Specialist, Education to Work Partnerships

Specialist, Education to Work Partnerships

We are seeking a Specialist to join FoundationCCC in its mission of benefiting, supporting, and enhancing the California Community Collegesthe largest and most diverse system of higher education in the nation. Together, we are building stronger communities by getting students and colleges the resources they need to succeed and expanding pathways to economic and social mobility across California. Join us as we continue this important work to uphold the value of community colleges in building a brighter future.

The Foundation's Workforce Development Department (WDD) seeks a Specialist to play a critical role in supporting the department's success by applying project management skills, activity design, and facilitation experience to ensure high-quality design and delivery of specific WDD programs.

This position represents an exciting opportunity to help support Communities of Practice (CoPs) and related technical assistance activities across two pillars of the technical assistance portfolio : initiatives that focus on the expansion of new and innovative pre-apprenticeships and registered apprenticeships as pathways for low-wage workers to secure middle-skill jobs in California, addressing racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in the labor market, and helping workforce boards and nonprofit organizations address barriers to employment for underserved populations.

• Ideation, project management, and support for the development and implementation of the CoP and related technical assistance activities (e.g. virtual convenings, informational calls, peer learning circles, conference presentations, in-person convenings) for projects within the Education to Work Partnerships technical assistance portfolio.
• Schedule and coordinate project activities and support with tracking grant deliverables.
• Work collaboratively with the Technical Assistance team and Sr. Specialist to plan, design, staff, and facilitate various in-person and virtual learning convenings each year.

Attributes for Success :

We're recruiting for mission-driven, passionate, equity-minded individuals with a strong desire to impact and change people's lives for the better. Our work holds great weight and responsibility, and the opportunity to impact the lives of millions of individuals in California. Innovation, creativity, collaboration, and entrepreneurship are encouraged as employees work to achieve organizational goals. FoundationCCC blends the impact of a non-profit, the culture of an entrepreneurial start-up, and the scale of a state agency. We are committed to professional development with an emphasis on shared leadership, to ensure growth for employees and the organization overall.

FoundationCCC is fully committed to a "remote-first" philosophy, and recruits and hires talent across the state in fully remote positions, where virtual work is possible. Our headquarters are located in Downtown Sacramento, just blocks from California's State Capitol.

Budgeted Annual Salary Pay Range : $70,000.00 - $73,000.00. Final salary and rates are based on education, experience, skills relevant to the role, and internal equity.