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Training & Event Coordinator

Reports To: CEO / Workforce Program Director / Director of Business Development

Strategic Pillar Alignment: All three pillars

Position Type: Full-time, non-exempt role with occasional evening/weekend event support as needed

Location: Onsite at BBOP Center, San Bernardino, California; occasional offsite partner/event locations may be required.

Recruitment Focus: Strong candidates must help BBOP build capacity, revenue, measurable outcomes, compliance discipline, brand visibility, and long-term institutional value.

Position Summary

The Training & Event Coordinator organizes BBOP Center’s facilitators, trainers, workshops, networking events, business events, workforce trainings, financial empowerment sessions, pitch competitions, and community convenings across all three pillars.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Coordinate the organization-wide training and event calendar across entrepreneurship, workforce development, economic empowerment, and Kinetic AI activities.
  • Schedule facilitators, trainers, speakers, panelists, mentors, judges, volunteers, vendors, and event partners.
  • Manage logistics for trainings, workshops, networking events, pitch competitions, community events, funder-facing events, and partner convenings.
  • Coordinate registration, attendance tracking, reminders, materials, room setup, AV, food, signage, volunteers, surveys, and post-event follow-up.
  • Support all three pillars with high-quality event execution and consistent participant experience.
  • Maintain facilitator, trainer, speaker, mentor, and volunteer databases.
  • Track event attendance, satisfaction, outcomes, follow-up needs, referrals, and conversion opportunities.
  • Work with marketing staff to promote events, capture content, and ensure brand consistency.
  • Support virtual and hybrid event logistics as BBOP expands its national digital delivery model.

Required Qualifications and Competencies

  • Strong event coordination, training logistics, calendar management, vendor coordination, and customer service experience.
  • Ability to manage details under pressure and execute events that look professional, run on time, and produce usable follow-up data.
  • Experience coordinating workshops, trainings, conferences, community events, pitch competitions, or nonprofit events preferred.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Outlook, Teams/Zoom, registration platforms, spreadsheets, Monday.com or similar tools, CRM systems, and AI productivity tools.
  • Strong communication, problem-solving, organization, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Comfort supporting in-person, virtual, and hybrid events and occasionally working outside standard business hours.

Education

Associate degree required; bachelor’s degree in event management, communications, business, hospitality, nonprofit management, education, workforce development, or related field preferred. Relevant experience may substitute for degree requirements.

Experience

Minimum 3 years of event coordination, training coordination, program support, hospitality, nonprofit events, community engagement, or administrative logistics experience.

Ideal Candidate Profile

  • Execution-oriented: can move from conversation to deliverable without constant prompting.
  • Technology-forward: comfortable using AI tools, dashboards, CRM systems, Microsoft 365, and project management platforms.
  • Outcome-driven: understands that BBOP’s work must connect to revenue, participant outcomes, compliance, brand growth, or economic mobility.
  • Mission-aligned: respects community-centered innovation while maintaining professional standards, accountability, and measurable results.
  • Growth-ready: can help BBOP move from local execution to regional strength and national relevance.

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