Senior Vice President, Network Impact

Senior Vice President Of Network Impact

Child Care Aware of America (CCAoA) is the only national organization that supports every part of the child care system. In partnership with an on-the-ground network of Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) organizations, we work in states and communities to advance high-quality, affordable child caretransforming a patchwork of resources into a system that works for everyone. Together, we make America child care strongand that makes everyone stronger. CCAoA is committed to recruiting and retaining a dynamic workforce to help build a child care system that serves all children and families. Join us in ensuring that every family has access to high-quality, affordable child care.

Summary Of Position: The Senior Vice President (SVP) of Network Impact reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and serves as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team. This role provides executive leadership for field engagement, program and practice innovation, and the elevation of the Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) network. The SVP works closely with the CEO and other senior leaders to shape organizational strategy and drive innovation that increases equitable access to affordable, high-quality child care and advances CCAoA's unique value proposition. This includes developing and executing practice-based initiatives, strengthening cross-departmental coordination, and aligning field-facing strategies with organizational goals to maximize impact across the early childhood ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy and Leadership:

• Partner with the CEO and senior leadership to shape and execute a long-term strategy that advances systems-level change to increase the ability for the CCR&R network to develop equitable access to affordable, high-quality child care across the country.
• Lead the design and implementation of programmatic strategies that are responsive to community needs, and positioned to strengthen child care systems at local, state, and national levels.
• Elevate and evolve CCAoA's unique value proposition as a field catalyst and systems convener, reinforcing the critical role of the CCR&R network in driving change.
• Serve as a strategic leader and systems thinker, connecting policy, practice, and innovation to promote coherence across the early childhood ecosystem.
• Represent the organization externally as a respected voice in early childhood systemsbuilding efforts, fostering national partnerships and shaping discourse to reflect the needs of families and child care providers.
• Serve as a member of CCAoA's Senior Leadership Team, contributing to strategic planning, organizational development, and executive decision-making.

People & Culture:

• Lead, mentor and support staff under SVP's oversight, ensuring high performance, accountability, and alignment with organizational goals.
• Provide leadership and performance oversight teams under SVP, supporting continuous improvement and goal attainment.
• Promote alignment and integration across teams and departments to ensure coherent implementation of strategies that impact families, providers, and systems at scale.
• Support team capacity to navigate complexity, engage in co-creation with the field, and influence change through both technical and relational strategies.
• Champion CCAoA's culture and values internally and externally, modeling leadership and fostering morale, collaboration, and cross-team effectiveness.

Fundraising and Partnerships:

• Partner with development leadership to secure funding that supports systems-level transformation, including initiatives impacting our network.
• Strengthen CCAoA's positioning with philanthropic and public sector funders by demonstrating impact at the systems level and articulating a bold vision for change.
• Represent the organization externally to build and maintain high-impact partnerships across sectors, aligning collaborative efforts with CCAoA's strategic goals.

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field and 20+ year's progressive.
• Minimum 10 years of progressively senior leadership experience, including leading child care systems, preferably at the state or national level.
• Experience leading Child Care Resource & Referral and/or serving as a State Child Care Administrator preferred.
• The SVP for Network Impact is a skilled manager, with experience and comfort interacting with senior executives internal and external to the organization.
• The SVP for Network Impact is nimble, transparent, and thrives in a participatory leadership environment. The SVP must have a track record of success leading and completing complex child care system initiatives.
• Demonstrated commitment to the principles of racial equity, diversity, and inclusion and experience in implementing these principles in program areas.
• Effective team leadership and managing change skills while balancing competing priorities strongly desired.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and coach senior staff members and coordinate between multiple programmatic areas.
• Experience in program development and management and have a sophisticated understanding of and interest in CCAoA's public policy areas (Federal and State).
• A strategic mindset and ability to connect programs to organizational goals and outcomes.
• Proven results leveraging available resources effectively to meet program objectives and exceptional program, budget, and grant management skills.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, make timely decisions and advise staff on multiple projects, priorities and deadlines while providing timely, comprehensive feedback.
• Display excellent and versatile oral and written communications skills including the ability to summarize detailed information.
• Exercise high and strict levels of confidentiality and use professional judgment and discretion.