Regional Manager, Voter-Approved Children's Funds - Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota

Core responsibilities:

• Cultivate relationships with local and state advocates to build a strong movement for securing dedicated and sustainable public revenue for child and youth systems in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota
• Lead technical assistance and one-on-one coaching for local child and youth advocates participating in the Ballot Measure Cohort
• Develop and lead training and peer learning opportunities tailored to advocates in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota
• Monitor and track the progress, needs, and outcomes of existing and prospective voter-approved children's funds in the region

This role creates positive change by helping establish and promote voter-approved children's funds that expand equitable opportunities for children and youth through strategic public financing, with a focus on Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.

Required skills and experience:

• Post-secondary degree and/or 5-8 years of experience in child and youth policy, community organizing, issue advocacy, and/or direct service to children and youth
• Familiarity with local election systems, ballot-issue campaigning, and policymaking processes within municipal or county governing bodies in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota strongly preferred
• Experience coaching, informing, or providing technical assistance to both public and private sector partners
• Compelling professional oral and written communication skills with ability to summarize complex policy information for various audiences

Starting full-time annual salary between $77,500 and $80,000. Children's Funding Project offers a generous benefits package, a great (and growing) team, and a working environment that emphasizes professional development and growth.

Children's Funding Project is a nonprofit social impact organization that helps communities, states, and Native Nations expand equitable opportunities for children and youth through strategic public financing by identifying and aligning existing funding, generating new revenue, and implementing strategies to maximize impact.