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Number of Positions: 1Work Location: 100% On-SitePosition Overview
The salary range for this role is $50,000 - $60,000 annually, commensurate with experience.The Local Recruitment Manager is responsible for building and sustaining a strong pipeline of diverse, mission-driven AmeriCorps Volunteers to serve with City Year Detroit. This role is highly relationship-oriented and community-facing, requiring someone who is energized by connecting with people, representing City Year in the community, and cultivating partnerships that generate prospective applicants.
Working closely with the AmeriCorps Volunteer Experience & Recruitment Director, the Local Recruitment Manager supports local recruitment efforts through outreach, relationship building, applicant engagement, interviewing, and transition into service. The Local Recruitment Manager also plays an important role in supporting volunteer experience initiatives and maintaining meaningful relationships with City Year Detroit alumni.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Recruitment & Community Engagement
Represent City Year Detroit at recruitment fairs, campus events, career fairs, community events, and other outreach opportunities.
Proactively identify and pursue new recruitment opportunities that strengthen the volunteer pipeline.
Build and maintain relationships with colleges, universities, community organizations, workforce development partners, and other recruitment partners.
Serve as a visible and enthusiastic ambassador for City Year throughout the Detroit community.
Conduct presentations and information sessions for prospective applicants.
Recruitment Strategy & Pipeline Management
Partner with the AmeriCorps Volunteer Experience & Recruitment Director to develop and execute annual recruitment strategies.
Assist in establishing annual recruitment goals and monitor progress toward targets.
Collaborate closely with City Year's national recruitment team and local campus recruiters to align recruitment efforts and messaging.
Maintain accurate recruitment data using TargetX and other recruitment systems.
Analyze recruitment data to identify trends and improve outreach strategies.
Applicant Selection
Support applicant engagement and communication throughout the recruitment and transition to service process in partnership with City Year’s admissions and onboarding teams.
Manage applicant communication throughout the onboarding process.
Conduct interviews with prospective AmeriCorps volunteers.
Provide applicants with timely support and guidance through each stage of the hiring process.
Volunteer Experience Support
Support onboarding activities and new volunteer orientation.
Assist with recruitment and volunteer-related events throughout the year.
Provide administrative support related to volunteer recruitment and onboarding.
Support AmeriCorps Volunteers in accessing resources that contribute to a successful service year, including referrals to available community support as needed.
Support AmeriCorps Volunteers in skills development, workforce development, and career pathways initiatives throughout the year.
Alumni Engagement
Assist with maintaining relationships with City Year Detroit alumni.
Support the development department with alumni communications and engagement initiatives.
Help identify opportunities for alumni involvement in recruitment, events, and organizational activities.
Benefits
Full-time employees will be eligible for all benefits including vacation, sick days and organization holidays. You may participate in all benefit programs that City Year establishes and makes available to eligible employees, under (and subject to all provisions of) the plan documents that govern those programs. Currently, City Year offers medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment and disability coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), and other benefits including 401(k) plan(s) pursuant to the terms and conditions of company policy and the 401(k) plan document. For more information, click here.
Employment at City Year is at-will.
City Year does not sponsor work authorization visas.
Skills Required
- Build and maintain recruitment partnerships with colleges, community organizations, and workforce partners
- Represent the organization at recruitment fairs, campus events, and community outreach
- Manage applicant communication, interviewing, selection, and onboarding processes
- Maintain and analyze recruitment data using TargetX and other recruitment systems
- Support volunteer experience initiatives, orientations, and provide ongoing volunteer resources
- Assist with alumni engagement and support development communications
- Strong presentation, outreach, and relationship-building skills
- Must be able to work 100% on-site and be authorized to work without visa sponsorship
What We Do
City Year helps students and schools succeed, while preparing the next generation of civically engaged leaders who can work across lines of difference. Diverse teams of City Year AmeriCorps members provide support to students, classrooms and the whole school. Schools that partner with City Year are up to two to three times more likely to improve in English and math assessments, and the more time students spend with AmeriCorps members, the more they improve on social, emotional and academic skills— skills that help students thrive in school and contribute to their community. A proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network, City Year is supported by AmeriCorps, local school districts and private philanthropy. City Year partners with public schools in 29 communities across the U.S. and through international affiliates in the U.K. and South Africa.
