Business Success Manager

The West Contra Costa Public Education Fund (Ed Fund) seeks a Business Success Manager to join

our team. The Ed Fund is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal

opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without

regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national

origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

BACKGROUND

Over the years, the Ed Fund has provided $3M in teacher grants, $1.5M in student scholarships,

and has been at the forefront of collective impact efforts. Now is an exciting time for the Ed Fund

as we strengthen partnerships with WCCUSD, fiscal projects, and philanthropic partners.

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW

Since its founding in 1983, the Ed Fund has been committed to ensuring all students in West

Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) acquire the skills and knowledge to succeed in the

world. The Ed Fund aligns the efforts of our partners and mobilizes resources for K-12 students to

ensure that all WCCUSD youth succeed in college, career, and life. We believe that when

communities work together to eliminate inequities, our youth will thrive. As an intermediary, the

Ed Fund accomplishes our missions through four strategies:

1. Drive Resources: Over the past three years, the Ed Fund has grown tremendously. Our

growth in fund development has allowed us to support critical initiatives for WCCUSD and

for our fiscal projects to deepen their direct impact on students.

1. Create Possibility: As a community anchor, we create possibility by developing and

maintaining partnerships between institutions and the community that improve outcomes

and experiences for students.

1. Build Capacity: We strengthen our community and district programs by providing them

with people, skills, resources, and training.

1. Community Giving: In addition to focusing on our three big goals, we continued our

longstanding tradition of community giving, including our scholarship and grant initiatives,

and our Teaching Excellence Awards.

Values that guide our work are:

o Love – We see the brilliance and potential of all WCCUSD students;

o Public Education – We believe that quality, equitable public education is a human right;

o Justice – We work to correct the historic and ongoing divestment in Black students;

o Partnership – It takes strong and deep collaboration across the region to make sure all

students have what they need to thrive;

o Community – Everything we do is in service to this place we call home!

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Ed Fund supports a robust community of partners through our fiscal sponsorship program.

Over the past 5 years, this program has grown from $400,000 to over $4 million, with 40-50

fiscally sponsored projects each year. The Ed Fund is adding a new position, the Business Success

Manager, to support the Senior Director of Partnerships to support and grow these partners,

along with supporting core Ed Fund initiatives, including summer programming. The role is

primarily responsible for providing exceptional customer service and support to our fiscal projects

through the contracting process, onboarding, invoicing, capacity building, program evaluation, and

data management. This position supports Ed Fund operations and assists staff with programs,

such as grants, events, and coordination of partner meetings and community convenings. The

Business Success Manager also provides capacity, administrative, and systems support to the

overall organization. The ideal candidate is a professional who is committed to equity in

education, is service-oriented, takes initiative, maintains high standards in all their work, can

manage multiple tasks simultaneously, has a flexible work style and a sense of humor.

This is a full-time non-exempt position.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Fiscal Projects 30%

▪ Provide exceptional support in the areas of finance, data collection, contracting, and

insurance

▪ Support the Ed Fund’s $4.5M fiscal sponsorship program, by assisting projects, partners,

and West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD)

▪ Support the Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships by providing capacity building for

fiscal projects in program development and evaluation, outreach, budgeting, marketing,

communications, data management, etc.

▪ Update documents for fiscal projects, ensure they are available, up to date, and being

utilized by all projects

▪ Oversee the creation and distribution of a fiscal projects/WCCUSD-facing newsletter

▪ Recruitment, support, and onboarding of new fiscal projects and annual renewals

▪ Research grant opportunities and provide application/reporting support for fiscal projects

▪ Proactively anticipate needs and identify opportunities to improve organizational systems,

space, and processes related to fiscal projects and take leadership to make those

improvements

Community Relationships 25%

▪ Support collaboration among the organization and its fiscal projects, organizational

partners, other community-based organizations, and funders to tackle common goals and

challenges, encourage dialogue, build trust, and align resources

▪ Support the planning and execution of Ed Fund programming and events, including

summer programs, annual fundraisers, Teaching Excellence Awards, community

convenings, and co-sponsored events

▪ Provide support with Ed Fund Community Giving programs (grants, scholarships, etc.)

Operations 20%

▪ Assistance with fiscal projects, community relationships, operations, programs, and other

duties as needed to help ensure organizational goals are met

▪ Ensure the security of electronic data and documents by following established protocols

▪ Execute onboarding and documentation tracking protocols

▪ Support the Ed Fund’s annual insurance renewals for fiscal projects and work with the

Director of Operations to secure certificates for all fiscal projects

Finance 15%

▪ Serve as a liaison for fiscal projects and the finance team

▪ Oversee invoicing, time card management, and onboarding for all fiscal projects. Track

payments to vendors as needed.

Other duties and responsibilities 10%

▪ Advises Director of Operations of any issues affecting orderly and efficient administrative

operations related to fiscal projects, contractors, and partners

▪ Proactively anticipate needs and identify opportunities to improve organizational systems,

space, and processes and take leadership to make those improvements

▪ Other duties as assigned

Desired Competencies & Qualifications:

▪ A bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5-7 years in a lead administrative role or a related

position

▪ Demonstrated success in building and implementing processes and systems for an

organization

▪ Data management and analysis experience

▪ Computer skills, including Google Workspace

▪ Experience with a vendor payment system

▪ Experience with a CRM

▪ JotForm, Google Forms, or similar experience

▪ Experience or desire to learn about best practices for strong data security

▪ Strong and rigorous attention to details and highly organized

▪ Strong ability to work independently and drive projects forward with limited day-to-day

management

▪ Strong oral and written communication skills

▪ Knowledge and passion for issues in education

▪ Commitment to or experience working in West Contra Costa County

Salary and Benefits

$58,000-70,000

The Ed Fund provides

• 100% Medical for employee and family
• Dental and vision
• 5% retirement match and generous paid vacation policy
• 32 hour work week

If interested in applying for the position, please forward your resume and cover letter to Executive

Director, Robert Bunce, at Robert@edfundwest.org.