Workforce Development Specialist, Grants Administration

🕒 May 5

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $65k - $70k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

📚 Learning and Development

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Foundation for California Community Colleges

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1998

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Education • Non-profit • Social Impact

Foundation for California Community Colleges is a nonprofit organization that partners with the California Community Colleges system to promote equitable outcomes and economic mobility for Californians. With over 25 years of service, the foundation operates innovative programs focusing on student success, workforce development, equity, community impact, climate action, and system support. It aims to enhance opportunities for nearly 2 million students across California's community colleges, advocating for resources, benefits, and opportunities that empower individuals and create lasting positive impacts. As a hub for collaboration, it works to develop a diverse, well-prepared workforce and foster sustainable, equitable communities.

📋 Description

• 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. • Support the execution of contracts with awardees, ensure appropriate use of funds, provide guidance to awardees, review and approve awardee invoices, perform report analysis, and capture lessons and successes to be shared internally and externally. • Provides oversight of assigned awardees and projects, including negotiating contract scopes and budgets, reviewing invoices, monitoring fiscal and program compliance and performance, and providing one-on-support for awardees. • Leads program reporting and award management activities for assigned awardees and projects, including providing guidance to awardees, reviewing reports, summarizing data, and ensuring alignment with related guidance and regulations. • Tracks project/award specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), business development relationships, and may develop and coordinate funding application processes in collaboration with Senior Specialist.

🎯 Requirements

• Strong project management skills with an ability to prioritize tasks and deliver quality products within agreed upon timeframes, with limited supervision. • Experience with the California Community College system and/or Workforce Development preferred. • Ability to research, analyze, synthesize, and communicate complex topics to a variety of internal and external audiences, in a variety of formats (e.g. toolkits, reports, graphic displays, presentations). • Experience with project and client management software (e.g., Asana, Salesforce) preferred. • Experience with Excel required. • Experience with grants administration from a funder's perspective. • Familiarity with state and federal funding. • Willingness to engage in constructive discussion (including disagreement) and keep a good sense of humor. • A customer service mindset. • Possession of a valid California Driver’s License, good driving record, automobile insurance, and a reliable personal vehicle is required.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation • Generous PTO • Paid holidays • Medical, dental, and vision plans • Flexible Spending Accounts • Health Savings Accounts (HSA) • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Wellness offerings • CalPERS retirement program • Optional 403(b) and 457 Retirement plans • Carrot reproductive health and fertility support • Tuition reimbursement • Public Service Loan Forgiveness certified employer