Senior Specialist, Partner Relations

100% Remote within California, must reside in California, travel required

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We are seeking a Senior 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. Workforce Development is growing and we are seeking problem solvers who want to make state-wide impact in the meaningful work of connecting underserved communities to careers.

What You’ll Do

This position presents an exciting opportunity in support of our Career Catalyst, employer-of-record service. Career Catalyst provides new hire onboarding, payroll, workers’ compensation and liability coverage, and other assistance to organizations seeking to connect learners with paid work experiences. The Partner Relations Senior Specialist is the formal liaison between clients and our business development, legal, and operations teams ensuring a smooth transition for new projects as they progress from business development to implementation. The Partner Relations Senior Specialist is an integral member of the Career Catalyst Team supporting all strategic relationships and partner activities from initiation through contracting.

Develops and maintains collaborative partnerships with internal and external stakeholders:

• Leads business development activities, including tracking business opportunities, co-facilitating exploratory conversations, and drafting service proposals with guidance from Strategic Implementation Manager.
• Builds and cultivates relationships with clients and provides consultation to clients looking to improve and scale programs.
  
  
  

Leads contracting process for new and existing Career Catalyst clients:

• Provides guidance and support for new clients to ensure the contract model aligns with program design.
• Facilitates contract negotiations in collaboration with Foundation’s Legal Department and additional internal partners as appropriate.
  
  
  

Leads streamlined transition of clients from business development to service operations:

• Leads strategic development and implementation of communications and processes between business development and service operations, leveraging technology where appropriate.
• Collaborates with Business Operation Specialist to collect regular client feedback and provide relevant technical assistance support to clients.
  
  
  

Attributes for Success

• Excellent project management skills with an ability to prioritize tasks and deliver quality products within agreed upon timeframes, with limited supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to research, analyze, synthesize, and communicate complex topics to a variety of audiences, in a variety of formats (e.g., toolkits, reports, graphic displays, presentations).
• Minimum of five (5) + years of related work experience.
• Experience in a workforce development, education, or non-profit environment desired.
• Exceptional ability to build and maintain collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Exceptional customer service and organizational skills, and an ability to prioritize.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and clients with competing deadlines and needs.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences, from C-suite professionals to inexperienced youth.
• 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 [email protected]

Budgeted Annual Salary Pay Range

$75,000.00 - $82,000.00

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