Coordinator​/Perkins ( Part-Time

Join our Team at Portland Community College

Please Note:

PCC currently limits employment to individuals residing in Oregon and Washington. Employment offers are contingent upon the ability to establish residence in Oregon or Washington. Portland Community College will also ensure that applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for the hiring process are provided for. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the PCC Talent Acquisition Team tland Community College is the largest post‑secondary institution in Oregon and 19th largest in the nation, serving approximately 80,000 full‑and part‑time students.

With four comprehensive campuses, five workforce training and education centers, and 200 community locations in the Portland metropolitan area, our unique role is to make high‑quality education accessible to everyone, creating opportunities for our students and contributing to the economic development of our community.

The Perkins Coordinator is responsible for collaborating with College leadership, faculty and staff to assist in creating and supporting initiatives that lead to career readiness, attainment of degrees, certificates, and other industry‑recognized credentials, for local populations as identified in Perkins guidelines, to succeed in high wage and high skill employment. The Coordinator also provides programmatic assistance, budgetary support, and technical assistance, working toward accomplishing the Perkins grant funding objectives in compliance with legal requirements.

To be considered, your application must demonstrate these minimum qualifications. (Experience is calculated based on the start and end dates you provide multiplied by the number of hours per week worked).

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, English, Journalism, Education or related field.
• Experience performing the duties of this job substitute for the degree requirement on a year for year basis.
• Three year(s) of experience writing grant proposals and reports, coordinating activities and teams to support a grant, and interpreting requests for proposals, reporting cycles and funding guidelines.

These qualifications, skills and abilities are critical for success in this position.

• Demonstrated success managing grant projects and meeting grant outcomes and deadlines.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the purpose, goals, and challenges faced by students in higher education and/or career/technical programs.
• Demonstrated experience working with faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds.
• Outcome‑oriented approach to navigating complicated systems within large, complex K12, College, state agencies or organizations.
• Demonstrate an understanding of privilege and structural inequities and how they impact students.
• Demonstrate an ability to work both independently and as a team member.

The PCC district encompasses a 1,500-square‑mile area in northwest Oregon and offers two-year degrees, one‑year certificate programs, short‑term training, alternative education, pre‑college courses and life‑long learning. As part of our College community, you’ll enjoy:

• A collaborative and inspiring campus community
• Opportunities for learning and professional development
• Portland Community College embraces equity and inclusion as a priority.
• We are committed to building a community with a variety of backgrounds, skills, views, and life experiences.

The more we value equity and inclusion, the more we will add value to the work we do and how we serve our students, engage with each other, and the Oregon Community that we serve. Creating a culture that honors equity and inclusion is our objective and the smart path forward.