Community Engagement Program Coordinator

Position Summary

The Center for Community Transformation (CCT), based at Fresno Pacific University, is a dynamic community-based organization dedicated to equipping leaders for the economic, social, and spiritual transformation of Central Valley communities. Through a range of innovative initiatives, CCT fosters collaboration, empowerment, and sustainable impact. Learn more at cctfresno.org.

The Community Engagement Program Coordinator plays a key role in advancing CCT’s mission by supporting the Executive Director and helping to carry out all activities within the Community Engagement Department. This position contributes to both the Community Schools and Impact Labs initiatives—supporting training programs, workshops, technical assistance, and ongoing coordination for community engagement participants.

The role includes active involvement in public engagement such as community events, networking, and relationship-building with a wide range of partners including churches, nonprofit organizations, university faculty, students, and community leaders. It offers an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about community transformation, who thrives in diverse environments and enjoys connecting with people across lines of class, race, and culture.

This is more than a job—it’s a chance to be part of a movement for positive change in the Central Valley.

Essential Functions

• Help recruit non-profit and community participants across CCT programs.
• Oversee the successful execution, evaluation, and documentation of outcomes of all programs under all Community Schools and Impact Labs initiatives.
• Provide support to the various grant and contract-related activities in all Community Schools and Ministry Labs initiatives.
• Assist the Executive Director, as needed, in all program development, community relations, grant compliance, and reporting.
• Collaborate with CCT staff for the success of all programs, as needed.
• Manage contractual relationships with 3rd party vendors, subject matter experts, and contractors.
• Participate in the curation of support for Community Schools and Ministry Labs program participants for successful completion and ongoing development.
• Be a visible, public presence in the community in general, representing the CCT and university among other institutions of faith and/or good will in the San Joaquin Valley.
• Cultivate intentional relationships with other community leaders, handling requests, being responsive through multiple mediums, and creating partnerships.
• Promote, welcome, and facilitate student and community participation in all CCT trainings.
• Demonstrate a commitment to serving and inspiring students and colleagues in a context of a Christian University, integrating your Christian faith into your role and responsibilities.
• Embrace the mission, vision, and values of Fresno Pacific University, affirm the FPU Faith Expectations (Download PDF reader), and support the ideals and practices articulated in "The Fresno Pacific Idea”
• Uphold and advance Fresno Pacific University’s commitment to Christ-centered higher education, holistic student development, and serving diverse communities.
• Complete tasks timely with work that is comprehensive, complete, and accurate
• Communicates clearly, listens attentively, and seeks to understand others
• Collaborates productively with colleagues of varying skillset
• Other job duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required:

• Excellent verbal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Maturity and ability to assume responsibility for the execution of training events.
• Independent judgment, discretion, and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated organizational skills.
• Strong skill sets in group facilitation in ethnic-specific and class diverse settings and faith-based networking.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Experience in design thinking, applied science and/or asset-based community development.
• Experience in relating to diverse, low-income communities and familiarity with their needs.
• Strong organizational ability.
• Fluency in digital platforms & tolls (Google & Microsoft Suites, CRMs, data management, etc.)
• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work under pressure, exuding a mature demeanor while multi-tasking in a deadline-oriented environment
• Ability to work collaboratively with a team, as well as an independent contributor
• Ability to exercise good judgment and discretionary skills in determining when to act independently and when to consult management prior to taking action.

• Alignment with John Perkins’ Christian Community Development Association, the Fikkert/Chalmers Centers’ When Helping Hurts philosophy, Business as Mission (BAM) and or Conscious Capitalism.
• Experience working among low-and-moderate income (LMI) populations.
• Training in nonprofit or organizational development.
• Fund development experience
• Bi-lingual (fluent Spanish)

• Indoors in a normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, fumes, vibrations, and temperature changes at least eighty percent (80%) of the time.
• Frequent computer use at a workstation, up to eight hours per day.
• Frequently work at a fast pace with unscheduled interruptions.
• Drive personal or University vehicles to appointments.
• Public contact position requiring professional apparel, personal hygiene, and grooming.

• This position typically functions indoors in an office environment with light to moderate noise associated with business office equipment. The position may involve travel for meetings and events.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: remain in a stationary position 80 % of the time, be able to move about inside the office to access file cabinets/office machinery etc., operate a computer and keyboard and other office productivity machinery such as calculators/copy machines/printers. The employee is occasionally required to position self to reach items on the floor and in high cabinetry.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Employee must be able to communicate with others to exchange information including both over the telephone and in-person communication with callers and community members and be able to read a computer screen and paper documents.
• Reasonable accommodations for those with disabilities will be provided in accordance with law.

University Information

$45,780 to $53,040 is the annual salary for this role and reflects what Fresno Pacific University reasonably expects to pay for this position. Actual compensation may vary based on the qualifications, experience, and internal equity. In addition to compensation, FPU offers a competitive benefits package.

Reserving its rights as a religious institution, Fresno Pacific University is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, age or disability, or other classes protected by applicable law. Committed to excellence and actively supportive of cultural diversity, FPU invites individuals who contribute to such diversity to apply. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you should contact FPU’s Human Resources Department at hr@fresno.edu. As a religious institution, the University will administer the equal opportunity employment policy consistent with the Fresno Pacific University statement of faith, the FPU Idea and the University’s governance by the Pacific District Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches.