Regional Executive Director, Child Welfare & Policy (Remote)

The Baker Center for Children and Families; Vermont (IL); Remote; USD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision benefits

Retirement plan with company match

Transit benefits

Job summary

The Baker Center for Children and Families, also known as Judge Baker Children's Center, seeks an experienced Executive Director to lead the NEACWCD. Remote with occasional regional and national travel; reside in one of CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, or VT.

Lead strategic regional initiatives, manage grants and partnerships, and connect leaders to research and national resources. Onboarding with current director is provided.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in social work, public administration, public policy, human services, child welfare, behavioral health, organizational leadership, or related field.
• Masters degree preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible experience in child welfare, human services, public systems, nonprofit leadership, policy, or related field.
• Demonstrated understanding of child welfare, human services, public systems, policy, or related field.
• Experience leading complex initiatives, grants, partnerships, or cross-organizational work.
• Experience with grant writing and resource development, including identifying funding opportunities, cultivating funder relationships, and developing proposals to support organizational priorities.
• Experience with financial oversight, contracts, grants, and organizational operations.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, complex projects, and deadlines while working independently.
• Strategic and systems thinking, with an ability to see connections across policy, practice, funding, workforce, courts, families, and communities

Responsibilities

• Builds trusted relationships with Commissioners, Directors, and other senior child welfare leaders across the six New England states.
• Works with members to identify shared priorities and translate them into regional initiatives, learning opportunities, and practical strategies.
• Designs and facilitates leadership meetings, multi-state learning collaboratives, institutes, and peer-learning opportunities.
• Creates space for candid discussion, differing perspectives, shared learning, and consensus-building among six independent state agencies.
• Monitors emerging federal policy, research, and promising practices and connects members with national experts and technical assistance resources.
• Builds and maintains partnerships with federal agencies, foundations, universities, national organizations, and peer associations.
• Develops and leads grant-funded initiatives and oversee consultants, partners, project teams, evaluation, and reporting.
• Provides leadership for the New England Youth Coalition and promote authentic engagement of youth and families with lived experience across Association initiatives.
• Oversees the Association's finances, contracts, operations, grants, and organizational sustainability.
• Represents NEACWCD in regional and national initiatives and conferences.

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in related field

Masters degree preferred

Job description

The Baker Center for Children and Families, also known as Judge Baker Children's Center, seeks an experienced Executive Director to lead the NEACWCD. Remote with occasional regional and national travel; reside in one of CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, or VT.

Lead strategic regional initiatives, manage grants and partnerships, and connect leaders to research and national resources. Onboarding with current director is provided.