Early Child & Family Health Manager

Description

UPDATED JOB POSTING:

NCPC is seeking a State Lead for Early Child & Family Health – a strategic leader, systems thinker, and innovative program manager who is passionate about improving outcomes for young children and families across North Carolina. 

The ideal candidate brings a proven ability to lead complex initiatives, align partners across sectors and influence statewide strategy related to child and family health. This role requires strong presentation and facilitation skills and the ability to engage effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders from community leaders to state policy makers. 

Our Child & Family Health Manager supports birth-to-five outcomes by advancing a shared vision for child and family health across North Carolina. This role collaborates closely with communications, policy, development, data, and evaluation teams, as well as with Smart Start local partnerships, strengthen systems, inform decision-making, and align network-wide priorities with statewide early childhood health initiatives. 

Responsibilities include

·         Lead and inform statewide initiatives focused on improving child and family health outcomes, working with internal teams and state-level partners to advance policy, systems, and practice improvements.

·         Support continuous quality improvement across the Smart Start network by analyzing data trends, identifying opportunities for improvement, and facilitating learning and strategy discussions with local partnerships. 

·         Collaborate with Smart Start local partnerships to train, consult, coach, and develop resource materials, webinars, and communities of practice to strengthen local implementation. 

·         Identify and research funding opportunities from corporate, government, and philanthropic sources to support strategic goals and data needs for NCPC and local partnerships.

Requirements

•          Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Public Health, Public Administration, or a related field from an accredited college or university plus demonstrated professional experience in child & family public health, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
•          Demonstrated experience leading large-scale or initiatives or strategic efforts that engage partners across sectors, organizations and geographic regions.

Summary

Compensation & Benefits

The new hire will be eligible for our generous benefits package including free employee-only health coverage and a 7% discretionary company contribution to the 401k.

 Pay range: $63,333-$70,000

 This is a remote role which will typically involve 10%-15% travel within North Carolina.

 At NCPC we know that achieving our mission is only possible through partnership and collaboration. We welcome individuals with a wide range of experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds. By recognizing and building on the unique strengths of each team member, we strive to deliver the best possible outcomes for young children and their families across North Carolina.

NCPC has a longstanding commitment to fair and equitable treatment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.