Senior Coordinator, Workforce Development

Foundation for California Community Colleges•US CA Remote, CA

1d•$28 - $29•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Coordinator to join FoundationCCC in its mission of benefiting, supporting, and enhancing the California Community Colleges—the 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 FoundationCCC’s Workforce Development Department (WDD) aims to ensure that all learners in California obtain the knowledge, skills, experiences, and networks needed to connect with meaningful work, expand career options, and increase economic and social mobility. WDD works in four primary areas (1) building capacity within K-12, college, apprenticeship, and workforce development systems to effectively serve learners and businesses; (2) serving as employer-of-record for paid work experience; (3) providing wraparound services resource development support; and (4) developing work-based learning models, tools, and technologies. This work is grounded in a commitment to strengthening systems connectivity, promoting career-relevant, learner-centric education and workforce solutions, and eliminating equity gaps in California. The Senior Coordinator will focus on our WDD grants administration projects, which bring funding to awardees on behalf of state and local partner agencies. The Senior Coordinator will support the execution of contracts with awardees, maintain accurate records for grants administration projects, support project management activities, and review grantee data for accuracy.

Requirements

Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
Human-centered customer service concepts and practices
Strong attention to detail.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrate strong judgment and decision-making skills, appropriately balancing independent problem-solving with timely escalation to management when needed.
Practices ownership, takes accountability, and has the ability to project manage, prioritize tasks, and deliver quality products on time with limited supervision

Nice To Haves

Innovation, creativity, collaboration, and entrepreneurship are encouraged as employees work to achieve organizational goals

Responsibilities

Perform advanced review and validation of data within grants management databases and spreadsheets to ensure accuracy, completeness, and alignment with submitted documentation, identifying and resolving discrepancies as needed with excellent attention to detail
Support project management for large-scale grant initiatives, including coordination of tasks in project management software, maintaining record keeping systems, managing and triaging emails received through general mailboxes, and supporting schedule coordination.
Execute and coordinate clear and professional outreach efforts to grantees and payment recipients, partnering with senior project leads while proactively supporting communication, issue resolution, and process continuity