Job Developer

centerforemploymentopportunities; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) in Albany, NY is seeking a Job Developer to expand employment opportunities for our participants. This is an in-person role reporting to a CEO site, with the majority of interactions conducted on-site.

You will build employer relationships, manage placement workflows from outreach to placement, and support job readiness. Candidates with experience in workforce development and strong networking can positively impact reintegration and community

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in workforce development, recruitment, or sales/account management.
• Strong networking and relationship-building with employers and partners.
• Experience looking at data or market research to guide practice and decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Envision, develop, and implement a strategic plan for placement services for a local office that ensures CEO meets its participant placement metrics.
• Conduct reviews of existing CEO business partnerships, evaluate employer demand and usage of CEO services, and determine improvements and ways to leverage relationships with employers.
• Achieve weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual placement goals in accordance with CEO's contractual obligations.
• Research, outreach to, and build relationships with prospective employers willing to hire CEO participants and who have hiring needs matching the skills and interests of our participants.
• Maintain relationships with existing employer partners.
• Schedule and conduct daily prospecting, cold calls, and face-to-face meetings.
• Serve as the liaison among partnerships and stakeholders.

Skills

Workforce development

Networking

Data-informed decisions

Job description

Job Developer

Albany NY

This is an in-person role with the expectation that staff report to a CEO site, as the majority of participant interactions are conducted in person.

Anticipated deadline to submit application: Wednesday November 13, 2026 at 3:00pm (EST) . Position may close early if application limit is met.

The Opportunity

The Job Developer increases the range of employment opportunities available to our participants using participant interests, experiences, and their ambitions as a foundation for participant job placements, and more broadly, for the identification and cultivation of potential employers for prospect portfolios.

As part of our mission, we strongly encourage individuals who have lived experience of incarceration or involvement in the justice system to apply for this role.

Role Tracks

• Account Specialist track: Focuses on employer cultivation, engagement, and placement support, partnering with dedicated vocational staff members on the participant relationship.
• Full Cycle track: Combines employer cultivation, engagement, and placement with direct participant case management, owning the full relationship from job readiness through placement.

Who We Are

The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) provides employment services to people recently released from incarceration. 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.

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.

Who You Are

• You have demonstrated commitment to CEO's mission and interest in working in a fast‑growing and results‑oriented nonprofit environment
• You are passionate about helping individuals become the best version of themselves; interested in guiding individuals to achieving their career goals through a balance of accountability and empathy
• You have a deep interest in re‑entry or criminal justice reform
• You are comfortable with providing the feedback and support necessary to facilitate the development of participant knowledge and skills
• You have the ability to anticipate problems, evaluate them, and determine and implement solutions
• You have the ability to take into account and analyze various points of view and data to form a perspective appropriate to a particular context
• You have excellent interpersonal and written communication skills with the ability to adjust to particular personalities and interaction styles on the spot
• You are self‑motivated, diligent, resilient, and demonstrate stamina and vigor as you hold yourself accountable to deadlines and outcomes, even in the face of adversity or setbacks
• You are comfortable working under pressure and meeting deadlines despite opposition or setbacks
• You are highly organized with top notch time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple priorities seamlessly or ask for support with prioritization when needed
• You are comfortable learning new technologies that an organization adopts/implements

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Job Developer: You have 2+ years of experience in workforce development, recruitment, or sales/account management, a role in which you needed to meet performance goals on a regular basis
• You are skilled in networking and cultivating lasting relationships with people and businesses, helping them understand how our work can help them achieve their business strategy and goals
• You have experience in looking at a set of data or market research and use it to guide your practice and decision-making

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities of the Job Developer include but are not limited to:

Business Analysis, Relationship Cultivation and Maintenance

• Envision, develop, and implement a strategic plan for placement services for a local office that ensures CEO meets its participant placement metrics
• Conduct reviews of existing CEO business partnerships regularly, evaluate employer demand and usage of CEO services, and determine improvements and ways to leverage relationships with employers
• Achieve weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual placement goals in accordance with CEO's contractual obligations
• Research, conduct outreach to, and build relationships with prospective employers willing to hire CEO participants and who have hiring needs that match the skills, experience, and interests of our overall participant cohort
• Maintain relationships with existing employer partners
• Schedule and conduct daily prospecting, cold calls, and face-to-face meetings
• Serve as the liaison among e