Deputy Chief Executive Officer

ICMA; Alameda, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 223,000 - 322,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Dental

Vision

Retirement plan

Deferred compensation

Commuter benefits

Life insurance

Job summary

First 5 Alameda County is seeking a Deputy Chief Executive Officer to guide the agency through a pivotal transformation. You will work to align resources, partners, and data to strengthen an equity-centered early childhood system for all children, families, and communities in Alameda County.

Experience in public policy, leadership, budgeting, and contract oversight will drive strategy, accountability, and measurable impact. This role partners across public and private sectors to deliver results.

Qualifications

• Eight (8) years of increasingly responsible experience in a public or private organization, including five (5) years in leadership and management.
• Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree with major coursework in public policy, public administration, social services, public health, or related field.
• Additional relevant work experience may substitute to meet the college coursework/ bachelor’s degree standard.

Responsibilities

• Help lead First 5 Alameda County through transformational change and growth.
• Ensure strong execution, accountability, transparency, and measurable impact across programs.
• Oversee strategic planning, budget development and contract administration for the agency.

Skills

Leadership experience

Public policy knowledge

Budget development

Contract administration

Risk management

Report writing

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

First 5 Alameda County is seeking a Deputy Chief Executive Officer to help lead the Agency at a defining moment for young children and families, and for the systems designed to support them.

First 5 Alameda County is a public agency and system builder working to ensure every child — regardless of race, income, or neighborhood — has a strong start in life. They align public funding, partners, and data to build an integrated, equity-centered early childhood system that supports the whole child, whole family, and whole community.

Alameda County is making historic investments in early childhood. First 5 Alameda County is at the center of translating those investments into lasting change — stewarding significant public resources, aligning partners and programs, and building a stronger, more coordinated early childhood system. That opportunity brings an equally significant responsibility: to build the systems, infrastructure, and organizational capacity necessary to deliver.

First 5 is evolving alongside the work it leads. The Agency is growing in scale, complexity, and responsibility, expanding its role as a funder, administrator, partner, advocate, and system builder. More resources are flowing into communities. More partners are working together. And the expectations for strong execution, accountability, transparency, and measurable impact have never been higher.

The next Deputy CEO will help lead First 5 through this transformation.

Experience and Training

• Eight (8) years of increasingly responsible experience in a public or private organization or community development agency, including five (5) years in a leadership and management capacity; and equivalent to a bachelor’s degree with major coursework in public policy, public administration, social services, public health, or a closely related field.
• Additional relevant work experience may be substituted to meet the college coursework/ bachelor’s degree standard.

Knowledge of the Following is Strongly Desired

• Principles and practices of strategic plan development; budget development and administration; and contract administration and management.
• General principles of risk management related to the functions of the assigned area.
• Functions, authority, and responsibilities of an appointed Commission.
• Early childhood programs and agencies on a local, state, and national level.
• Local, state, and federal government operations and funding streams.
• Methods and techniques of preparing technical and administrative reports, and general business correspondence.
• Applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations as well as industry standards and best practices pertinent to the assigned area of responsibility

Compensation and Benefits

First 5 Alameda County offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits and the current salary range for the Deputy Chief Executive Officer position is $223,349.10 to $321,622.86. Placement within this range is negotiable and dependent upon experience and qualifications.

• Healthcare, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Retirement Plan through Alameda County Employees Association (ACERA)
• 457(b) Deferred Compensation
• Commuter Benefits
• Life Insurance