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.
The Alliance for Early Success is seeking a strategic leader with a deep commitment to equity-centered state policy and advocacy, and a passion for building relationships and fostering community based on trust and common values. This is a pivotal role that advances bold early childhood agendas by strengthening a community of state-based early childhood advocates by connecting them to the people, resources, ideas, and learning opportunities that make lasting impact possible. Learn more and apply here.
The Alliance for Early Success is seeking a Director to lead the Responsive Support functions of the organization, maximizing customized engagements between national subject matter experts and anyone working at the state level to improve state early childhood policies. Learn more and apply here.
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.
The Vice President of Policy and Advocacy will oversee Texans Care for Children’s policy development and advocacy campaigns across multiple issue areas (early learning, child protection, mental health, and maternal and child health) to build momentum for policy solutions that improve the lives of Texas children and families.
The VP of Policy and Advocacy will assume direct leadership of the Policy Team, supervise each policy issue area Director, and foster a collaborative, supportive, and outcomes-driven team culture. The VP of Policy and Advocacy will serve as a member of the leadership team and will be a thought partner to the CEO, helping shape the organization’s strategic plan and future vision. This position is full-time and based in Austin, Texas.
First Children’s Finance is seeking a new Vermont Director; a talented manager and leader whose approach is strategic, collaborative, and characterized by the ability to inspire, motivate, and empower others to achieve the goals of FCF. The individual has a proven track record of success in program and people management including managing relationships with external partners, and is a high functioning “generalist,” who is a thought leader, and a self-starter. This individual will possess highly developed fundraising and communications skills. They are creative, curious, innovative, and possess a continuous improvement mindset that will advance the FCF Theory of Change. The Director will be especially skilled at building and developing key stakeholder relationships and overseeing the FCF state office. This is a remote position based in Vermont; the candidate must reside within the state.
First Children’s Finance is seeking a new Director, Iowa and National, a talented manager and leader whose approach is strategic, collaborative, and characterized by the ability to inspire, motivate, and empower others to achieve the goals of FCF. The individual has a proven track record of success in program and people management including managing relationships with external partners, and is a high-functioning “generalist” who is a thought leader, and a self-starter. This individual will possess highly developed fundraising and communications skills. They are creative, curious, innovative, and possess a continuous improvement mindset that will advance the FCF Theory of Change. The Director will be especially skilled at building and developing key stakeholder relationships and overseeing the division.
This is a remote position with a preference for candidates based in Iowa but open to candidates based elsewhere with strong familiarity or ability to learn the child care context in Iowa.
The Early Learning Policy Director helps shape and advance Children’s Alliance’s early learning public policy and advocacy strategy. In this mid-level role, the Early Learning Policy Director builds high-impact relationships with coalition partners and government stakeholders; advances Children’s Alliance advocacy priorities: and represents Children’s Alliance publicly as a trusted thought leader.
