Executive Director

🔥 17 hours ago

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $220k - $240k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Director

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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

• Guide CCGI's strategic direction and strengthen statewide relationships • Oversee a leadership team accountable for delivering CCGI's mission and statutory responsibilities • Connect education policy, partnerships, organizational resources, and execution to reduce barriers and expand access to college and career pathways • Provide executive leadership for CCGI's mission, statutory responsibilities, strategy, operations, organizational performance, and impact • Establish medium- and long-term strategic direction and translate it into annual and multi-year priorities, outcomes, and resource commitments • Hold executive leaders accountable for organizational performance and adjust strategy using data, results, and changing conditions • Anticipate policy, funding, technology, and educational changes • Champion innovative, scalable solutions that improve student access and reduce administrative burden • Lead and support CCGI's leadership team and develop a cohesive, high-performing leadership team • Establish decision-making authority, accountability, and expectations across the organization • Oversee legal, financial, operational, cybersecurity, compliance, and reputational risk • Serve as principal executive representative with education leaders, state officials, policymakers, partners, funders, and stakeholders • Cultivate strategic relationships and coalitions across education segments, state agencies, governmental entities, and partners • Lead annual and multi-year budgeting in coordination with the Department of Finance, Legislature, and other stakeholders • Ensure CCGI fulfills its statutory purpose and state requirements • Maintain accountability for legislative reporting, funding requirements, governmental commitments, and state oversight obligations • Keep the Cradle-to-Career Data System Governing Board and other state constituents informed of CCGI's work and developments

🎯 Requirements

• Experience leading a distributed team of 50+ through an executive leadership structure • Demonstrated ability to translate equity commitments into organizational policy, hiring, and partnerships • Experience working with or within the Legislature, Governor's office, or Department of Finance on education policy or funding • Deep familiarity with K-12, community colleges, CSU, UC, and the state agencies that connect them • Track record of building alignment across institutional boundaries with competing priorities • Comfort with data systems, student data privacy and related legal requirements, and using evidence to drive strategy • Experience with budgeting, forecasting, resource allocation, and managing state funding relationships • Understanding of regulatory compliance, contracting, and the constraints of operating as a public-facing nonprofit • Integrity and trustworthiness • Relationship-first approach • Humility and curiosity • Political sophistication • Courageous advocacy • Communication clarity • Vulnerability and self-reflection, including Nonviolent Communication • Long-term commitment • Must reside in California • Ability to work 40 hours per week, with additional hours as needed • Regular daytime travel and in-person attendance at events and meetings within California • Overnight travel by land and air, up to 20% • Cover letter and resume 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 • Remote-first philosophy • Fully remote positions where virtual work is possible