Vice President of Leadership & Community

About the Role EveryChild California is seeking a visionary, growth-minded leader to serve as our Vice President of Leadership & Community. In this executive role, you will shape statewide leadership strategy, drive membership expansion across California's early care and education (ECE) sector, and build powerful cross-sector partnerships. EveryChild California is the state's leading membership organization dedicated to advancing quality early care and education. We believe strong leaders build strong programs, and strong programs change children's lives. As our Vice President of Leadership & Community, you'll set the strategic direction for statewide leadership initiatives, membership growth, and regional engagement, cultivate partnerships with agencies and organizations across California, and help shape the future of leadership in early childhood education. You'll also directly supervise our Community Engagement Coordinator, who leads the day-to-day community engagement work. What You'll Do Lead statewide leadership development initiatives. Set strategy and drive growth for EveryChild California's membership base. Build regional networks and set direction for regional engagement activities across California. Directly supervise and support our Community Engagement Coordinator, with the opportunity to grow the team over time. Build strategic partnerships with public, private, and nonprofit organizations. Create innovative leadership learning opportunities. Strengthen member engagement and professional networks. Represent EveryChild California throughout the state. We're Looking For Someone Who Is a collaborative and strategic leader. Loves building authentic relationships. Understands membership growth and community building. Understands adult learning and leadership development. Can move ideas into action across a large and diverse state. Is passionate about strengthening California's early childhood workforce. Why EveryChild California? You'll join a passionate, mission-driven team working to improve outcomes for children by investing in the leaders who serve them. Our collaborative culture values innovation, equity, continuous learning, and meaningful relationships. If you're excited about building leadership, growing membership, fostering community across every region of California, and creating partnerships that make a statewide impact, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and help shape the future of early childhood leadership in California. How to Apply To apply, please submit the following materials to A current resume A cover letter describing your experience in leadership development, community engagement, policy development, or a related field, and explaining why this role and EveryChild California's mission resonate with you A writing sample of one to two pages that reflects your professional voice and capacity to communicate with a field-level audience (previously published work, a memo, a presentation narrative, or similar is acceptable) Supplemental Questions: Responses to the following supplemental questions (no more than one page total): What is your leadership philosophy, and how has it shaped the way you develop others and build community within an organization or field? Describe a time you contributed to policy development, advocacy, or systems-level work. What was your role and what did you learn from that experience? What is your vision for what leadership development in California's publicly funded early care and education field should look like, and how does that vision align with the work you hope to do in this role? Describe your experience using data or metrics to inform program, membership, or community decisions. What did you measure, why, and what did you do with what you learned? Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Priority consideration will be given to applications received by September 24, 2026. The position will remain open until filled. For questions about this opportunity, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io . #J-18808-Ljbffr EveryChild California