Recruiter- Operations & Compliance at Centerforemploymentopportunities

Recruiter- Operations & Compliance Any CEO Office Hybrid Open to applicants residing near any of our CEO Locations- Preference for Detroit, Charlotte, New York City or Philadelphia Sites. Anticipated deadline to submit application: May 8th 2026 at 5pm EST. Position may close early if application limit is met. Apply promptly for full consideration. The Opportunity CEO is currently seeking a recruiter to support hiring managers in bringing on outstanding, values-aligned, and social-justice committed team members who support our participants. The Recruiter manages the recruitment and hiring process for a portfolio of sites or departments. This position also supports the effort to build, shape, and implement sustainable hiring processes, programs, and systems. In addition to recruitment responsibilities, each of CEO’s Recruiter roles has a specific area of focus (operations, external outreach, etc) that is outlined in the responsibilities section below. 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. 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 Education and Experience • You have at least 2+ years of relevant work experience, full-cycle recruiting experience in a high volume organization • You have Experience managing operational aspects of recruiting such as high-volume sourcing, compliance, background checks, and reference checks. • You’ve demonstrated an aptitude and ability with technology (with the Google Suite and preferably with applicant tracking systems). - Preferred Experience with Greenhouse Competencies • You demonstrate exceptional operational discipline, managing high-volume scope of work with a focus on meticulous accuracy, efficiency, and strict adherence to all compliance and contractual obligations • You are a strong project coordinator, effectively coordinating multiple complex aspects of the hiring lifecycle—including logistics, background checks, and sourcing campaigns—under tight deadlines • You take the initiative to prioritize and skillfully manage a designated, high-volume caseload of requisitions, adjusting priorities in collaboration with multiple stakeholders. • You’re an excellent communicator (verbal and written) and you operate with ease in collaborating and liaising with multiple constituencies and departments by tailoring your communication efforts to various audiences • You believe in collecting, analyzing, and applying data to drive strategy and decision making • You enjoy setting ambitious goals and demonstrate eagerness, discipline, and resilience in achieving goals individually and collectively, no matter the complexities that arise • You love learning and are particularly interested in building your own knowledge and skills in support of organizational needs, mission, and goals • You’re dedicated to identifying and addressing your own filters, privileges, biases, and cultural preferences and to continuous learning and improvement in diversity, inclusion, and cultural competence What You’ll Be Responsible For Recruitment • Manage a designated caseload of requisitions, ensuring documentation and progress updates are consistent • Drive comprehensive, full-cycle sourcing strategies across a caseload identifying channels and building diverse candidate pipelines through platforms including Indeed, LinkedIn Recruiter and job boards • Lead the coordination of recruitment networking events to cultivate diverse candidate pipelines and develop relationships with external recruitment partners • Partner with hiring managers to understand their hiring needs and develop position-specific sourcing strategies; provide candidate pool demographic data, and provide guidance and updates throughout the search process • Support hiring managers in your caseload by developing job postings, reviewing candidate materials, screening and interviewing, drafting performance tasks, and making offers • Manage the operational cadence for the full talent lifecycle, coordinating key phases from requisition opening, posting of job descriptions, review of initial candidate materials, to the final coordination of performance tasks and offer letters. • Build diverse candidate pipelines • Source candidates online and offline; develop and nurture candidate pipelines by coordinating recruitment and networking events and building relationships with universities, service organizations, and external recruitment partners as well as maintaining a list of prospective candidates for future vacancies Team and Organizational Support • Serve as an active and proactive contributor and collaborator of the larger Employee Experience (EX) team, including leading/engaging in team meetings, representing the EX team on org-wide committees. • Continue building upon greater inclusion and cultural competence within our team’s projects and efforts. Lead the generation and distribution of critical operational metrics and status reports for the Talent Acquisition leadership team—covering weekly background check statuses, requisition aging, and time-in-stage metrics—to facilitate proactive caseload management and data-driven problem-solving. CEO has multiple Recruiter positions, each having a distinct focus area of functional support ( External Partnership Building, Recruitment Operations) in addition to recruitment cycle responsibilities. This Recruiter role has a functional focus on: Recruitment Operations & Compliance • Drive essential recruitment operations and high-volume, cross-functional administrative support across the entire Talent Acquisition unit, ensuring seamless workflow for recruiters and hiring managers. • Own and manage all compliance-related pre-employment processes, including performing end-to-end reference checks, background checks and compliance documentation across all sites • Generate and distribute routine operational metrics and status reports for the Talent Acquisition leadership team (e.g., weekly background check status, requisition aging, time-in-stage metrics) to support problem-solving and proactive caseload management. • Refine/create, organize and maintain recruitment resource banks, documentation of best practices and SOPs, and training materials used by hiring managers and the TA team. Compensation and Benefits The salary range for this position is $55,700 to $71,800 annually. CEO's compensation philosophy considers a variety of factors including experience, internal equity, and the labor market associated with the city in which the position is located. The labor markets associated with the cities in which CEO is based are variable, and the salary range included here reflects this. Our salary offer will fall within this range and will be reflective of the labor market of the city in which the position is based, as well the other factors named above. We recognize that salary is a part of the overall compensation package and also provide a comprehensive benefits package, including medical and dental coverage, as well as professional development opportunities to our staff. We also offer paid parental leave, participation in a retirement plan, sick and vacation leave, paid holidays and more. We are a workplace that promotes continual learning and teamwork, offering lunch and learns, team outings, holiday gatherings and more for our staff. More About Us Center for Employment Opportunities believes that everyone deserves the chance to shape a stronger future for themselves, their families, and their communities. People who are justice involved are highly encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels. CEO is committed to the CROWN Act, and creating an open space where our employees can present as their true authentic selves. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, gender, gender identity, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, prior record of arrest or conviction, citizenship status, current employment status, caregiver status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. We value diverse experiences, including with regard to educational background and justice system contact. Please note that due to the volume of resumes received, we are unable to contact each applicant regarding the status of each position or reply to candidates' inquiries via phone or email. IND1