensure opportunities are clear enough for service providers to execute without confusion
Confirm opportunities are designed to realistically convert into hires
Pipeline & Performance Ownership
Track employer commitments, open positions, fill status, and hires
Monitor performance across each stage of the funnel
Identify breakdowns early and intervene to get outcomes back on track
Partner Coordination
Hand off employer commitments to service providers in a structured way
Align expectations between employers and providers
Hold the system accountable for delivering on commitments
What Success Means in This Role
Employers hire youthnot just participate
Approved positions are filled in a timely manner
Clear visibility into whats moving, whats stalled, and why
Consistent conversion from opportunity to employment
Required Qualifications
Bachelors degree in a related field or equivalent experience
At least 3 years of professional experience relevant to business development, workforce partnerships, sales, staffing, or employer relations
Strong communication, organization, and follow-up skills
Comfort operating independently and holding multiple stakeholders accountable
Helpful Background
Workforce development or recruiting
Business development or sales environments with measurable outcomes
Experience managing pipelines or performance metrics