Temporary Recruitment Coordinator

Temp to Hire- Recruitment Coordinator
Any CEO Office
Hybrid

Anticipated deadline to submit application: May 1st 2026 5pm EST. Position may close early if application limit is met. Apply promptly for full consideration.

The Opportunity

CEO is currently seeking a Temporary Recruiting Coordinator to provide essential administrative and operational support to our Talent team. The Coordinator will assist Talent Associates and hiring managers in the recruitment of outstanding, values-aligned team members. This role is vital in ensuring a seamless hiring process across our various sites.

The Recruiting Coordinator will support major talent acquisition initiatives by assisting with sourcing efforts, candidate outreach, coordinating recruitment interviews, and maintaining partnerships with various organizations. This position will play a key role in implementing sustainable hiring processes and systems, ensuring that our recruitment standards of practice are consistently met as we continue to grow.

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 a year of relevant work experience, with a strong interest in learning the fundamentals of full-cycle recruiting within a mission-driven organization.
• You’ve demonstrated an aptitude and ability with technology (with the Google Suite and preferably with applicant tracking systems)

Competencies

• You take initiative in prioritizing and re-prioritizing your workload in collaboration with your supervisor
• You see value in the sharing of ideas and experiences to shape and elevate a team’s performance
• You’re an excellent communicator (verbal and written) You value learning from your partners and you’re highly curious and excited to learn about different people’s motivations and interests
• You’re a strong task manager with the ability to maintain oversight of all of the details as you coordinate many moving pieces under tight timelines
• 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

Key responsibilities of the Recruitment Coordinator include but are not limited to:

• Assist Talent Associates in executing recruitment strategies by helping to identify sourcing channels and maintaining the regional recruitment calendar of events.
• Provide administrative support to Talent Associates and hiring managers, including scheduling interviews and providing status updates throughout the search process.
• Support the team by opening new requisitions, posting job descriptions, reviewing initial candidate materials, and helping to coordinate the logistics of performance tasks and offer letters.
• Support initial candidate screening efforts, including conducting structured phone screens and documenting candidate insights for review
• Contribute to the cultivation of diverse candidate pipelines by assisting with the coordination of recruitment networking events and maintaining robust candidate lists to support future hiring needs
• Support the creation and maintenance of recruitment resource banks and assist in the documentation of best practices.
• Help collect and organize candidate and hiring process data for distribution to stakeholders.
• Assist with the flow of background check workflows to ensure offer processes remain compliant with organizational standards.
• Continue building upon greater inclusion and cultural competence within our team’s projects and efforts

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.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this position is $47,800 - 61,700/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.

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