Regional Manager, Voter-Approved Children's Funds - Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma

Responsibilities

• Cultivate relationships with local and state advocates to build a strong movement with the goal of securing dedicated and sustainable public revenue for child and youth systems in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
• Lead technical assistance and one-on-one coaching provided to local child and youth advocates participating in Children's Funding Project's Ballot Measure Cohort.
• Develop and lead training and peer learning opportunities aligned with the A-Zs of Creating a Voter-Approved Children's Fund, tailored to meet the unique needs of advocates working in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
• Monitor and track the progress, needs, and outcomes of existing and prospective Voter-Approved Children's Funds throughout Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.

This role creates positive change by helping communities establish voter-approved children's funds through local ballot measures, which expands equitable opportunities for children and youth through strategic public financing.

• 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 in an early childhood education or out-of-school time setting.
• Familiarity with local election systems, ballot-issue campaigning, and policymaking processes within municipal or county governing bodies in Texas, Louisiana, or Oklahoma strongly preferred.
• Experience coaching, informing, or providing technical assistance to both public and private sector partners.
• Compelling professional oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated ability to clearly and concisely summarize complex policy information for a variety of internal and external 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.