Program Coordinator, Equity at Foundation for California Community Colleges

We are seeking a Program Coordinator to join the Foundation in its mission of benefitting, supporting, and enhancing the California Community Colleges—the largest and most diverse system of higher education in the nation. The Foundation for California Community Colleges is on a mission to double its impact in the next 10 years. We are a group of relentless optimists and innovators in education, working collaboratively with public and private partners to help improve the student experience and expand pathways to economic and social mobility in communities across California.

What You’ll Do

The Coordinator position will be uniquely positioned among three workforce pathway programs: 1) California Medicine Scholars Program 2) California LAW Pathways 3) Health and Wellness Designated Education Program. With key objectives to diversify legal professions, physicians in primary care, and the behavioral health workforce and provide economic opportunity for underserved and underrepresented populations, the coordinator will be dynamic, adaptable, and a self-starter leading a wide range of administrative activities for program initiatives and projects.  The three programs are housed within the Department of Equity which is a collaborative environment focused on providing support services and resources that students need to succeed.

• Processes incoming and outgoing correspondence for the organization and keeps Management updated accordingly.
• Oversees each program’s respective email inquiry address and respond to students, faculty/staff, and other outside partners/interested parties
• Compiles information for the timely preparation of reports and distributes to appropriate individuals
• Compiles various reports that include contact directories, collaborative meeting minutes, monthly expense reports, etc.
• Records, writes up, and distributes minutes and other relevant information to appropriate participants in a timely manner.
• Assists with accounts payable by processing invoices, interacting with partners and vendors regarding invoice questions, and supports the maintenance of financial records.
• Serves as liaison with other departments and operating units in the resolution of day-to-day administrative and operational processes.
• Assists with event planning and execution including but not limited to, conferences, seminars, meetings, and social functions including vendor management, event logistics, event registration, day-of event support, and post-event follow up.

Attributes for Success

• Proven ability to manage by influence and ability to build and maintain credibility
• Exemplary interpersonal skills, with the ability to represent the organization with professionalism and integrity and to develop and promote strong internal and external relationships
• Ability to schedule meetings with a wide range of internal and external constituents
• Ability to draft executive level communications, including statements, letters, and email correspondence
• Strong ability to prepare, proofread, interpret, distribute, and maintain specified routine and complex documents
• Ability to work remotely and navigate various technology platforms (Zoom, Monday.com, Asana, MS Office Suite-Teams, Outlook, Salesforce and other database programs, Google Suite, Canva etc.)
• We’re recruiting for mission-driven, passionate, equity-minded individuals with a strong desire to impact and change people’s lives for the better
• Our work holds great weight and responsibility, and the opportunity to impact the lives of millions
• 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
• We have a commitment to professional development and an emphasis on shared leadership, to ensure growth for employees and the organization overall

What we Offer

FoundationCCC is fully committed to a “remote-first” philosophy, and recruits and hires talent across the state in fully remote positions, where virtual work is possible. Our headquarters are located in Downtown Sacramento, just blocks from California’s State Capitol.

Benefits

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

This posting is a condensed version of the full job description. To request the full job description, please email us at jobs@foundationccc.org.

Budgeted Hourly Pay Range:

Final salary and rates are based on education, experience, skills relevant to the role, and internal equity.