Childcare Collaborative Director (Regional)

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary staff support to the Regional Leadership Council (quarterly) and Regional Steering Committee (monthly), including agenda preparation, meeting facilitation, and follow-up.
• Manage the Collaborative’s shared decision-making processes, including grant review cycles, provider stability grant administration, and hub program oversight.
• Coordinate with Transform Consulting Group during the startup and governance establishment phase.
• Build and maintain direct relationships with child care providers across the counties, serving as the primary point of contact for providers engaging with the Collaborative.
• Conduct and maintain a regional child care supply/demand assessment to map providers, capacity gaps, commuting patterns, and access deserts.
• Develop and manage catalytic programs.

Communications and Visibility

• Develop, maintain, and represent the Collaborative’s brand identity via website, social media, newsletters, press releases, and annual impact reports, in addition to attending community events, chamber meetings, and regional convenings.
• Track and report key performance indicators, manage grant reporting requirements for the Lilly Endowment GIFT IX grant and any supplemental funding, and compile and present quarterly progress reports to the Regional Steering Committee and partner community foundations.

Employer Engagement and Business Partnerships

• Build relationships with employers, chambers of commerce, and economic development organizations across the eight-county region to make the workforce case for child care investment.
• Design and facilitate employer listening sessions to understand workforce child care needs and shape the Collaborative’s employer value proposition.
• Manage the employer partnership program, including member communications, benefits fulfillment, and annual renewal.

Fund Development and Sustainability

• Actively pursue supplemental state and federal funding opportunities as available, support CFoPC in developing and growing the regional ECE endowment, and build toward the Collaborative’s sustainability target.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, public administration, nonprofit management, social work, business, or a related field.
• Minimum three years of experience in early childhood education, community development, nonprofit leadership, economic development, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience building relationships with diverse stakeholders including employers, community organizations, and/or government partners.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to independently manage multiple priorities across multiple counties.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including comfort presenting to boards, business leaders, and community groups.
• Proficiency with technology tools including Microsoft Office or Google Workspace, social media platforms, and virtual meeting software.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation; regular travel across the counties is required.