Contracts Specialist

100% Remote within California, Must reside in California 

We are seeking a Contracts Specialist to join FoundationCCC in its mission of benefitting, supporting, and enhancing the California Community Colleges—the largest and most diverse system of higher education in the nation. Together, we are building stronger communities by getting students and colleges the resources they need to succeed and expanding pathways to economic and social mobility across California. Join us as we continue this important work to uphold the value of community colleges in building a brighter future. 

What You’ll Do

Join a highly creative, collaborative, and multi-faceted team working together to benefit, support, and enhance the California Community Colleges – the largest and most diverse system of higher education in the nation. Incorporated in 1998, the Foundation for California Community Colleges (FoundationCCC) is the official non-profit serving the California Community Colleges’ (CCC) system, Board of Governors, and the statewide Chancellor’s Office (CCCC).

The Contracts Specialist supports the FoundationCCC Legal Operations Department with a wide range of contracts and legal matters. Due to the nature of our organizational growth and diversity of programs, this is a generalist role that involves supporting projects across a full range of subject matters. 

• Coordinate and support the contracts process; create, revise, amend, formatting agreements, and negotiate contracts in compliance with Foundation’s Contracts Policy.

• Facilitate and assist with tracking contracts and other contract requirements to ensure agreements are current and vendor’s provisions are following Foundation’s Contracts Policy and other legal requirements.

• Work closely with the Supervisor, Conferences and Events, and all other Foundation departments to provide customer service related to the legal and contracts function.

Attributes for Success  

• Detail oriented, team focused, and customer service oriented with excellent independent follow through.

• Ability to work remotely and navigate various technology platforms (Zoom, MS Office Suite-Teams, Outlook, Salesforce Lightning, and other database programs, Google Suite, Conga, etc.)

• FoundationCCC blends the impact of a non-profit, the culture of an entrepreneurial start-up, and the scale of a state agency

• Team members are hired for their expertise in niche areas across our areas of impact and higher education overall, and for their knowledge of business, philanthropy, technology, communications, and more

What We Offer

FoundationCCC is fully committed to a “remote-first” philosophy, and recruits and hires talent across the state in fully remote positions, where virtual work is possible. Our headquarters are located in Downtown Sacramento, just blocks from California’s State Capitol. 

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 

This posting is a condensed version of the full job description. To request the full job description, please email us at [email protected].

Budgeted Annual Salary Pay Range:

$65,000.00 - $70,000.00

Final salary and rates are based on education, experience, skills relevant to the role, and internal equity.