Training Initiatives Project Coordinator/Trainee*

Job Description:

Training Initiatives Project Coordinator/Trainee*

Description

The Job

Apply by 5:00PM, November 2nd, 2026 for Priority Consideration

The Performance Education & Resource Centers (PERC) is seeking a Training Initiatives Project Coordinator/Trainee* to provide project management, with creative design and delivery of services to support departmentwide learning initiatives, special projects, and staff development events. This position plays a key role in supporting organizational development, innovative event design, procurement, and operational coordination.

The Coordinator/Trainee will serve as a project lead responsible for moving complex initiatives from concept through implementation and closeout by coordinating timelines, procurement activities, vendors, budgets, logistics, communications, deliverables, and executive-level reporting while working collaboratively with PERC leadership, program staff, fiscal staff, County departments, and external partners.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Project Management & Oversight: Manage multiple concurrent PERC projects, programs, and events; develop project plans, milestones, timelines, deliverables, assignments, and status-tracking mechanisms. Monitor progress, identify risks or gaps, coordinate follow-up, and ensure projects remain on schedule while integrating creative approaches that enhance project quality and participant engagement.
• Event & Program Coordination: Lead the administrative and operational planning of major PERC events and initiatives, including venue/facility planning, room configurations, schedules, run-of-show development, vendor coordination, materials, equipment, participant logistics, staffing plans, and day-of-event operations. Events should reflect thoughtful design that supports learning objectives and attendee engagement.
• Procurement & Contract Coordination: Coordinate project-related requisitions, bids, quotes, proposals, purchase requests, contracts, and other procurement documentation. Track procurement timelines and required approvals and work with appropriate County staff to ensure processes and documentation are completed accurately and timely.
• Vendor Management: Serve as a primary point of contact for vendors supporting assigned projects and events. Coordinate scopes, schedules, deliverables, facility access, equipment, services, deadlines, and project expectations; confirm vendor commitments and monitor completion of agreed-upon services.
• Meeting & Stakeholder Coordination: Facilitate project planning meetings with internal teams, County departments, leadership, vendors, and external partners. Develop agendas, document decisions and action items, assign follow-up responsibilities, and monitor completion.
• Training & Organizational Development Support: Support the design and implementation of departmental training plans, staff development initiatives, and organizational development projects. Contribute creative ideas for formats, agendas, and participant engagement while conducting needs analyses and supporting associated administrative and analytical tasks.
• Administrative Support: Prepare reports, correspondence, records, recommendations, procurement documentation, and other administrative materials, including information necessary to support Board formal County approval processes when applicable.

*Official title: Staff Analyst II and Staff Analyst II Trainee

For more detailed information, refer to the Staff Analyst II or Staff Analyst II Trainee job description.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Travel: Travel throughout the County may be required and employees will be required to make provisions for such transportation.

Pre-Employment Process: Applicants must pass the pre-employment process, which includes fingerprinting, prior to appointment. ; candidate selected for law enforcement departments, public safety positions, or positions where legally required, must pass a more stringent background check.
Sponsorship: San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future.
Promotion: Incumbents in the class of Staff Analyst II Trainee are eligible for promotion to Staff Analyst II upon meeting the minimum qualifications for Staff Analyst II and upon receipt of a satisfactory work progress report. Incumbents must be promoted within 24 months of hire or be terminated.

Minimum Requirements

Training Initiatives Project Coordinator Trainee*

Education: Bachelor's degree in public/business administration, behavioral/social science, accounting/finance or other relevant field of study.

- AND -

Experience: Eighteen (18) months of full-time equivalent experience supporting management or professional level administrative services staff in areas related to project management OR event planning such as: supporting logistics, scheduling, contracts/procurement tasks for vendors and service providers; assisting with tracking project timelines or budgets, preparing reports, conducting basic data analysis, or supporting bid/proposal processes.

Training Initiatives Project Coordinator*

Education: Bachelor's degree in public/business administration, behavioral/social science, accounting/finance or other relevant field of study.

- AND -

Experience: Eighteen (18) months of full-time equivalent professional level project management OR event planning experience with primary duties such as staff event coordination and project management, including planning, logistics, scheduling, managing contracts/procurement tasks, and tracking project timelines or budgets.

Educational Substitution:

Applicants may substitute the bachelor’s degree with the following:

Four (4) years of additional experience supporting management or professional-level administrative staff in one or more of the following areas: project management; event planning; budget preparation/monitoring; fiscal/accounting functions; contracts, bids/proposals, or grant management; research and analytical studies; organizational or operational studies; data/statistical analysis and reporting; staffing analysis; and/or personnel management.

NOTE: The four (4) years of experience used for the educational substitution replaces only the bachelor’s degree requirement. Applicants must still have the full eighteen (18) months of required experience listed above to qualify.

Desired Qualifications

The ideal candidate is someone who can design engaging, thoughtful, and well-structured events, while also managing the operational and analytical components necessary for successful delivery.

Selection Process

There will be a competitive evaluation of qualifications based on a review of the Application and Supplemental Questionnaire. It is to your advantage to be explicit in your responses on the Application and Supplemental Questionnaire.

Please complete and submit the online employment application and supplemental questionnaire by 5:00PM, Monday, November 9, 2026 . Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application and/or supplemental questionnaires.

To ensure timely and successful submission of your online application, please allow ample time to complete and submit your application before the filing deadline. Applicants will be automatically logged-out if they have not submitted the application and all required materials prior to the posted deadline. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email. We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records. Please note: if you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application, we have not received your application.

If you require technical assistance, review the Government Jobs online application guide or contact their Toll-Free Applicant Support line at (855) 524-5627. Please note that Human Resources is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by your internet connection, computer, or browser when submitting an application.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) / Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA):
San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with DisabilitiesAct (ADA) compliant employer, dedicated to ensuring equal employment opportunities for allemployees and applicants.

ADA Accommodation:
If you have a disability and need accommodations during the testing process, please submit the Special Testing Accommodations Request Form (Download PDF) within one week of the recruitmentfiling deadline.

Veterans' Preference:
Eligible veterans, their spouses, or widows/widowers who are not current County employees mayreceive additional Veterans' Preference points. For details and instructions on how to request thesepoints, please refer to the Veterans' Preference Information (Download PDF) .

For more important details, review the Applicant Information and County Employment Process .

Administrative Services Unit

San Bernardino County offers a range of benefit programs for employees and their eligible dependents. These include health, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a variety of other voluntary benefits. Programs and benefit amounts vary and are based on bargaining unit, family size, hire date, plan selection, and number of hours worked.

Please review the appropriate Summary of Benefits * for more information

Refer to the appropriate MOU, contact the County’s Employee Benefits and Services Division at (909) 387-5787 or visit the Employee Benefits website for more detailed information.

*Retirement benefits subject to change.

Closing Date/Time: 11/9/2026 5:00 PM Pacific

Salary:

$73,694.40 - $103,792.00 Annually