Program Coordinator

The Opportunity: Careers through Culinary Arts Program, Inc., the national workforce development nonprofit is looking to hire a Program Coordinator  This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, partially remote (must be based in Los Angeles County and able to travel regionally), reporting to the Los Angeles Program Director.

About Us: Long co-chaired by chef Marcus Samuelsson, Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) is a workforce development nonprofit that provides underserved teens a pathway to success. Annually, C-CAP provides culinary, job and life skills to over 22,000 middle-and-high school students across the entire state of Arizona, as well as in Baltimore, Camden, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City & Long Island, Newark, Philadelphia, suburban Maryland, and Washington DC.

About the Position:  The Program Coordinator will be involved with all aspects of supporting the leadership team on programmatic, administrative and fundraising efforts including:

Program Administration

• Coordinate with the C-CAP LA Team and industry partners on planning teacher sessions; info sessions; Job Training; trainings and competitions
• Create annual program participation links for Non-Perkins, Perkins, and Middle school registrations
• Distribute annual school info and registration links with current and potential schools 
• Utilizing Salesforce, input new LA accounts and contact records, update older records as needed
• Coordinate with Salesforce Database Administrator on duplication management 
• Set up all LA based student/alumni/teacher/volunteer programs in Salesforce 
• Submit FormAssembly requests for program sign-ups
• Close out program campaign in Salesforce post-program
• Generate Google Meet links for sessions and programs
• Produce all program sign-ins, name tags, judging sheets, any other printed materials needed for programs
• Update digital materials with current program stats and figures
• Coordinate with National and LA team on annual scholarship distribution
• Organize annual student Awards Breakfast with LA team
• Other duties as assigned

Fundraising

• Work with C-CAP’s National and LA team, LA Council to coordinate for LA annual gala
• Maintain event tracking spreadsheets including inputting ticket sales, sponsorships, and donations
• Day of event support including coordinating all check-in and seating arrangements
• Schedule LA Council meetings (once per month) 
• Take meeting minutes at LA Council meetings

Qualifications

• At least 2-3 years of experience in the culinary field 
• Associates or Bachelors Degree
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and Salesforce/other CRM system 
• Experience serving under resourced populations a plus
• Strong sense of empathy and commitment to serving C-CAP’s constituents
• Ability to travel to NYC for C-CAP’s annual benefit 
• Candidate must live in Los Angeles County

Diversity and inclusion are one of C-CAP's core values. Each day we strive to create an inclusive environment for our staff, students, and alumni. We believe that our team enriches us by bringing their unique experiences and voices in supporting our mission of serving underserved youth. 

Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position.  However, this job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you may be required to perform.  The omission of specific descriptions of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or can be considered essential to this position.