PROJECT COORDINATOR

job description

OVERVIEW

The Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) is accepting applications to hire one (1) Project Coordinator. The position is assigned to support the Californians for All - Hire LA’s Youth program in the Workforce Development Division, Youth Operations Section. The primary work location for this position is at EWDD’s temporary location at the Industrious building located at 444 S. Flower Street, 14th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071.

The duties of the Project Coordinator position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Responsible for the Hire LA’s Youth Platform maintenance and continuous improvement of the Hire LA’s Youth application and participant information database.
• Maintain the application/cohort start and end dates, ensure correct enrollment documents are presented, auditing user access permissions.
• Prepares and submits for review and approval statistical and narrative reports for all City of Los Angeles youth employment programs. Will be responsible for creating data request process and Youth Operations data analysis perspective.
• Assists in program management and implementation of all programs funded through the Californians for All/Youth Service Corps grant. Support may include: the development of contracts, program monitoring, approval of program budgets, and participation in partnership meetings.
• Responsible for facilitating and delivering system-wide training presentations regarding Hire LA’s Youth Platform changes and improvements. Interacts with the public, program participants, community leaders, local schools and businesses, contractors, City and County employees, City and local elected officials, as needed.
• Reviews data to determine where processes can be reengineered, streamlined, and/or eliminated in order for programs to be more efficient.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Strong research, problem solving, and analytical skills.
• Effective oral and written communication skills, organizational skills, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work at a high level independently.
• Must be able to multi-task and prioritize work from multiple customers, meeting or exceeding deadlines.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite applications.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized four-year college or university AND a minimum of three (3) years full-time paid experience performing professional-level business services and analytical duties. Qualifying work includes: analysis, development, administration, and reporting in the areas of budgets, contracts, grants, and other relevant functional areas.
• A minimum of one (1) year full-time paid experience in budget and/or finance.
• Knowledge of database management and quality control process is a plus.
• Experience with opportunity youth, foster and justice-involved youth and/or re-entry adult workforce programs.
• Possession of a valid California “Class C” driver’s license and a good driving record are required at the time of application.

NOTE: Applicants must meet all minimum eligibility requirements by the application period deadline.

SELECTION PROCESS

A screening process may be applied to determine a reasonable number of candidates with the most relevant background and experience to interview. Only the most qualified candidates will be invited to participate in the interview process for further evaluation. As a part of the selection process, present and former supervisors may be contacted and a review of personnel folders may be conducted. A performance exercise may also be given.

How to apply

Interested candidates should submit a resume in PDF form. The resume may be submitted using the Google form* below:

Click to access the Google Form: https://forms.gle/vk9rhXJSv4ezhuVN9

Deadline to Apply: 4:00pm on Thursday, March 13, 2025.

Late submissions or appeals will not be accepted.

IMPORTANT: Your resume must list in detail your qualifying experience(s).

*May close at any time if sufficient applications are received.

exempt employment

If employment is said to be exempt, it is meant that the employment is exempted from the civil service provisions of the City Charter. In order to receive a regular civil service appointment, employees must have successfully participated in a civil service examination, received a high enough score on the examination to be placed on and receive an appointment from an eligible list, and they must serve a probationary period. Exempt employees do not compete in a civil service examination, they are not placed on an eligible list and receive an appointment from that list, nor do they serve a probationary period. As a result, exempt employees do not have what is referred to as a “property interest” in their job. Exempt employees serve at the will of the appointing authority and can be terminated at any time without cause. Employees with a property interest in their job, i.e. civil service employees, cannot be deprived of their employment(discharged or suspended) without due process.

General Information About Exempt Employment

Exempt employees serve at the will of the appointing authority, and as such, they may be discharged, suspended or otherwise disciplined without cause. Exempt employees have no property interest in their employment, and any procedural benefit or other prerogative extended to them by their appointing authority is not intended to create and does not create any such property interest. No officer or employee of the City may make to any other officer or employee any representation of a property interest in employment which does not correspond to Charter provisions unless the City Council, by ordinance, permits such representation. No unauthorized representation can serve as the basis of an employee's reliance on, or expectation of, a property interest.

Employees Seeking To Become Civil Service Employees

There is no protective leave for an exempt employee appointed to a civil service position. Upon receiving a civil service appointment and passing probation, the former exempt employee will be subject to the Civil Service provisions described in Article X of the City Charter. Upon appointment, the civil service employee will begin to accrue displacement and layoff seniority on the first day of his/her civil service appointment and may file for promotional examinations for which s/he qualifies. A full or half-time exempt employee appointed to a full or half-time civil service position continues to: contribute to the Retirement System; accrue vacation time; accrue sick time; receive anniversary date salary increases; and, receive health and dental benefits identical to those received in the civil service position.

Closing Date/Time: 3/13/25

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