Manager, Community Engagement

We are seeking a Manager, Community Engagement 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. 

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 Manager, Community Engagement will be responsible for building and strengthening LAUNCH’s statewide network of community-based organizations (CBOs) and stakeholders to ensure candidates and apprentices have access to wraparound support services

• Prioritize outreach to new CBOs statewide to establish a comprehensive support network for candidates and apprentices.

• Lead event planning and outreach strategies in partnership with LAUNCH Regional Apprenticeship Managers. 

• Establish best practices for intake, ensuring responsive and culturally competent approaches for underrepresented groups, opportunity youth, and those facing barriers to employment. 
• Identify, secure, and manage funding opportunities that support sustainable, scalable models for community outreach and support services for candidates and apprentices. 

• Experience in state and/or federal grant management to included budget management, allocation, reporting and success workplan deliverables completion.

• Must be a self-starter, quick learner, problem solver, and highly motivated and able to work on a fast-paced team.

• Experience and ability to develop and implement strategic plans.

• 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

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, 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 

To see the full job description and to apply, please go to our Careers page at https://foundationccc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/fccc-careers

Budgeted Annual Salary Pay Range:

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