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Hybrid Manager, Policy Enablement & Grants Administration Manager, Policy Enablement & Grants Administration

Foundation for California Community Colleges · United States Of America · Hybrid

About the job

Manager, Policy Enablement, Workforce Development100% Remote within California, Must reside in California We are seeking a Manager, Policy Enablement 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 DoThe 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 position presents an exciting opportunity in support of our Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative project and other grant management projects. The Manager will lead a team responsible for high level grant administration, process development, grantee management, and alignment of day-to-day grant administration with technical assistance provision.WDD partners with state agencies such as the California Workforce Development Board and the California Department of Rehabilitation to administer and manage funding designed to help scale programs and support workers with barriers to employment across California. As an example, through partnership with the California Workforce Development Board, the Foundation is administering $26,960,000 in funding through the AB628 Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative. The Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative aims to ensure that individuals from target populations receive the necessary supplemental, supportive, remedial, and wraparound services they need to successfully enter, participate in, and complete workforce and education programs and enter, be retained, and advance in the labor market.

  • Leads and manages staffing structure, processes, and tool development to support funding opportunity implementation and management throughout the full cycle from competitive solicitations, contracting, and grantee/awardee management.
  • Collaborates with Manager, Education to Work Partnerships to ensure alignment of grant administration and technical assistance teams.
    • Creates and fosters collaboration between both teams, including feedback loops to ensure learnings are collected and cataloged to inform ongoing technical assistance content and priorities.
    • Creates flexible and dynamic processes to ensure grantees/awardees are fully supported through the full cycle.
  • Leads strategy for external collaboration and stakeholder engagement efforts to inform development and iteration of funding opportunities, maintaining a customer service centric approach to the work.
  • Oversees team of staff administering day-to-day grant/award administration activities including invoicing, progress monitoring, tracking, reporting, contracting, and modifications.
Attributes for Success
  • Ability to manage and coordinate the work of direct reports as well as staff from other Foundation workgroups.
  • Ability to build and maintain collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • A strategic and creative thinker who can problem-solve, working within and across teams to swiftly respond to needs identified across the California Community Colleges.
  • Willingness to engage in constructive discussion (including disagreement) and keep a good sense of humor.
  • Innovation, creativity, collaboration, and entrepreneurship are encouraged as employees work to achieve organizational goals.
What We OfferFoundationCCC 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 [email protected].Budgeted Annual Salary Pay Range$95,000.00 - $98,000.00Final salary and rates are based on education, experience, skills relevant to the role, and internal equity.