Executive Director (Academic Coordinator) - UC Berkeley Center for the Study of Child Care Employment
The CSCCE Executive Director provides programmatic and operational leadership for the Center.
Strategic and Organizational Leadership 25%
- Provide overall leadership and stewardship of CSCCE, ensuring alignment of vision, strategy, operations, and culture with purpose-driven goals.
- Guide and drive the broad research priorities and agenda of the Center in collaboration with the research directors.
- Assume responsibility for the Center's programmatic, financial, personnel, and overall organizational structure and sustainability.
- Work collaboratively with senior staff to refine and implement CSCCE's long-term strategic vision.
- Manage cross-functional operations and staffing across CSCCE.
- Embody and strengthen CSCCE's justice and equity frame for change.
External Partnerships and Stewardship 25%
Ensure CSCCE's continued leadership as the national leader in ECE workforce policy and research.Build and maintain high-level partnerships with educator groups, advocacy groups, policy and research organizations, philanthropic institutions, and policy leaders in collaboration with staff.Represent CSCCE in national forums and high-visibility spaces, advancing its influence in ECE, labor, and economic well-being spaces.Drive national conversations about equity, policy, and systems-level change.Development and Sustainability - 35%
Lead fund development strategies currently focused on raising $6 $8 million annually in philanthropic, fee for service, and public funding to support and expand CSCCE's research, policy, and field-facing efforts.Maintain and strengthen relationships with existing funders, and cultivate relationships with new funders who are aligned with the values of CSCCE, providing regular updates on CSCCE's work.Collaborate with senior staff to ensure that fundraising goals are met, and work with Directors to raise funds.Infrastructure and Institutional Partnerships - 15%
Coordinate with IRLE and campus departments to ensure activities align with campus requirements and the mission of the University.Identify and implement student engagement opportunities.Lead CSCCE's interdepartmental collaboration efforts.The Center for the Study of Child Care Employment is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.
Conviction History Background This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities. Berkeley does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities. The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check.
Mandated Reporter This position has been identified as a Mandated Reporter required to report the observed or suspected abuse or neglect of children, dependent adults, or elders to designated law enforcement or social service agencies. We reserve the right to make employment contingent upon completion of signed statements acknowledging the responsibilities of a Mandated Reporter.