Senior Specialist, Apprenticeships, Workforce Development
US CA Remote, United States
Senior Specialist, Apprenticeships, Workforce Development
70% Remote within California, 30% Travel in California
We are seeking an Apprenticeships Specialist to join FoundationCCC in its mission of benefitting, 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 Foundation’s Workforce Development Department (WDD) aims to ensure that all learners in California obtain the knowledge, skills, experiences, and networks needed to connect with meaningful work, expand career options, and increase economic and social mobility. WDD works in four primary areas (1) building capacity within K-12, college, apprenticeship, and workforce development systems to effectively serve learners and businesses; (2) serving as employer-of-record for paid work experience; (3) providing wraparound services resource development support; and (4) developing work-based learning models, tools, and technologies. This work is grounded in a commitment to strengthening systems connectivity, promoting career-relevant, learner-centric education and workforce solutions, and eliminating equity gaps in California.
The Senior Specialist, Apprenticeships, Workforce Development will provide critical support for the technical assistance strategy, coordination, and implementation, ensuring that educational institutions, employers, state agencies, and community-based organizations receive high-quality guidance to enhance and scale apprenticeship programs and initiatives, including the Grow Apprenticeship California Initiative, the Apprenticeship Pathways Demonstration Project, and the California Apprenticeship Initiative.
Lead all aspects of the development and implementation of the community of practice and related technical assistance activities (convenings, informational calls, conference presentations, etc.,) for the Grow Apprenticeship California Initiative, the Apprenticeship Pathways Demonstration Project, and the California Apprenticeship Initiative, ensuring high quality guidance and support for stakeholders.
Responsible for staffing and coordinating project activities and tracking grant deliverables.
Work collaboratively with the project teams to plan, design, staff, and facilitate various in-person and virtual learning convenings and meetings.
Lead efforts to develop and maintain toolkits, resources and training materials
Work collaboratively with the team to conduct research, data collection, and impact analysis to inform technical assistance strategies and enhance program effectiveness.
Maintain strong working relationships with entities such as the California Community College Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO), the Division of Apprenticeship Standards, Workforce Development Boards, LAUNCH, the James Irvine Foundation, and other internal and external stakeholders.
Attributes for Success
Deep knowledge of apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeship, and work-based learning models.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce high-quality reports, presentations, and technical guidance documents.
Innovation, creativity, collaboration, and entrepreneurship are encouraged as employees work to achieve organizational goals
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
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 Annual Salary Pay Range:
$82,000.00 - $83,000.00Final salary and rates are based on education, experience, skills relevant to the role, and internal equity.
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30% travel in California 70% remote within California
Benefits/PerksCompetitive compensation Employee Assistance Program Flexible Spending Accounts Generous PTO Health Savings Accounts Public service loan forgiveness Retirement plans Tuition reimbursement Vision plans Wellness offerings
Tasks- Conduct research and analysis
- Coordinate project activities
- Develop training materials
- Maintain stakeholder relationships
- Support apprenticeship programs
Analysis Apprenticeships Collaboration Communication Data Collection Higher education Impact Analysis Project Coordination Research Resource development Technical Assistance Toolkits Development Workforce Development
TimezonesAmerica/Anchorage America/Chicago America/Denver America/Los_Angeles America/New_York Pacific/Honolulu UTC-10 UTC-5 UTC-6 UTC-7 UTC-8 UTC-9