Senior Associate – Workforce Development, Equitable Economies
Estolano Advisors
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Oakland • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $90,000 - $115,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Manage multiple projects and ensure effective alignment with budgets, scopes, staffing, timelines, invoicing, and project delivery.
- Work with and manage clients, subcontractors, and related contracts, including managing client communications and expectations.
- Develop and maintain relationships with regional partners and advocates -- especially those working with low-income communities of color.
- Manage input gathering and guidance from project stakeholders, often including government, workforce, labor, industry and community stakeholders.
- Facilitation and meeting management.
- Work with and present to technical and policy staff from public agencies, non-profits, elected officials, and the public.
- Lead the preparation and compilation of reports, presentations, and proposals.
- Provide quality assurance/quality control on all work products.
- Support business development activities and proposal development.
- Supervise and mentor assigned staff.
- Stay current on evolving trends in urban planning and other policy areas.
- Develop expertise in emerging policy areas.
- Administrative tasks, as needed.
Requirements
- A Master’s Degree in any of these or related fields and at least three years of full-time relevant work experience is required, or a BA plus at least seven years of relevant work and management experience.
- Fluency in Spanish and cultural competency with communities of color are strongly preferred.
- Successful candidates must have outstanding project management skills, analytical and writing skills, creative problem-solving skills, excellent listening skills, a professional demeanor, and the ability to work well in a team setting.
- Experience advancing racial equity policies and programs in affected communities through work with organizations that may include government agencies, non-profit and community organizations.
- Strong familiarity with progressive social change practices, particularly in racial justice and related fields (e.g., poverty, labor/employment, criminal justice, immigration, education, health care, food justice, reproductive justice, LGBTQ+ rights, etc.).
Benefits
- Fully covered health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your qualified dependents
- Firm-sponsored 401(k) retirement plan with the firm automatically contributing 3% of your salary
- Paid Vacation and Sick Time
- 18 paid holidays each year
- Access to a Flexible Spending Account option (pretax benefits used for out-of-pocket medical expenses, out-of-pocket medicine and medical purchases, dependent care cost, etc.)
- Life Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Annual professional development budget
- Transit rider stipend
- *New benefit* Flexible Fridays schedule (similar to a reduced work week)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
project managementanalytical skillswriting skillsquality assurancequality controlproposal developmentreport preparationpresentation skillsbudget managementstaff supervision
Soft Skills
creative problem-solvinglistening skillsprofessional demeanorteamworkclient communicationrelationship buildingfacilitationmeeting managementmentoringcultural competency
Certifications
Master’s DegreeBachelor’s Degree