"Portland Clean Energy Fund Program Coordinator"

Portland Clean Energy Fund Program Coordinator

Company: Portland Community College

Job Location: Portland, 97280-0990

Category: Sustainability

Type: Full-Time

Join our Team at Portland Community College

Portland 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. PCC, which is roughly the size of Rhode Island, has four comprehensive campuses, five workforce training and education centers, and 200 community locations in the Portland metropolitan area. Wherever you're coming from and wherever you're going in life, Portland Community College has the classes and programs to get you there. 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.

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.

Portland Community College will 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 at pccjobs@pcc.edu.

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.

What You'll Do and Who We Are Looking For

Community Workforce Development is currently hiring for a new grant-funded position as part of the Portland Clean Energy Fund's (PCEF) Collaborating for Climate Action project. This position is primarily located at PCC's Opportunity Center at 42nd Avenue but will provide ongoing services at multiple locations such as the PCC Rock Creek, PCC Sylvania, and Swan Island campus, so travel is required on a weekly basis. Funding for this position is through a grant currently funded through December 18, 2029

This new position will support the scholarship awarding process and the development of new climate-related courses for the Aerospace & Transportation Technologies (ATT) Program and the Building & Environmental Technologies & Trade (BETT) Program.

The Program Coordinator is responsible for managing the full scholarship awarding process, serving as the primary point of coordination among students, faculty, academic advisors, and key PCC stakeholders such as Career Pathways and the PCC Foundation. With administrative support from a Program Specialist, this role provides overall project management to ensure the scholarship process is organized, timely, and implemented smoothly from start to finish.

For ATT, three new Electric Vehicle (EV) Maintenance certificate courses will be created - EV Electrical Safety Awareness, Electrical Safety Certification, and EV Specialist. For BETT, a new credit-based certificate in the Facilities Maintenance Technology degree program will be created called Building Energy Management (BEM).

This individual will support faculty in designing curricula, lead the curriculum approval process through state and internal systems, and coordinate operational support in administering credit and non-credit courses.

This position is contingent upon the renewal or acquisition of additional funding. Layoff is determined by seniority.

See full position description here.

Success Criteria:

• Demonstrated passion for/understanding of the clean energy sector such as knowledge of emerging climate technologies & related labor market is helpful. Experience working with climate tech training programs preferred, especially in fleet and facilities management.
• Demonstrated ability to assist in the creation of instructional materials such as power point presentations, instructional manuals, meeting of accessibility standards, etc, in support of the curriculum developers.
• Experience analyzing and developing curriculum needs based on stakeholder input.
• Experience navigating curriculum approval process through the State of Oregon and PCC preferred.
• Project management skills including communication, organization, facilitation, delegation, and independent decision-making.
• Ability to travel to multiple PCC locations on a regular basis. Travel to meet other stakeholders such as industry partners is also a possibility.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Education, Human Resources Management, Psychology, Counseling, Business Administration, Social Science, Communications, or related field.

Experience performing the duties of this job may substitute for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Two years of professional experience in an educational or training environment and project coordination/management is required, three years preferred.

Why You'll Love Working Here

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

Position Grade

Academic Professional 4 (A)

Employment Type

Full time

Total Rewards Package / What We Offer

There is never a dull moment at PCC. We offer more than just a competitive salary. When you join our team at PCC you'll also enjoy:

• Comprehensive benefit package designed to provide employees and their families, including domestic partners, with access to a broad range of benefit options. Includes Health, Dental, and Vision options, Group Life, Long-term Disability, Long-term Care, and Auto and Home Insurance programs
• Oregon PERS contribution - PCC currently fully funds the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS/OPSRP) pension and contributes an additional 6% into the employee's Individual Account Program under PERS/OPSRP
• Tax deferred annuity program and a deferred compensation program where employees may save additional pre-tax dollars for retirement
• PCC provides a tuition waiver for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and dependent children under 24 years of age, as well as partial tuition reimbursement for full-time employees at other accredited institutions
• Free access to the sport centers / campus gymnasiums, performing arts, and cultural events
• Conference and events rental space - Employees receive 50% off when on-campus for personal events
• Generous Paid Leave - as determined by our collective bargaining agreement (Pro-rated by FTE for Part-Time Employees) -
  Faculty and Academic Professional Agreement

Paid Leave:

• Starts at 13.33 hours of vacation leave per month (additional vacation hours with years of service)
• 1 day of sick leave per month
• 12 holidays
• PCC Winter Break (when College is closed)
• 1 additional personal leave day per year

View a complete list of PCC benefits

How We Determine Initial Salary Placement

The initial salary for this role will be between $61,342.00 to $69,574.00 (step 3) based upon qualifications, experience and internal equity.