Employment Services Program Specialist
"Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow, Inc."
·Yesterday
- Salary
- $50 – $55k
- Type
- Temporary
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- ApplyToJob
Description
Position Summary
Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow (OBT) seeks proposals from qualified consultants to provide administrative, documentation, coordination, and compliance support for the organization’s Jobs to Build On contract with the Consortium for Worker Education. The selected consultant will help ensure compliance with hard copy and soft copy contract-related paperwork.The Jobs to Build On program is a workforce development initiative supporting job training, placement, and related services for New York City residents. The program is a citywide and neighborhood-based job training and placement partnership focused on performance and accountability, serving unemployed and underemployed New Yorkers age 18 and older through training, placement, and related workforce services.
The Program Specialist will work with program, fiscal, and leadership staff to support contract compliance. Services may include, but are not limited to:
- Organize client files for FY 2026 and FY 2027, including reviewing existing records, identifying missing items, and maintaining clear file-status tracking.
- Complete missing paperwork from client files, in collaboration with clients where needed, and coordinate follow-up to obtain signatures, documentation, or corrected information.
- Scan complete client files and organize digital copies in a shared folder structure by fiscal year, using consistent naming conventions and access controls.
- Develop and implement a practical process for instructors to log instructional hours for monthly reporting purposes, including any necessary student sign-in sheets and supporting attendance documentation.
- Collect and file documentation of employment or continued employment from OBT’s Employment Services team.
- Assist with data entry, data quality review, and reconciliation of program information across internal tracking tools and funder-required systems or templates.
- Assist with audit-readiness activities, including file checklists, documentation reviews, and preparation of requested records.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience providing administrative, compliance, grants, contracts, or program support for nonprofit, workforce development, education, labor, government, or human services programs. Experience with JtBO contract is preferred.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with experience maintaining complete and accurate program files.
- Experience preparing reports, tracking deliverables, coordinating deadlines, and supporting invoice or reimbursement documentation.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, shared drives, and common data-tracking tools.
- Ability to handle confidential participant and organizational information responsibly.
$50-55,000
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