Tech Talent Partnership – Program Coordinator at ActivateWork

Job Title: Tech Talent Partnership – Program Coordinator
Reports to: Vice President, Tech Talent Partnerships
Location: Remote (Denver, CO – Preferred)
Duration: 12 weeks, part-time; 20 hours per week (work hours within 9-4pm)
Job Type: Contractor (W-9/1099)

WHAT WE DO

ActivateWork’s mission is to transform lives by training, launching, and coaching the next generation of technology stars. Traditional hiring processes leave valuable talent out. We help employers solve talent gaps by finding promising candidates in underrepresented communities and preparing them to excel in new careers. Our 15-week tech bootcamps prepare learners for promising careers in software engineering, IT support and entry level roles in tech and cyber.

The Tech Talent Partnership is a separate workforce intermediary that is being incubated by ActivateWork. ActivateWork saw a need to improve the tech talent ecosystem in Colorado and created the Tech Talent Partnership, which is funded through Opportunity Now. The Tech Talent Partnership serves the needs of the industry steering committee, comprised of 27 and counting C-level tech leaders, who are collectively working to address skill gaps in Colorado’s talent pipelines to entry level roles in Cybersecurity.

THE OPPORTUNITY
The Tech Talent Partnership Program Coordinator will play a key support role within the Tech Talent Partnership (TTP), ensuring effective communication, data integrity, and smooth administrative operations.

Reporting to TTP leadership, this contract position collaborates with employer partners, education task force members, and industry stakeholders to coordinate meetings, manage data collection, and support strategic outreach efforts. The coordinator’s work directly supports TTP’s mission to align Colorado’s education and training systems with evolving tech industry needs by enabling informed decision-making, stakeholder engagement, and scalable documentation of best practices.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

Communications Support

• Drafting and distributing updates and newsletters
• Managing contact lists and communications with partners
• Supporting outreach to Edu Task Force and Steering Committee members and prospects

Data Collection and Management

• Supporting data collection with Edu Partners and the skill verification process
• Contributing to dashboard preparation and analytics tracking (programs and certifications tracking, stakeholder engagement tracking)
• Supporting survey deployment and reporting

Data Collection and Management

• Scheduling and coordinating meetings, preparing agendas, and capturing minutes
• Maintaining comprehensive documentation to support the development of a playbook that can be shared with similar efforts (Quantum, etc.)

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO OUR ORGANIZATION

• Curiosity and critical thinking; the ability to read communications drafts as the end recipient and to imagine how program reporting are intended to be received. These insights will help the TTP QA the platform and keep the end user top of mind.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and familiarity with the google suite is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to anticipating the needs of Steering Committee members and prospects.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of stakeholders.

WHAT OUR ORGANIZATION IS PROVIDING

• This is a contract position. Expected hourly rate is $25/hour.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.

EEO Statement

ActivateWork provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetics, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. In addition to federal law requirements, ActivateWork complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which our organization has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

ActivateWork will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants failing to disclose wage rate history in accordance with applicable law.

ActivateWork will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.

ActivateWork expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of ActivateWork employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.