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Role Status: Contractor Role, average 15-20 hours/week
Location: In office at VECF offices in Richmond, Virginia or Remote
Compensation: Commensurate with experience; hourly rate is anticipated to be $75/hour
Organization:
The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF) is a statewide non-profit public-private partnership with the vision that every region in Virginia will ensure opportunities for all families with young children to thrive. Its mission is to serve as the non-partisan steward of Virginia’s promise for early childhood success. In partnership with key state agencies, VECF supports the work of local communities and regions in strengthening their early childhood systems. The Foundation provides competitive grants and technical assistance to regional early childhood initiatives formed to build capacity and infrastructure in local communities for delivery of high-quality early childhood programs.
Contractor Role Overview:
The ECCE Business Academy Support Contractor will play a significant role in VECF’s efforts to position the Business Academy as a resource for the child care industry. The Business Academy budgeting tool was developed for use by ECCE site leaders in Virginia, with support from a VECF contractor. The purpose for its development and utilization by ECCE site leaders is to inform their consideration of using tuition funding they receive for delivery of ECCE services to intentionally and over time achieve competitive compensation for early educators. Eventual pay parity with elementary school teachers promises to increase stability and quality in the early educator workforce that will in turn reduce costs and increase revenue to ECCE sites. Lower turnover and improved ability to attract and retain teachers in classrooms and steady payment for services in open/operating classrooms will stabilize the productive operation and sustainability of ECCE sites. The Business Academy builds budgeting skills and provides a clear and adaptable view of the direct impact implementing teacher pay targets will have on sites’ overall budgets. This position requires a dynamic individual who can balance administrative precision with strategic leadership. This role demands a high level of strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement, and adaptive leadership to navigate complex and evolving project landscapes.
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership and Coordination
- In collaboration with other VECF staff, consider how the Business Academy can fit within a broader agenda to strengthen Virginia’s ECCE leaders’ capabilities to increase compensation of the ECCE workforce
- Lead communications and coordination with external contractors. Provide strategic oversight to address emerging questions and ensure seamless execution.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive planning and problem-solving.
- Prepare funder reports with insights on program impact and sustainability when requested.
- Contribute to monitoring and evaluation efforts to measure the impact of the Business Academy, support continuous improvement, and inform scale-up and relevant policy development and change.
Program Execution
- Monitor timelines, deliverables, and engagement to meet key milestones.
- Facilitate data collection and evaluation to inform scaling and replication strategies.
- Respond to inquiries from external contractor, internal staff and Ready Region representatives with thoughtful and timely solutions.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 3+ years proven track record of successful project management, program support and/or operations roles
- Ability to problem-solve, self-direct, and manage workload
- Ability to balance multiple demands, exhibit strong task management skills, find efficiencies, and be flexible in handling last-minute needs and changes
- Outstanding organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to meet strict timeframes
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills for varied audiences.
- Proficiency in Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., education, public administration, nonprofit management).
- Familiarity with Virginia’s early childhood education system and/or Ready Region network.
- Experience working with contractors and navigating complex project environments.
Physical Requirements and Work Environment:
- Prolonged sitting and computer use, occasional walking or standing
- Occasional light lifting (up to 15 lbs)
Interested contractors should submit a resume, cover letter, and three professional references to Jobs@vecf.org by Friday, September 19th. Interviews may be scheduled on a rolling basis as applications are received and contractors are identified for potential fit.
VECF maintains a drug-free workplace.
Last Updated: 08.29.2025
Position Status: Exempt, Full-Time (1.0 FTE)
Location: In office at VECF offices in Richmond, Virginia with one remote day a week. Position may be considered for fully remote or hybrid for candidates who live outside the Richmond area.
Reports to: Vice President, Operations
Compensation: Commensurate with experience; anticipated salary is $68,000 – $75,000 plus benefits valued at more than 25% of salary
Organization:
The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF) is a statewide non-profit public-private partnership with the vision that every region in Virginia will ensure opportunities for all families with young children to thrive. Its mission is to serve as the non-partisan steward of Virginia’s promise for early childhood success. In partnership with key state agencies, VECF supports the work of local communities and regions in strengthening their early childhood systems. The Foundation provides competitive grants and technical assistance to regional early childhood initiatives formed to build capacity and infrastructure in local communities for delivery of high-quality early childhood programs.
Job Overview:
This role delivers responsive customer service and guidance to grantees and partners, while ensuring that communications and resources are kept up to date across digital platforms. It provides essential project and administrative support, maintaining accurate grant and operational records. Additionally, the position contributes to the Mixed Delivery program through meeting facilitation, collaboration with state partners, and strategic support to strengthen grantee capacity.
