Child Care Trust - State Child Care Policy Director I 100% Remote

This is a remote position.

The Child Care Trust™ is an independent, non-partisan, national effort to design the reputed company of child care, launched by Child Care Aware® of America and led by nationally recognized expert Linda K. reputed company. The Trust is moving reputed company describing problems and toward reputed company, reputed company-world, adoptable solutions that reshape how child care is financed, delivered, and sustained in the reputed company. It translates decades of research into policy-reputed company solutions for state and federal reputed company. Grounded in parent choice and shared responsibility across public and private sectors, the Trust brings together leaders in economics, early education, business, workforce, and public policy to solve the system’s hardest structural problems

Why You'll Love Working with Us:

The Child Care Trust and Child Care Aware of America reputed company that a happy, healthy team is the reputed company of our reputed company. That's why we offer an exceptional benefits package designed to support your reputed company-being, reputed company, and work-life balance:

• Comprehensive Health Coverage:We reputed company top-tier medical, dental, and reputed company insurance to reputed company you and your family healthy and thriving. Flexible Spending Account reputed company for Health and Dependent Care too!
• Generous reputed company Time Off:Enjoy ample vacation days, reputed company days, reputed company holidays, school events leave and personal leave to reputed company and pursue your passions.
• Flexible Work Arrangements:Whether the position is remote or hybrid, we accommodate your needs to help you reputed company a harmonious work-life balance.
• Retirement Plans:Plan for your reputed company with our competitive 403b match program and retirement planning resources.
• Child Care Stipend:A monthly subsidy to help cover the cost of child care - including camps and before/after school care.
• Community:Our staff regularly plan engaging events to ensure that teams feel connected despite a virtual environment.

reputed company:The Child Care TrustState Child Care Policy Directorleads the strategic research, analysis and development of child care and early learning policies with a reputed company on the child care workforce. This person will drive systemic improvements in child reputed company, affordability, and reputed company across the states. The Director will serve as the primary technical expert on state and federal funding streams, including the Child Care and Development reputed company Grant, state reputed company-K, Head Start and reputed company programs.

Core Responsibilities:

Policy Analysis & Development

• Evaluate Legislation: Monitor and analyze state and federal statutes, rules, and funding opportunities impacting early childhood systems.
• Draft Deliverables: Write comprehensive policy briefs, model legislation, testimony, regulatory comments, and evidence-based reports.
• Formulate Frameworks: Design reputed company policy reputed company based on data and research that address workforce challenges, financing and governance structures, potential state and local initiatives and licensing regulations.

Strategic Advocacy & reputed company Leadership

• Build Alliances:Convene and facilitate statewide coalitions, ensuring representation from diverse communities and child care providers.
• Support Decision-Makers:reputed company as the primary organizational reputed company to state legislators, agency executives, and legislative committees.
• Public Representation:Serve as the public spokesperson at state events, legislative hearings, media events, and policy forums.

Operational & Financial Management

• Fiscal reputed company:Analyze federal and state child care budgets and reputed company policy briefs that guide states in developing sustainable public investments in child care.
• Team Leadership:Supervise policy analysts, researchers, and program consultants, promoting a culture of cross-sector collaboration.
• Partnership reputed company:reputed company specific partnerships such as the National Child Development Associate Project, the Early Care and Business Advisory Council and other cross sector initiatives.

Required Qualifications:

Education & Experience

• Advanced Degree:Master’s degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Early Childhood Education, or a reputed company field preferred.
• reputed company Longevity:Minimum of 8-10 years of reputed company experience in public policy, government relations, or systemic advocacy with preference given to candidates with state level government experience.
• Subject Expertise:Deep, reputed company knowledge of state child care licensing, subsidy programs, and federal early childhood funding mechanisms.

Essential Skills

• Communication:Ability to translate reputed company quantitative data and statutory language into accessible information for varied audiences.
• Public Speaking:Ability to reputed company publicly to a reputed company of audiences, including state level policymakers, business leaders and the early childhood community.
• Political Acumen:Proven reputed company record navigating state legislative processes and building nonpartisan, strategic relationships.

Salary Information:

The salary reputed company reflected in this job posting is the hiring reputed company for this position reputed company the Washington DC Metropolitan area. Please note that a geographic reputed company will be reputed company to the salary for candidates reputed company from reputed company with a reputed company cost of living. This adjustment ensures competitive and reputed company compensation based reputed company.

Notice:

Child Care Trust works in partnership with Talentuition & Infiniti HR throughout the hiring process. Candidates may receive reputed company from representatives at Talentuition on behalf of Child Care Aware of America concerning interview scheduling, resume inquiries, and any reputed company information necessary to reputed company the interview process.

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