Policy is crucial to scaling the solutions that improve outcomes for children — and that means kids in every state need relentless people who are passionate about making these policies reality. Here are some opportunities for people pursuing an early childhood policy career.
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Our allies in both state and national organizations often share their early childhood policy openings with us, and we routinely post them here and on LinkedIn. Take a look at the the latest ones here, and follow us on LinkedIn so you don’t miss the perfect fit.
EducationCounsel is seeking a forward-thinking, effective, innovative leader to serve as a Senior Policy Advisor or Senior Legal and Policy Advisor. This is an ideal opportunity for an education leader with strong strategic thinking, relationship management, policy knowledge, research and analysis, writing, project leadership, and facilitation skills to work with the EducationCounsel team, and play an influential role in shaping the future of education in our country.
This critical role will lead projects designed to advance work on education policy toward success for all students, particularly historically marginalized communities, including low-income students and students of color. In addition, this role will provide a unique opportunity for thought leadership and strategy in partnership with clients and to serve as an advisor to a wide array of decision makers (e.g., policymakers, national organizations, foundation leaders, nonprofit executives and other stakeholders), helping build and steward high-level strategy and impact on a variety of critical education topics.
Start Early Consulting supports public sector leaders and advocates to ensure that early childhood systems are high-quality, inclusive, sustainable, and meet the needs of diverse children and families. As the leader of business development, you will cultivate a deep and wide network of external relationships to connect ECE leaders to Start Early’s supports and services to advance systems change. This role will serve as the chief strategist for meeting Consulting’s annual revenue goals, lead cross-organizational teams in support of revenue and impact goals, and steward a robust pipeline of opportunities from start to finish using consultative sales and relationship-based strategies. Collaborating closely to set business development strategy and leading operations with Marketing, Finance, Compliance, executive leaders, and subject matter experts across the organization, the Director, Business Development is accountable for securing revenue for Start Early’s consulting services to strengthen state and community early childhood systems. ** This position can be remote or Chicago-based **
Bank Street seeks an equity-driven leader to serve as the inaugural Executive Director (ED) of the Institute for Thriving Children and Families. Reporting to the Dean of the Graduate School of Education, the ED will oversee the Institute’s strategic direction and growth, research and policy portfolio, and external partnerships. The ED will support and expand the work of NCCP and the Straus Center and the Institute’s network of national, state, and local partners.
The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center seeks an experienced and strategic Senior Communications Specialist to lead digital content development and serve as a liaison to the Center’s Research/Evaluation and Data teams. This role will own digital content strategy, manage the editorial calendar, and ensure performance-informed growth across social, email, blog, and web platforms. The ideal candidate will be a strong writer, a detail-oriented planner, and an excellent collaborator with experience communicating complex topics in accessible formats.
The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center, within the department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations at the Peabody College of Education and Human Development, Vanderbilt University, aims to accelerate states’ implementation of evidence-based policies that help all children thrive from the start. The Communications team at the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center disseminates the latest rigorous research and policy analysis to educate and impact policy action.
The Policy Capacity Building Coach will be instrumental in advancing Pathwaves’ mission by building capacity with community partners who are grassroots, BIPOC-led organizations focused on early childhood policy.
Utilizing the Pathwaves Theory of change as a framework, this role will provide training, coaching, and navigational support to both Fellows and placement site supervisor(s) to build their knowledge and skills to effectively impact early childhood policies.
Pathwaves is looking for a collaborative leader who will bring a strong commitment to racial justice and a deep understanding of the role of advocacy to advance public policy for historically marginalized communities. They will have an adaptive approach to project management, resourcefulness, and a strong relationship-oriented approach to their work.
The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center, within the Peabody College of Education and Human Development, Vanderbilt University, aims to accelerate states’ equitable implementation of evidence-based policies that help all children thrive from the start. The outreach team at the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center works to foster and build relationships with state policy leaders and advocates, and to translate their rigorous research findings into policy action. The State Relations Associate will support targeted state engagement efforts by building relationships with state leaders and advocates, connecting research to policy, and articulating and sharing the value of the Center’s resources with relevant parties.
This position reports to the State Relations Manager. Applicants from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center is committed to building an inclusive and diverse environment to continue to build a strong and equitable prenatal-to-3 system of care. This position can be performed remotely, and hybrid remote-work opportunities are available.
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