Professional Expert; Project Coordinator II East County Nonprofit Capacity Building; Measure X

Position: Professional Expert (Project Coordinator II)  East County Nonprofit Capacity Building (Measure X)

Professional Expert (Project Coordinator II) East County Nonprofit Capacity Building (Measure X)

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Posting Number: 0002233

Location: Los Medanos College

Salary: $70.25/ Hourly

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Project Leadership & Planning

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive project plan, timeline, and budget tracking aligned to Service Plan and Payment Provisions in the contract; ensure milestones are met across all program components.
• Convene and staff an advisory group of nonprofit employers/SMEs to inform curriculum and grant design. Serve as primary liaison among LMC units (Instruction, Community Education, Business Services), the Antioch Chamber Foundation, county staff, and external partners.

Educational Programming

• Coordinate development and delivery of on-demand, fee-based community education seminars (ongoing through the contract) and live, no-cost nonprofit management workshops across East County.
• Support faculty and college processes to develop credit/noncredit courses that stack toward state-recognized certificates and associate degrees, ensuring offerings appear in LMC's schedule; facilitate Contract Education courses.

Administering Capacity-Building Grants

• Oversee the design and administration of small grants for paid internships and capacity-building projects; verify eligibility of awardees.
• Ensure grantee interns enroll in an LMC work experience course (e.g., BUS 180) for faculty mentorship; coordinate employer partnerships, student matching, and compliance.

Leadership Cohort & Resource Hub

• Develop and pilot a nonprofit leadership cohort in Year 2; fully implement in Year 3.
• Coordinate planning and launch of a nonprofit resource hub for collaboration and shared learning no later than Year 3.

Invoicing, Reporting, & Evaluation

• Prepare and submit quarterly invoices to the County with itemized hours, deliverable documentation, expenditure reports, and proof of payment for reimbursable expenses (e.g., payroll, subgrant awards).
• Receive and submit subgrantee invoices for payment by LMC Business Services unit.
• Produce an annual program report including narrative, fiscal reporting, and evaluation (formative Years 1-2; summative Year
  3).
• Administer participant surveys (students, interns, grantees, cohort members) and track both leading metrics (courses, enrollments, grants, interns) and lagging outcomes (nonprofit count, revenue, services provided, leadership capacity).
• Maintain records and audit readiness.

Stakeholder Communication

• Create clear communication plans, materials, and "calls to action"; present to boards, councils, and community groups; share best practices and connect related initiatives.

Risk & Compliance

• Monitor contractual obligations, timelines, and special conditions; identify risks and mitigation strategies; ensure adherence to county, district, and college policies, including required insurance and nondiscrimination.

Minimum Qualifications

Education/License or Certificate

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, Public Administration, Education Administration, Nonprofit Management, or related field;
  Master's preferred.

Experience And Training

• Five (5) years of progressively responsible project management experience leading multi-stakeholder initiatives, preferably in education, workforce development, or the nonprofit sector.
• Demonstrated experience managing grant‑funded projects, including invoicing, deliverables tracking, and formal reporting to public agencies.

Knowledge Of

• Principles and practices of project management, stakeholder facilitation, and strategic planning.
• Grant compliance and county contracting requirements, including invoicing, documentation, and audit readiness under General Conditions.
• Community college operations (credit/noncredit, Contract Education), and curriculum development workflows (collaboration with faculty/academic governance).
• Nonprofit sector operations, capacity building frameworks (tactics, talent, tools), and internship program design.
• Modern office software and project tools (e.g., MS Office, spreadsheets, databases).
• East Contra Costa County region or similar communities.

Ability To

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