Director, Operating Grants for Child Care Impact

Tri-Valley Career Center; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Dental & vision

Job summary

Hively seeks a seasoned public-program leader to launch and scale the Operating Grants program in Alameda County. Reporting to the VP of New Ventures, the Director will guide strategy, governance, and operations during a 6+ month ramp-up and beyond, engaging diverse providers and partners.

The role requires translating complex policy into practical, equitable systems, overseeing grant lifecycles, compliance, data, and reporting while building a high-performing team and ensuring accessible

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience managing complex public-sector, nonprofit, grantmaking, subsidy, or benefits programs.
• Experience leading and developing large, diverse teams while fostering an inclusive and high-performance environment.
• Experience designing, administering and overseeing large-scale funding, grant, wage enhancement, subsidy, or public-benefit programs with significant financial and compliance requirements.
• Strong understanding of program operations, financial controls, compliance, risk management, and audit processes.
• Experience translating complex policies, regulations, or funding requirements into practical operational systems and procedures.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, dependencies, and competing stakeholder needs.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity-centered program design, including experience developing accessible, service-delivery processes for diverse, multilingual, and historically under-resourced communities.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation, scaling and refinement of the Operating Grants program across Alameda County (225 centers, 1,900 staff; 700 FCC owners, 400 assistants).
• Translate contractual requirements into clear policies, workflows and SOPs.
• Establish decision-making, escalation and accountability structures.
• Lead and develop a team of program staff, fostering high performance and growth.
• Oversee the full grant lifecycle: outreach, eligibility, calculation, contracting, payments, compliance, appeals, renewal, closeout.
• Design accessible, equitable provider experiences accommodating language, tech access, and digital literacy.
• Oversee subcontracts with AP agencies and technology partners.
• Identify long-term training and technical assistance for providers.

Skills

Leadership

Public sector

Grant management

Equity-centered design

Project management

Financial controls

Communication

Multilingual outreach

Risk management

Policy translation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Hively seeks a seasoned public-program leader to launch and scale the Operating Grants program in Alameda County. Reporting to the VP of New Ventures, the Director will guide strategy, governance, and operations during a 6+ month ramp-up and beyond, engaging diverse providers and partners.

The role requires translating complex policy into practical, equitable systems, overseeing grant lifecycles, compliance, data, and reporting while building a high-performing team and ensuring accessible