NYCERS
Awa Sissako is a consultant at Nycers since November 2023, focusing on the NYC Civil Service system through job description creation, recruitment monitoring, and candidate interview facilitation. Prior experience includes serving as a Recruitment Coordinator at La'Dorch HomeCare, where Awa scheduled presentations, assisted applicants with onboarding, and engaged in community outreach. Awa's background also encompasses roles as a Patient Care Assistant at Elara Caring, providing compassionate patient support, and as a Fellow at both Braven and America Needs You, participating in leadership and career development programs for first-generation college students. In earlier roles, Awa developed technical skills through participation in a coding program at Techie Youth and worked in customer service positions at Chick-fil-A and The Halal Guys. Awa is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at CUNY City College of New York, expected to graduate in 2025.
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NYCERS
The New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS) was founded by the New York State Legislature in 1920 with 13,331 members. Today, NYCERS has grown into one the largest municipal public employee retirement systems in the United States, with more than 430,000 active members and retirees, including civilian employees such as clerical workers, accountants and social workers, and uniformed employees such as New York City Correction Officers and Sanitation Workers. NYCERS is a defined benefit retirement plan and a cost-sharing, multiple employer public employee retirement system, dedicated to a client-centered approach to deliver quality service to our members, retirees, and beneficiaries. NYCERS is extremely proud of it’s diverse workforce, and we are looking for talented and enthusiastic people to assist in providing world-class service to our clients in a great work environment with advancement opportunities. We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits, including healthcare, vision, and dental. Working for the City of New York, you also have the the opportunity to join NYCERS as a member. NYCERS offers a hybrid work environment with partial onsite and partial telework.