POSITION DESCRIPTION
POSITION: Chief, Impact and Engagement
DEPARTMENT: Impact & Engagement
REPORTS TO: Deputy Executive Director
WORK LOCATION: Arlington, Virginia
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Exempt
POSITION STATUS: Regular, Full-time

Child Care Aware® of America is our nation’s leading voice for child care. We work with more than 400 state and local Child Care Resource and Referral agencies to ensure that families in every community have access to quality, affordable child care.

SUMMARY OF POSITION:
The Chief Impact and Engagement Officer will oversee Brand, Development and Partnership strategy for the organization. The Chief Impact and Engagement Officer will lead the organization’s mission-driven strategic direction internally and externally by partnering with other Chiefs to formalize the Brand and Development process with an emphasis on gaining new corporate clients, develop synergies across the organization and establish greater transparency for staff carrying out CCAoA’s strategy. Specific areas of expert focus include brand and development strategic foresight, facilitation of organizational business and brand growth plans, and implementation of processes to target customers. Partnership with, and oversight of, business lines and products is a core component of this position.

Position Duties and Responsibilities:
• Responsible for creation and execution of CCAoA’s brand image, experience, and promise.
• Create brand awareness and lead business development initiatives for the organization, including attracting new customers, developing proposals for foundation grants and contracts, and identifying fundraising and sponsorship opportunities.
• Facilitate business growth by working together with internal product owners and department leadership (policy, parent and provider services, technology, and membership, etc.).
• In partnership with all departments, facilitate business growth and lead implementation of brand strategy across all initiatives under our strategic plan.
• Supervise the development staff to build, support, and maintain a substantive fund development plan aligned with our strategic direction, in partnership with the development team.
• Promote knowledge sharing throughout the organization by strengthening links and improving integration among departments in the organization to improve business development synergy and growth.
• Develop and promote collaborative tools to facilitate sharing of ideas and work among internal teams and external partners.
• Supervisory responsibilities of key staff with oversight of marketing, communications, partnerships and events at CCAoA.