Title: Early Childhood Policy and Innovation Coordinator

State Role Title: Education Coordinator I

Hiring Range: Average Salary $85,000

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept of Ed Central Operations

Location: JAMES MONROE BUILDING

Agency Website: https://www.doe.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Education seeks an Early Childhood Policy and Innovation Coordinator to provide fiscal and programmatic analysis, state and federal policy analysis, and special project implementation related to access and enrollment across Virginia’s unified birth-to-five early childhood system. The selected candidate for this role will be required to travel statewide periodically to provide technical assistance to diverse stakeholders.
Specific duties include:
· Analyzing programmatic, expenditure, and population data to contribute to funding and enrollment projections
· Producing data tables, identify and summarize key trends, and drawing conclusions
· Developing short, digestible summaries of findings for agency and division leadership
· Contributing to reports, presentations, and other products for external stakeholders
· Producing data tools to support regular updates to policy and guidance pertaining to income eligibility, payment rates, and family copayments in community-based settings
· Contributing to the development, maintenance, and regular updating of innovative methodologies to estimate the cost of operating high-quality ECCE programs across various settings, age groups, and regions and under differing policy and regulatory contexts
· Analyzing relevant data to assess the fiscal impact of policy changes in the Child Care Subsidy Program, Mixed Delivery Program, and Virginia Preschool Initiative
· Conducting analysis in response to requests from agency leadership, the Governor’s office, or members of the General Assembly
· Generating estimates of the cost to pilot new initiatives, test innovative policy reforms, and bring pilots to scale
· Contributing to research and evaluation efforts with external research partners to evaluate the impact of Virginia policy
· Monitoring and analyzing changes in state and federal policy contexts and support policy development
· Supporting the implementation of special projects and innovations

Minimum Qualifications

Selected candidate must have:
· Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills, including experience analyzing administrative and expenditure data
· Ability to flexibly use data to address policy questions, and generate conclusions with complex and incomplete data
· Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Excel to clean and analyze data
· Knowledge and/or experience on the impact of childcare policy on diverse populations and how to advance policies that meet the needs of the most vulnerable children and families
· Strong project management skills
· Ability to produce products to highlight data insights (e.g., documents, slides and/or briefs) for diverse audiences
· Ability to manage multiple assignments with critical deadlines and to work collaboratively in a team situation
· Ability to effectively present technical and complex information to various audiences
· Ability to use word processing, spreadsheets, presentation software, and online data collection systems, and EWP-Position Description & Performance Plan Revised

Additional Considerations

Additional Considerations Include:
· Experience conducting state and/or federal policy analysis
· Experience with Tableau
· Knowledge and understanding of child care policy and practice
· Knowledge of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) or the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
A résumé will be accepted in lieu of a completed state application. Applications submitted via e-mail, postal service, fax or hand-delivered will not be considered. Successful candidates must pass a criminal background check. Commonwealth of Virginia employees may have teleworking options available. Final teleworking agreements will be reviewed and approved upon hire.
Commonwealth’s Alternate Hiring Process:
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to prove their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: https://www.vadars.org/drs.cpid/PWContact.aspx, or call DARS at 800-552-5019.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview process. For assistance call: (804) 225-2021, [TTY: 786-8389]
Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply. The Virginia Department of Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages diversity within its workforce.

Contact Information

Name: Ernest Barnes

Phone: 804-923-0956

Email: ernest.barnes@doe.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.