Job Developer Responsibilities

As the name suggests the job developer is responsible to create job opportunities in market and help the suitable candidates get acquainted with these opportunities. Many job seekers who are fresh graduates, those resuming work after a long period of time or those migrating to new cities find it difficult to find jobs. Often they are unable to survive the tough competition of the job market and lose out opportunities to work with bigger organization as per their interest. In such cases, job developers work as an interface or a mediator between the employers and the job seekers and know the interests and requirements of the job seekers and help them get job opportunities. The job developer job description given here will help you know more about this work profile.

Some job developers even work in public sectors and public welfare associations where they work in the rural areas and help in development of employment opportunities for the unemployed rural population. Rural job developer positions are available in under developed and developing countries.

Duties and Responsibilities

Coordinate with the recruiters from several organizations and note down the jobs available with them and the kind of candidate they are looking out for
Communicate with several job seekers and make note of their expectation from the job in terms of responsibilities, salary and career scope
Perform career counseling to job seekers and help them make appropriate career decisions
Assist the job seekers in developing a resume and conduct mock interview for the job seekers to help them get a real experience of facing an interview and answering spontaneously
Provide a feedback to the rejected candidates and help them upgrade their qualifications and correct their mistakes while making further job applications
Extend special guidance to disabled job seekers and ensure they are provided with the favorable work environment suiting their special requirements by the recruiters

Job developers that are working in a public sector, in rural areas and in developing countries also generate job opportunities for the people in their own locality. They identify the resources available in their own locality which they can use for making some products. They provide necessary facilities and favorable conditions to make some handmade products out of these resources. He also introduces these products to the local and global markets and sells them to make profit for the rural population.

Skills

Expert communication skills and counseling abilities
Ability to coordinate with professionals from different backgrounds, working at different levels
Knowledge in human resource management and recruitment procedures
Skilled at establishing public relations and building up employment network
Familiarity with variety of professions, its responsibilities and the required qualifications
Updated knowledge about the job openings in all sectors and ability to access all sources providing information about job openings

Educational

Pursuing a degree in HR (Human Resource) Management is necessary to work as a job developer. Experience of working in human resource department of any reputed organization as a recruiter or a human resource administrator will also be helpful in getting a job as a job developer. Some certification courses are also offered from reputed universities that provide training in various modules of job development process and creating employment opportunities for people. Pursuing these courses will get you hands-on training in the job development field.

Job developers' salaries depend upon the type of organization they are associated with and the size of the organization as well. Some experienced job developers earn more as compared to the less experienced professionals which some less experienced professionals who are skilled may earn more than the experienced people. Hope you found the above given job developer job description a helpful resource.