Senior Specialist, Workforce Development – Grants Administration

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🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $76k - $86k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 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

• Play a critical role in WDD grants administration projects, bringing federal and state funding to grantees on behalf of partner agencies. • Serve in a lead capacity and be responsible for high-level grants administration, process development, and continuous improvement. • Act as primary liaison with funders and facilitate funder meetings to ensure strong communication and responsiveness. • Contribute to business development by supporting opportunities to scale relationships. • Monitor grantee compliance and fiscal performance. • Provide second-level review of invoices and payment amounts for accuracy and analyze expenditures. • Provide technical support, training, and guidance documents to grantees and partners. • Lead development of grant agreements, in collaboration with Legal Operations, from template development to final execution. • Manage program reporting for assigned projects and guide grantees on reporting requirements. • Analyze project data, track metrics, and collaborate with WDD leadership to elevate impact data to funders and leadership.

🎯 Requirements

• Relevant BA/BS degree; hiring team will consider an equivalent combination of relevant or similar education and experience. • Minimum of five (5) + years of related work experience • Minimum of two (2) + years of experience in an education or nonprofit environment preferred • High proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Microsoft Excel, required. • Experience with customer relationship management software (e.g., Salesforce, Dynamics) and project management software (e.g., Asana) is highly desired.

🏖️ 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