Recruitment Manager (Coordinator)

Harlem Children's Zone•New York, NY

29d•$60,000 - $65,000•Onsite

About The Position

Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ), a world-renowned education and poverty-fighting organization, seeks an enthusiastic, dedicated, and mission-aligned Recruitment Manager to join The Baby College parenting program, the Baby College G.R.A.D.S. EHS home-visiting program, and The Three-Year-Old Journey 12-week workshop. This centralized position will function across GRADS EHS, The Baby College (TBC), and Three-Year-Old Journey to strengthen pipeline integrity, ensure consistent referral flow, and reduce attrition between outreach, enrollment, and service engagement. The Recruitment Manager will also centralize and coordinate recruitment efforts to ensure enrollment stability across all programs. The Baby College supports expecting parents and families with children from birth to age three through workshops covering infant and toddler brain development, health and wellness, early literacy, and parent-child bonding. GRADS provides intensive programming through weekly home visits and biweekly group meetings, focusing on strengthening daily interactions, fostering early language and literacy skills, and creating enriching learning environments. Three-Year-Old Journey is a 12-week workshop series for HCZ Promise Academy lottery winners to learn developmental milestones, discipline techniques, and activities to foster early literacy and math skills, with graduates receiving guidance for preschool applications and referrals to HCZ programs and community resources. Together, these programs ensure families receive the education, tools, and support needed during the pivotal first three years of a child’s life.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or greater in early childhood education, social services, human services, psychology, sociology, public health, communication, or marketing.
2+ years of supervisory experience in social services, early childhood education, and youth development, or knowledge of community organizing.
1+ years of outreach and program recruiting experience
Experience dealing with urban underserved communities is needed
Bilingual a must: Spanish or French
Superior organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Zoom, Google, and Outlook
Ability to lead and motivate a high-performing, mission-driven staff
Serve as a role model, consistently demonstrating HCZ's core values
Familiar with issues prevalent in underserved communities of color

Responsibilities

Conduct outreach and recruitment of participants to familiarize and engage the Harlem community with TBC and GRADS programming to ensure program enrollments and integrity
Establish strong relationships in the community
Serve as a role model for the program, demonstrating excellent communication, emotional intelligence, and leadership.
Create and facilitate outreach and recruitment workshops
Provide weekly supervision to TBC outreach staff and GRADS Family Aides.
Lead ongoing team meetings and professional development efforts to ensure staff are aligned with the program marketing model
Plan and manage recruitment for the TBC and TYOJ program cycle (i.e., recruitment, intake, outreach & engagement, comprehensive family assessment, outcome-driven service planning, etc.).
Monitor and ensure the integrity and timely submission of data
Establish and maintain strong collaborative relationships with HCZ sites and liaise with external community organizations, schools, parents, and other stakeholders.
Report to both site Program Directors.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Highly competitive salaries
Paid time off
Employee referral bonus
Career Advancement
No-cost health insurance
Life Insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Additional voluntary benefits
Wellness discounts
Commuter benefits
Financial wellness perks
Additional Benefits (Discounts on flights, hotels, theme parks, concert tickets, and more.)