Training Initiatives Project Coordinator/Trainee*

Salary : $73,694.40 - $103,792.00 Annually
Location : San Bernardino, CA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 26-19647PERC-01
Department: Human Services - Performance, Education, Resource
Opening Date: 10/26/2026
Closing Date: 11/9/2026 5:00 PM Pacific
FLSA: Non-Exempt

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 or 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 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, 2026Resumes 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, 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.

For more important details,
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 * for more information

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

*Retirement benefits subject to change.
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INSTRUCTIONS: The information on the Application and your responses to the following supplemental questions will be used in a competitive evaluation of qualifications. Accurate responses should be provided for each question, and all work experience listed on the Supplemental Questionnaire must also be listed on the Application in order to be evaluated.

(Do not refer to resume as it will NOT be reviewed. All questions should be answered appropriately.)

• I have read and understand the above statement.

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Please select the level of the position you are applying under.

• I am applying and qualify under the Training Initiatives Project Coordinator Trainee.
• I am applying and qualify under the Training Initiatives Project Coordinator.

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Education: Do you possess a Bachelor's degree in public/business administration, behavioral/social science, or accounting/finance.

• Yes
• No
• I possess a bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study

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Education: If you indicated that you possess a bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study, please specify the field. If this does not apply, indicate "N/A."
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Select the years of experience you possess 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.

• Less than Eighteen (18) months of full-time equivalent experience
• Eighteen (18) months of full-time equivalent experience
• Two (2) years of full-time equivalent experience
• Two and half (2 1/2) years of full-time equivalent experience
• Three (3) years of full-time equivalent experience
• Three and half (3 1/2) years of full-time equivalent experience
• Four (4) years of full-time equivalent experience
• Four and half (4 1/2) years of full-time equivalent experience
• Five or more years of full-time equivalent experience

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Project Management: Describe one or more projects in which you served as the primary project lead, particularly those involving project oversight, event or program coordination, or vendor procurement. For each project you choose to discuss, include the scope, key objectives, resources involved (internal and external), budget size, duration, procurement or contracting activities, tools or methodologies used, and whether the project was completed on time and within budget.Note: Experience listed on this questionnaire must also be listed and fully detailed in the Work Experience section of your application. Indicate "N/A" below, if you do not possess project management experience.
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Requests for Proposal/Contracts: Describe your experience developing and managing bid proposals. Include experience researching, analyzing and preparing specifications and conditions, preparing formal and/or informal requests for proposals (or bids), coordinating the issuing of proposal and evaluation of bids. Indicate types and values of bids you have experience with.
Note: Experience listed on this questionnaire must also be listed and fully detailed in the Work Experience section of your application. Indicate "N/A" below, if you do not possess project management experience.

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Community and Human Relations: Describe your experience and interaction with the public, press, vendors, public officials, internal stakeholders and community organizations to coordinate projects and/or events. If no experience, indicate "N/A".
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Event Planning Experience: Describe your experience planning public or internal corporate/organization events. Your response should include the following:

your role (level of responsibility)

the resources you utilized

how you measured outcomes

number of event attendees

overall dollar amount of your event budget
If no experience, indicate "N/A".

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Experience: I have full-time work experience performi