Specialist, Higher Education Partnerships, LAUNCH

Foundation for California Community Colleges; Rancho Cucamonga (CA); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

PTO & holidays

Medical/Dental/Vision

FSAs

HSAs

EAP & Wellness

CalPERS retirement

Tuition reimbursement

PSLF certified employer

Fertility support

Job summary

Foundation for California Community Colleges in Rancho Cucamonga seeks a Specialist, Higher Education Partnerships to support LAUNCH. The role collaborates with a local college district, industry employers, and funders to expand apprenticeship opportunities in California.

You will develop and register new programs, oversee onboarding and data reporting, and ensure compliance with state codes, while advancing equity in the labor market across the Inland Empire.

Qualifications

• Relevant BA/BS, equivalent work experience, or a combination of both.
• Minimum of three (3) or more years of related work experience in workforce development, apprenticeship/pre-apprenticeship, or community college (preferred).
• Minimum of two (2) or more years of experience in an education or non-profit environment (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and registration of new apprenticeship programs in partnership with industry, labor organizations, and college stakeholders.
• Oversee day-to-day operations of apprenticeship programs, including onboarding, documentation, reporting, data entry, and records management.
• Interpret and apply relevant California Education Code, Labor Code, Title 5 regulations, and apprenticeship standards to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements.

Education

BA/BS or equivalent experience

Job description

Specialist, Higher Education Partnerships, LAUNCH Hybrid in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Must reside in San Bernardino County. We are seeking a Specialist, Higher Education Partnerships, 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. This position represents an exciting opportunity to help shape and lead program development and technical assistance related activities for initiatives that focus on the expansion of new and innovative pre-apprenticeships and registered apprenticeships as pathways for the community in the Inland Empire region and addressing racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in the labor market. The Specialist role will provide a wide range of programmatic and outreach support working with a local community college district, as well as industry employers, government agencies, funders, and more. This role supports apprenticeship programming across all forms of instructional delivery, including credit-bearing, noncredit, and not-for-credit models.

Program Development & Implementation

Lead the development and registration of new apprenticeship programs in partnership with industry, labor organizations, and college stakeholders, and Career Technical Education (CTE) faculty and administrators.

Operations & Program Coordination

Oversee day-to-day operations of apprenticeship programs, including participant onboarding, documentation, reporting, data entry, and records management.

Compliance & Reporting

Interpret and apply relevant California Education Code, Labor Code, Title 5 regulations, and apprenticeship standards to ensure compliance with state and federal apprenticeship requirements.

Attributes for Success

• Relevant BA/BS, equivalent work experience, or a combination of both.
• Minimum of three (3) + years of related work experience in workforce development, apprenticeship/ pre-apprenticeship, or community college, preferred.
• Minimum of two (2) + years of experience in an education or non-profit environment preferred.

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. Team members are hired for their expertise in niche areas across our areas of impact and higher education overall, and for their knowledge of business, philanthropy, technology, communications, and more.

What we Offer

• 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 Annual Salary Pay Range: $73,000.00 - $78,000.00. Final salary and rates are based on education, experience, skills relevant to the role, and internal equity.

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.

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