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Job Developer – San Diego, CA

Public Consulting Group, Inc. (PCG) is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Job Developer with strong workforce development experience to join our San Diego, California team within the CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work and Refugee Employment Services program. This role is ideal for professionals with proven success in workforce development, staffing, and recruiting who are eager to make a measurable impact on both their community and career.

As a Job Developer, you will play a key role in designing and delivering workforce development solutions that connect program participants—primarily low-income job seekers—with sustainable employment opportunities. You will build and manage strategic relationships with employers, community partners, and industry leaders across key sectors such as hospitality, tourism, and healthcare, aligning employer needs with participant skills and career pathways.

San Diego County residence is required.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strong partnerships with San Diego-area employers to create job opportunities for program clients, with a focus on advancing local workforce development goals.

• Conduct employer outreach, build networks, and promote hiring initiatives that support Welfare-to-Work and Refugee Employment Services participants, emphasizing sector-based and demand-driven workforce strategies.

• Plan, coordinate, and attend recruitment events, community meetings, and job fairs to expand employment access, strengthen employer engagement, and promote PCG as a workforce development partner.

• Provide one-on-one job coaching, interview preparation, and skills development to improve participants’ employment readiness, retention, and long-term career progression.

• Deliver professional presentations and workshops for participants, employers, and staff to promote workforce programs, labor market opportunities, and employment solutions.

• Maintain accurate records of contacts, placements, and outcomes using Excel and internal tracking systems to support data-driven reporting, performance metrics, and contract compliance.

• Conduct site visits and employer meetings to monitor job performance, support retention, and ensure positive participant and business outcomes.

• Support the design, implementation, and evaluation of new workforce and employment initiatives, including sector-based projects, training-to-placement pipelines, and work-based learning models.

• Market and represent PCG’s workforce and employment services with professionalism and strategic insight to strengthen community partnerships and employer confidence.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet workforce, placement, and performance goals in alignment with CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work and Refugee Employment Services requirements.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution (or equivalent experience in workforce development, recruitment, or staffing).

• Minimum of two years of full-time experience leading or coordinating teams in health, social services, or workforce development environments.

• Demonstrated success developing and sustaining employer relationships within diverse industries, preferably within a workforce development or public employment services context.

• Highly skilled in outreach, sales, negotiation, and partnership development, with a proven ability to translate workforce needs into concrete employment opportunities.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong attention to detail and accuracy.

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, meet deadlines, and work independently with minimal supervision.

• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and data analysis abilities.

• High level of professionalism, discretion, and empathy when working with individuals from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

• Bilingual in Spanish/Arabic/Haitian Creole preferred.

• Background in staffing, recruitment, sales, or workforce development programs strongly preferred.

• Proven experience in workforce development programs, including employer engagement, job placement strategies, and career pathway development, strongly desired.

• This position requires full-time (Mon-Fri) in-office work.

• San Diego County Residence is Required

Compensation:

Compensation for roles at Public Consulting Group varies depending on a wide array of factors including, but not limited to, the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by applicable law, PCG provides a reasonable range of compensation for this role. In addition, PCG provides a range of benefits for this role, including medical and dental care benefits, 401k, PTO, parental leave, bereavement leave.

PCG does not sponsor newly hired foreign national workers for work authorization, including H-1B sponsorship.

EEO Statement:

Public Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to celebrating diversity and intentionally creating a culture of inclusion. We believe that we work best when our employees feel empowered and accepted, and that starts by honoring each of our unique life experiences. At PCG, all aspects of employment regarding recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, return from layoff, company-sponsored training, education, and social and recreational programs are based on merit, business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, sex, gender identity and/or expression, age, physical, mental, or sensory disability, sexual orientation, marital, civil union, or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, citizenship status, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. PCG will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. PCG believes in health, equality, and prosperity for everyone so we can succeed in changing the ways the public sector, including health, education, technology and human services industries, work.