Manager, Center for Climate Futures at Foundation for California Community Colleges

Manager, Center for Climate Futures 
100% Remote within California, Must reside in California 

We are seeking a Manager 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 is the official auxiliary non-profit of the colleges, serving as their innovation arm and helping shape climate-related work at the state, district and campus levels.  The Center for Climate Futures (CCF) at the Foundation for California Community Colleges helps the 116 colleges in the statewide network take advantage of their unique capacities to shape the state’s climate response. 

Using government and philanthropic funding streams, CCF designs and implements projects which contribute to the following: 

• Increasing the sustainability of facilities across the community college network 

• Building a climate-ready workforce to meet the challenges of energy transitions, and climate- and climate policy-related economic disruptions 

• Assisting communities in strengthening their climate resilience  

The Manager will help develop existing lines of work in the climate portfolio and expand the areas of focus to promising new fields, with a focus on clean transportation, community benefit plans, and engagement with tribal communities and nations. The Manager will raise the profile of community colleges and their essential roles in climate action at the state and national levels. The Manager will contribute to securing new funding streams, building and managing the climate team, launching new initiatives, and carrying out climate-related projects at the CCF. 

• Assists in Foundation-wide coordination of climate-project workflow, including

  • Pre-proposal idea-generation processes 

  • Proposal preparation and submission 

  • Contracting 

  • Project launch 

  • Project implementation 

  • Internal and external reporting 

•  Creates content for conferences, projects, presentations, grants and contract proposals for a variety of audiences, in a variety of formats 

• Coordinates and oversees contracting, subgrant, and grant timeline management efforts. Coordinates with internal and external partners, gathers and processes documentation, and tracks timelines

• Acts as the main point of contact for assigned project-related communications from internal and external partners, including Finance staff, to monitor fiscal performance

Attributes for Success   

• Relevant BS/BA; those with science and/or business backgrounds encouraged.  

• Minimum 5 years of progressive work experience in managing program/system implementation or project management in a related field. 

•  Track record of success in business development and/or contract and grant submissions required. 

• Our work holds great weight and responsibility, and the opportunity to impact the lives of millions 

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  

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