Recruiting Coordinator

The Bronx Defenders • Full-time • Bronx, NY, US • $55k - $65k / year • 1d ago

Overview

The Bronx Defenders – an innovative, progressive, holistic indigent defense office in the South Bronx – seeks an organized recruiting professional to provide administrative and programming support as a Recruiting Coordinator.

Founded in 1997, The Bronx Defenders is a public defender nonprofit that has developed a nationally recognized model of representation called holistic defense, which provides people with teams of lawyers, social workers, and advocates to defend them zealously in court as well as to address the underlying drivers and enmeshed penalties of legal system involvement.

Since opening our doors, we have grown into an organization of more than 400 staff members defending nearly 20,000 New Yorkers each year in criminal, family, civil, and immigration proceedings who face incarceration, family separation, eviction, and deportation, among other devastating consequences.

Today we are reimagining the role of public defense even further, using community organizing and engagement, legislative advocacy, and impact litigation to partner with the communities we represent to bring about long-lasting systemic change.

We also share our model and lessons learned with current and future public defenders, run two legal clinics at NYC law schools and train public defenders throughout the country on how to move to a holistic model of representation.

Recruiting

The Bronx Defenders is committed to attracting a strong and diverse pool of applicants dedicated to serving the Bronx community. Every year, we receive thousands of applications for internships and full-time employment opportunities, and aim to conduct a thorough, thoughtful and equitable vetting and onboarding process to ensure we’re hiring excellent advocates, providing opportunities for people from marginalized communities and creating an anti-oppressive workplace. We work to provide a seamless transition into our office, and assist in providing robust training, support and programming for all new employees.

Responsibilities

The Recruiting Coordinator plays an integral role on the Recruiting & Hiring Team by providing administrative and programmatic support for the hiring process for full time employees at all levels and across interdisciplinary teams, as well as for multiple internships, externships and early career training programs.

- Provide administrative support for all recruiting and hiring processes including
- Job Postings
- Compile and deploy job posts across multiple platforms, networks and relevant industry spaces
- Track job posts, timelines, candidate activity and overall engagement with applicants
- Organize candidate applications and interview request submissions
- Navigate our ATS, iCIMS, to manage the candidate experience, including general communication with candidates, interview scheduling, candidate progress, reference checks and all necessary verifications as well as troubleshooting and resolving any issues
- Provide hiring managers and internal teams with all relevant materials to support the interview process, including resumes, feedback and evaluation materials, and calendar reminders
- Communicate with employees at all levels about the progress of the recruitment process and provide training and support with navigating the ATS
- Organize iCIMS and facilitate access to job posts by hiring managers, teams and applicants
- Organize and track recruiting and hiring materials on platforms outside of iCIMS including Google Drive and SharePoint
- Assist with the hiring processes as necessary
- Candidate screening, interviews and deliberations
- Participate in client interview simulations
- Conduct Spanish language screening
- Provide programmatic support to organize, deliver and participate in recruiting events at BxD, college campuses, and industry gatherings
- Engage with prospective candidates at recruiting events
- Assist the Recruiting and Hiring Team with engagement with students, academic professionals and industry partners
- Onboarding
- Collaborate with key internal partners to facilitate a smooth and effective onboarding process
- Assist with new hire orientation
- Provide administrative and programmatic support in the planning, delivery and follow up for internships, externships and early career training programs
- Assist with training new staff on the recruiting and hiring processes

Qualifications

- At least two (2) years of experience supporting hiring and recruitment processes
- Strong proficiency with iCIMS or other ATS
- Strong technological skills, especially the ability to fluidly navigate Microsoft Suite and Google Suite, and learn other recruiting databases with minimal guidance
- Excellent organization skills as well as meticulous attention to detail 
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to effectively and respectfully communicate, collaborate and engage with people with various backgrounds, identities and experiences 
- Ability to work well independently as well as collaboratively
- Ability to multitask, remain organized and efficient in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment 
- Ability to think critically and creatively, finding innovative solutions to unique obstacles
- Ability to exercise excellent judgment, discretion, and confidentiality with sensitive matters
- Commitment to a hybrid work schedule with 3 days per week in office/onsite
- Spanish language fluency is a plus

Salary is commensurate with experience. The salary range for this position is $55,000-$65,000. Full-time employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package including but not limited to medical, dental and vision coverage; a 403(b) plan with employer contribution; and a generous vacation, sick leave, and parental leave policy.

Approximately 70% of The Bronx Defenders' staff, including attorneys and non-attorneys, are represented by UAW Local 2325 - Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (AFL-CIO). This position is not within the bargaining unit. 

This position is non-exempt. By law, non-exempt employees are compensated hourly based on their annual rate and therefore are entitled to over-time, whereas exempt employees are not.

To apply, please upload both a cover letter and resume as a PDF when prompted. Applications missing any components or not submitted in the requested manner will not be considered.

The Bronx Defenders is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a workplace that embraces staff with a diversity of backgrounds, identities, and experiences. We acknowledge the ways in which systemic oppression and injustice can undermine access to professional opportunities and are committed to conducting hiring and promotion processes that are equitable and accessible to those commonly excluded from the workforce. We do not discriminate against and in fact specifically encourage applicants from marginalized communities to apply, including those who identify as Black, Indigenous, people of color, queer, transgender, gender non-conforming, disabled, neurodivergent, and those directly impacted by criminal, civil, family, and immigration legal systems. We value lived as well as professional experience and particularly welcome applications from the Bronx community that we serve.