Minimum Qualifications
Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:
- A minimum of eleven years of full-time progressively responsible experience in policy and system improvement, program development, and/or grantmaking at public, non-profit or community development agency, including at least four years of program and operational planning, management, and administration experience. Four of the eleven years of experience must have included supervision of managerial or professional level staff with the responsibility for diverse functional areas. Experience across a variety of sectors, including government, non-profit, and for-profit organizations preferred.
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in Early Childhood Education, Public Administration, Public Policy, Public Health Care Administration or related field may be substituted for 4 years of the required experience. A Master’s Degree may be substituted for an additional year of required experience.
Knowledge of:
- Principles and practices of executive leadership and staff supervision.
- Principles and practices in the field of early childhood and systems of care
- Principles and practices of systems thinking and/or systems change
- Principles and practices of direct client service delivery
- Principles and practices of the use of data for continuous improvement and decision-making
- Program performance budgeting, strategic budgeting and benchmarking
- Principles and practices of public administration
- Applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations, including subsidy system and licensing
- Principles and practices of management, supervision, training and team leadership
- Program development and evaluation methodologies
- Principles and practices of contract negotiation, development, and management
- Budgetary and contract administration practices
- Principles and practices of planning and project management
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; familiarity with Smartsheet use preferred
- Principles of equity, social, racial, and economic justice
Ability to:
- Demonstrate experience and leadership in service delivery systems, program management, policy analysis and strategic thinking
- Demonstrate experience in effective program design, policy and implementation to solve complex access and financing issues in early care and education
- Develop a wide variety of short- and long-range plans and recommendations for alternative methods of service delivery for First 5 and local policy maker’s consideration
- Demonstrate experience navigating ambiguous environments and driving progress amid dynamic internal and external landscapes
- Synthesize large volumes of information while maintaining momentum and driving work forward
- Provide leadership and effectively organize, coordinate, and supervise professional and administrative staff
- Promote teamwork and program integration within and across program strategies and agency-wide
- Work collaboratively with community agencies and stakeholders
- Demonstrate ability to work with and administer programs with an equity-centered approach for children, families, and community
- Communicate effectively orally and in writing to staff, the Commission, the Community Advisory Committee, and the public
- Read, analyze, and interpret common professional publications, legislative or policy documents, financial reports and related business documents and information
- Plan and project manage work to ensure organizational goals are achieved
- Analyze, develop, and monitor budgets
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff throughout the Agency
- Facilitate groups and manage meetings effectively
- Adapt to a variety of situations
- Define and creatively address problems or management challenges requiring analysis of multiple variables or situations, collect and analyze information, consider alternatives, and draw valid conclusions, with consideration of policy considerations and resource issues for families and providers
Please note:
- We are working a hybrid in-office schedule and may return full-time at an undetermined date.
- All First 5 employees must live and work in California.
- The salary range for this position is $134,000 $183,000 and as an independent government agency, the posted salary is the set salary range for this position. We cannot offer salaries above this posted range.
About First 5 Alameda County
First 5 Alameda County believes every child in Alameda County should have optimal health, development, and well-being to reach their greatest potential. Through innovative programs and policy advocacy, we help provide children and their families access to resources that support their first five years of development.
Join our mission-driven team that in partnership with the community, supports a county-wide continuous prevention and early intervention system that promotes optimal health and development, narrows disparities, and improves peak years of child development.
First 5 Alameda County Benefits
We offer a comprehensive benefits package with health care options to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. These benefits include but are not limited to Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage, $1,500 credit per year to spend on benefits, Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Employer Paid & Voluntary Life & AD&D Insurance, Long-Term Disability Insurance, Retirement Plans including the ACERA Pension Plan, Commuter Benefits, Employee Assistance Plan and more.
We also offer paid vacation, paid time off and sick time. We have 17 paid holidays including the week between Christmas Day and New Year's Day as paid time off.