Project Specialist, Apprenticeship Initiatives

Role Description

We are seeking a Project Specialist 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.

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
• Other job training opportunities

The Project Specialist advances the Foundation for California Community Colleges’ statewide apprenticeship work by providing high-level administrative, coordination, and communications support for two multi-million-dollar initiatives funded by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO).

• Maintain project plans, deliverable trackers, and risk logs
• Collect status updates from internal work-stream leads and track KPIs in simple dashboards
• Draft success stories, newsletter articles, web copy, social-media posts, slide decks, and infographics that highlight project milestones and impact

Qualifications

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including copy-editing and plain-language writing for diverse audiences
• Strong attention to detail, ability to juggle multiple priorities, and commitment to meeting deadlines
• Must be a self-starter, quick learner, problem solver, and highly motivated
• Able to work on a fast-paced team while exercising good judgment
• Innovation, creativity, collaboration, and entrepreneurship are encouraged

Requirements

• Commitment to professional development with an emphasis on shared leadership

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