Chief Program Officer at Coro

Coro is a collaborative community with a shared belief that a single person, with the right knowledge, skills, and network, is what will make California a better place for all who live and work here.

About the Organization

Coro California is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization focused on cultivating the next generation of diverse leaders through hands-on, collaborative, cross-sectoral learning. With programs for youth, recent college graduates, established professionals, and executives, Coro develops leaders at all stages of their lives and careers. Graduates leave Coro with a deeper understanding of how their communities and organizations work, the leadership skills to contribute to its success, and a network of engaged alumni to help them reach their goals.

Coro California formed through the merger of Coro Southern California (established in 1957) and Coro Northern California (established in 1942), uniting the two legacy organizations into a single statewide entity to amplify impact and grow opportunities for leaders across the region.

Coro s mission is to strengthen the democratic process by preparing people for effective and ethical leadership. You can learn more about Coro California at their new website: coroca.org.

About the Role

Coro California is seeking a Chief Program Officer (CPO) to join the organization at a pivotal moment of growth and integration. As Coro brings together its Southern and Northern California programs into a unified statewide portfolio, the CPO will play a critical role in shaping the future of Coro s leadership development work. The CPO is the organization s senior leader responsible for program excellence, curriculum innovation, and delivery s leader will oversee all leadership development programs and service offerings, build the systems and infrastructure that enable consistency and quality, and lead a strong, experienced program team through a period of evolution and opportunity.

This role requires a leader who can move fluidly between vision and execution, strategy and facilitation, and people leadership and operational rigor—someone who understands that transformational programs are built through both human-centered leadership and disciplined systems.

As a key member of Coro California s executive leadership team, the CPO will ensure that programs are impactful, culturally responsive, financially sustainable, and aligned with Coro s mission to strengthen democracy.

Leadership, Strategy & Program Stewardship

• Partner with the CEO and executive leadership to define and advance a cohesive, statewide program strategy that reflects Coro California s mission, values, and growth goals.
• Lead program-related goal setting and strategy
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing program team across regions, fostering collaboration, accountability, and a shared standard of excellence.
• Build and maintain the organizational systems, processes, and infrastructure needed to operationalize program excellence at scale.
• Ensure programs are designed and delivered with fidelity, consistency, and responsiveness to participant, partner, and community needs.
• Establish clear frameworks for staffing capacity, workload management, and program planning to support sustainable execution.
• Provide the CEO with data-informed insights, recommendations, and decision support related to program performance, impact, and future offerings.

Program Design, Curriculum & Innovation

• Oversee the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of Coro s leadership development programs across the state.
• Guide the development of cutting-edge, mission-aligned curriculum grounded in best practices in adult learning, adaptive leadership, and civic leadership development.
• Ensure curriculum and program design reflect the evolving realities of cross-sector civic leadership in California.
• Identify opportunities to align, scale, and replicate core programs statewide while supporting regionally responsive offerings where appropriate.
• Use research, evaluation, and participant feedback to assess program impact at both individual and systems levels, and to inform innovation and iteration.

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