[Hiring] Program Officer, Mathematics Initiatives @Foundation for California Community Colleges

Role Description

This is a full-time, limited-term position for 24 months. The Program Officer for Mathematics Initiatives will be the lead staff member to drive continued advancement of the California Mathematics Alignment Project and related recommendations in its Roadmap for Transforming Mathematics Education in California (for grades 9-14) (“Roadmap”). Responsibilities include:

• Overseeing professional learning initiatives, research projects, and/or pilot initiatives.
• Grants development, execution, and management.
• Support for policy development, outreach, and implementation.
• Stakeholder engagement and contractor management.
• Strategic communications.
• Evaluation support.
• Overseeing Learning Lab’s existing portfolio of mathematics grant projects.

Additional tasks include:

• Conducting research and interviews related to new grant opportunities.
• Supporting continued policy development and implementation related to the Roadmap.
• Developing and managing strategic outreach and communications.
• Overseeing entire RFP processes from launch to facilitation of grant awards.
• Providing technical assistance to existing and new grantees.
• Developing or overseeing the development of research briefs or reports.
• Growing Learning Lab’s mathematics and related communities.
• Facilitating media coverage as necessary.
• Serving as Learning Lab’s primary point of contact for various constituencies.
• Recruiting and managing peer review processes and selection committees.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight (8)+ years of experience in researching, analyzing, and synthesizing data.
• Experience in program development and communications.
• Research and evaluation experience.
• Prior experience managing or developing a program preferred.
• Experience with strategic communications preferred.
• Understanding of and experience working in public higher education systems, policy, and research in California.
• Understanding of and experience working with K-12 secondary systems of education and California state agencies preferred.
• Experience working directly with higher education faculty and/or K-12 teachers preferred.
• Knowledge of policy and research related to mathematics education in California.
• Experience developing and implementing funding opportunities or RFPs.
• Experience with higher education grantmaking opportunities for UC, CSU, and California Community Colleges.

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.