Programs Coordinator, LAUNCH

Foundation for California Community Colleges; United States; Remote; USD 36,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

FoundationCCC is seeking a Programs Coordinator for the LAUNCH Network, supporting work-based learning and registered apprenticeship programs across California. The role focuses on administrative and operational duties, participant data management, and cross-functional collaboration with educators, employers, and funders.

Remote within California is available, with Inland Empire preferred. Candidates should have 2+ years of administrative experience and familiarity with higher education

Qualifications

• AA/AS or equivalent education is required or preferred.
• At least 2 years of related work experience in a fast-paced administrative role managing multiple projects.
• Experience in an education or non-profit environment is preferred.
• Familiarity with the Community College system and registered apprenticeship is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and operational support across the LAUNCH Apprenticeship Network.
• Enroll participants into programs and manage participant data and confidentiality.
• Coordinate meetings, prepare agendas, take and distribute minutes, and support logistics.

Skills

Attention to detail

Calendaring & scheduling

Written & verbal communication

Proofreading

Education

AA/AS or equivalent

Job description

Programs Coordinator, LAUNCH Remote within California, Must reside in California. Inland Empire preferred. We are seeking a Programs 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.

What You'll Do

The LAUNCH Apprenticeship Network is a member of the Collaborative Impact team of the Foundation for California Community Colleges and supports meaningful connections between students and employers in California through work-based learning and support services. Our role is to support efforts to bring relevancy and real-world experience to students in California through growing the quantity and quality of work-based learning, with an emphasis on registered apprenticeship, but also includes job shadowing, classroom presentations, internships, and other job training opportunities. The Foundation's Collaborative Impact Department, through the LAUNCH Apprenticeship Network, seeks a Coordinator to play a critical role in the department's success by applying deep project management skills with a thorough attention to detail to ensure high-quality design and delivery of specific registered apprenticeship and work-based learning programs. This position represents an exciting opportunity to help to provide a wide range of administrative and operational support working with multiple educational institutions, industry employers, government agencies, funders, and more. Promote smooth and efficient registered apprenticeship program implementation and development by collaborating cross-functionally across departments to execute projects, ensuring clear communication among associations, industry partners, and other external stakeholders. Maintain proper documentation of participants with the highest regard for confidentiality, enroll participants into programs, manage participant data and databases, track progress, and provide reports. Provide meeting and conference logistical support, including scheduling, agenda, contact distribution lists, and the recording, distribution and proofreading of minutes and other documents.

Attributes for Success

• Strong attention to detail, ensuring that all deliverables and projects are accurate, professional, and up to date.
• Some working experience with calendaring and scheduling meetings and coordinating events
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; experience proofreading.
• Relevant AA/AS, equivalent work experience, or a combination of both.
• Minimum of two (2) + years of related work experience in a fast-paced administrative role managing multiple projects.
• Any experience in an education or non-profit environment preferred.
• Familiarity with the Community College system and registered apprenticeship a plus.

We're recruiting for mission-driven, passionate, equity-minded individuals with a strong desire to impact and change people's lives for the better. 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.

What we Offer

Benefits

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

Budgeted Hourly Pay Range: $26.00 - $27.00 Final salary and rates are based on education, experience, skills relevant to the role, and internal equity. The Foundation for California Community Colleges is the official nonprofit partner to the California Community Colleges, the largest and most diverse system of higher education in the nation. Our work reaches all 116 California Community Colleges across 73 districts and is designed to help improve the student experience and expand pathways to economic and social mobility across California. More specifically, we exist to benefit:

• Students: We believe in ensuring students from all backgrounds succeed in reaching their goals and improving their lives and their communities;
• Community Colleges: We believe in lifting up the California Community College system as the greatest gateway to a better future;
• Communities: We believe in the power of community colleges to help their communities thrive.

Our projects and services seek to be at the forefront of innovation and excellence in higher education across five areas of impact: student success, workforce development, equity, community impact, and system support. To date, we've delivered hundreds of millions in grants, support, and cost savings to colleges and students to make this possible, with 85 cents of every dollar raised directly allocated to programs and services.

Location

The Foundation's main headquarters are based in Sacramento, California, though we offer remote opportunities throughout the entire state. We aim to hire a workforce reflective of the California communities we serve.

Join us. Learn more about working at the Foundation > Read the Foundation's Double Impact Strategic Plan >