Key Responsibilities:
Customer Service
- Serve as the primary point of contact for finance and operations matters for grantees and partners, responding to inquiries promptly
- Keep online resource and communication portals current with project resources, updates, frequently asked questions, meeting recordings, and other helpful information for grantees and partners
- Send reminders to grantees and partners regarding report due dates, technical assistance opportunities, and other relevant updates and deadlines
- Gather information for, draft, and format weekly Mixed Delivery emails
Information and Project Management
- Develop and manage operational project management processes, including those related to Ready Regions’ Mixed Delivery applications; development of annual foundational documents such as contract templates, Mixed Delivery Program Guidelines, etc.; and reporting
- Keep project management systems updated with current status of project budgets, reports, and other operations related documentation
- Provide administrative and operations support for internal teams including contact management, meeting scheduling, registration coordination, and routing emails
- Update and develop project forms and processes in grants management system
- Assist with formatting documents for Ready Regions’ and ECCE sites’ use
- Assist with data entry, contract management, and invoice review
- Facilitate the creation and submission of grant reports to funders by coordinating data collection, drafting narrative content, and ensuring compliance with reporting requirements and deadlines
Mixed Delivery Program Support
- Serve as liaison for the Finance & Operations team by participating in and contributing to internal Community Network team meetings and external stakeholder meetings with state partners and grantees
- Support the Mixed Delivery Program Manager in strategic and operational duties furthering the capacity building of grantees, including tracking grant deliverables and providing feedback
- Assist with event planning, both online and occasional in person, including coordinating location
Minimum Qualifications:
- 3+ years proven track record of successful project management, program support and/or operations roles
- Ability to problem-solve, self-direct, and manage workload
- Ability to balance multiple demands, exhibit strong task management skills, find efficiencies, and be flexible in handling last-minute needs and changes
- Outstanding organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to meet strict timeframes
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills for varied audiences.
- Proficiency in Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., education, public administration, nonprofit management).
- Familiarity with Virginia’s early childhood education system and/or Ready Region network.
- Experience working with consultants and navigating complex project environments.
Physical Requirements and Work Environment:
- Prolonged sitting and computer use, occasional walking or standing
- Occasional light lifting (up to 15 lbs)
Interested candidates should submit a resume, cover letter, and three professional references to Jobs@vecf.org by 10/30/25. Interviews may be scheduled on a rolling basis as applications are received and applicants are identified for potential fit.
VECF is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. VECF maintains a drug-free workplace.
Last Updated: 09.10.2025
Role Status: Contractor role, average 20 hours/week
Location: In office at VECF offices in Richmond, Virginia or Remote
Overseen by: VECF’s Coordinated Enrollment Manager
Compensation: Commensurate with experience; hourly rate is anticipated to be $75/hour
Organization:
The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF) is a statewide non-profit public-private partnership with the vision that every region in Virginia will ensure opportunities for all families with young children to thrive. Its mission is to serve as the non-partisan steward of Virginia’s promise for early childhood success. In partnership with key state agencies, VECF supports the work of local communities and regions in strengthening their early childhood systems. The Foundation provides competitive grants and technical assistance to regional early childhood initiatives formed to build capacity and infrastructure in local communities for delivery of high-quality early childhood programs.
Contractor Role Overview:
The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF) seeks a self-directed and technically skilled candidate for the contractor role of Technology Support Specialist (or “Specialist”) to support regional partners in using the Virginia Ready to Find Childcare Marketplace platform. The Virginia Ready to Find Childcare Marketplace platform is an innovative IT SaaS strategy for:
- Improving access to early childhood care and education (ECCE) programs for Virginia families and
- Maximizing enrollments for ECCE programs
Working closely with VECF’s Coordinated Enrollment (CE) Manager, the Specialist will act as an intermediary between the technology vendor (BridgeCare) and VECF grantees and partners who use the platform (Ready Regions staff and community partners), and will teach/guide grantees and partners to use the platform; create resources; develop training and other supports to support consistent, user-friendly experiences; and collaborate/ troubleshoot with BridgeCare to continuously improve and address challenges related to the platform itself.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide end-user support, training, and technical assistance to Ready Regions teams
- Work with BridgeCare to improve the platform and address issues/challenges
- Support the CE Manager in system reviews, process evaluation, tracking progress, etc.
- Prepare reports, meeting notes, and data visualizations to support partners and the CE Manager
Minimum Qualifications:
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in designing and implementing training or resources which support user experiences with technology and/or in technology development
- Ability to prioritize, organize, and document data and system information for future reference
- Proficiency with cloud technology solutions
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills for varied audiences.
- Proficiency in Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with early care and education, particularly coordinated enrollment strategies
- Experience with the Virginia platform or other coordinated enrollment platforms
- Proficiency with SQL
- Experience with BI/visualization tools like Google Data Dashboards or Tableau
Physical Requirements and Work Environment:
- Prolonged sitting and computer use, occasional walking or standing
- Occasional light lifting (up to 15 lbs)
Interested contractors should submit a resume, cover letter, and three professional references to Jobs@vecf.org by Friday, September 19th. Interviews may be scheduled on a rolling basis as applications are received and contractors are identified for potential fit.
VECF maintains a drug free workplace.
Last Updated: 08.28.2025