Early Childhood Program Manager

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Early Childhood Program Manager

Job Title: Early Childhood Program Manager

Hours: Full Time

Compensation: $60,000 to $70,000 + Full Benefits

Work Location
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Hybrid, must be based in Chattanooga / Hamilton County, TN

Reports To
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Chattanooga 2.0, Chief Operating Officer

About Chattanooga 2.0 and Early Matters: Chattanooga 2.0 is a change making agency in Hamilton County, TN. Our work involves the collaboration of dozens of organizational and community leaders across sectors, who began work in 2015 with the goal to transform education and workforce outcomes. We at the Chattanooga 2.0 backbone organization lead and support partners in proving the impact of innovative and evidence-based strategies, aligning policy and practice, and measuring results.

We do this with the end goal of ensuring all children and youth in the county receive a quality education and career opportunities that help them realize their full potential.

Early Matters Chattanooga is Chattanooga 2.0's early childhood action team made up of 45 local early organizations invested in positive early childhood outcomes. The group was formed in 2016 with the vision that Chattanooga-Hamilton County will be the best place in the nation for a child to be born and raised. To achieve this, the organizations are working together to build a coordinated early childhood system focused on equitable access to quality early care and learning resources.

Our early childhood work is grounded in the belief that every child should have the conditions needed for a healthy, happy childhood and a strong start in life—including nurturing relationships, healthy development, high-quality early learning, supported families, and communities equipped to help children thrive.

About the Early Childhood Program Manager Role:

The Early Childhood Program Manager supports the implementation and coordination of Chattanooga 2.0’s early childhood initiatives by managing partner engagement, coordinating collaborative meetings, and overseeing day-to-day program operations connected to early childhood systems-building efforts across Hamilton County. This role serves as a bridge between strategy and implementation, helping ensure that community partnerships, family engagement efforts, and workforce initiatives move from planning into coordinated action.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys turning ideas into action, managing details, following through on commitments, and keeping multiple initiatives moving at once.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer & Early Childhood Strategy Lead, the manager will support initiatives connected to early learning, family supports, and child care workforce development, including the Early Matters Action Team, the Ready, Set, Kindergarten campaign, Neighborhood Parent Councils, and the Quality Matters Fund. Responsibilities include coordinating logistics, communication, implementation tracking, partner engagement, and facilitation support across multiple collaborative initiatives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Coordinating and supporting facilitation of the Early Matters Action Team and related working groups
• Managing implementation and logistics for the Ready, Set, Kindergarten campaign
• Supporting Neighborhood Parent Council implementation, communication, and partner coordination
• Managing operational components of the Quality Matters Fund, including participant communication, documentation, and reporting
• Supporting meeting preparation, agendas, follow-up actions, and partner engagement
• Assisting with grant deliverables, reporting, and project coordination
• Build trusted relationships across child care providers, schools, nonprofits, government agencies, funders, families, and other community partners, recognizing that…