Description
The City of Los Angeles, Department of Cannabis Regulation, is seeking a consultant to provide business and workforce development coaching services to Social Equity Individual Applicants (SEIAs). The consultant will create a bench of qualified Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) who can coach SEIAs one-on-one on a bi-weekly basis. The SMEs will provide education and training services on various topics, including commercial cannabis licensing and regulation, business development, and workforce development. The consultant will be responsible for providing a list of SMEs with their contact information, maintaining timesheets for SMEs, and providing coaching and guidance to SEIAs.
Key aspects of the job include:
• Providing SMEs to assist SEIAs with various licensing, business development, and workforce development needs
• SMEs providing insight and advice on their specific area of expertise
• SMEs making themselves available for a minimum of two hours each week to meet with SEIAs
• SMEs meeting as needed with DCR Social Equity Program team to review topics discussed and action items from sessions with SEIAs
• Providing education and training services on various topics, including commercial cannabis licensing and regulation, business development, and workforce development