Director of Employer Child Care Partnerships

• Location 6001 EUCLID AVE STE 200,Cleveland, OH, ,United States
• Base Pay $75,000.00 - $80,000.00 / Year
• Employee Type FT Exempt

Department:
Impact

FLSAStatus: Exemptor Consultant

Job Status: Full
- Time

Thisrolemaybeeither Full Time  Exempt or a Consultant. Salary range is $75,annually for

FullTime Employee.

Aboutthe Organizations

Starting
Point

Starting Point connects families to quality childcare,strengthenstheearly childhood workforce, and builds community partnerships that support

childrenandfamiliesthroughout Northeast Ohio.

Early Matters NEO

Early Matters NEO is a growing cross-sectorcollaborativeadvancingpublic and private action to ensure that quality, affordable child care drives workforce

participation, employer competitiveness, and economic growth.

This role is 50% Director of Employer Child Care Partnerships, serving as Starting Point’s leadambassadorandtrustedadvisortoemployers.

The Directorwillbuildastrong employer pipeline, promote the Ohio Business Partnership and related services, and guide employers from initial interest through implementation and ongoing participation.

The role is also 50% Early Matters NEO Collaborative Manager, responsible for coordinating day-to-day work, partner commits, and shared priorities. The Manager will support awareness-building, learning and engagement, and employer activation, with the strongest emphasis on moving employers to action.

• Develop and execute an employer outreach plan, including priority sectors,target organizations,referral channels,andannualgoals.
• Buildrelationshipswithexecutives,humanresourcesandbenefitsleaders, andotherdecision-makerstoassessworkforceandchildcareneeds.
• Connect child care solutions to recruitment, attendance, retention, productivity,andemployeeloyalty.
• Promote the Ohio Business Partnershipandrelated Starting Point  services in clear business terms.
• Guideemployersthroughonboardingandimplementation,including communications,referrals,information sessions,andongoingsupport.
• Develop referral and partnership channels with chambers, HR networks, workforce organizations, benefits brokers, public agencies, and employer intermediaries.
• Maintain the employer pipeline and CRM; track outreach, decisions, participation, outcomes, and follow-up.
• Gatheremployerfeedback, outcome data, success stories, andmarket insights to improve services and messaging.
• Represent Starting Point at business events, workforce forums, and public presentations.
• Manage the EMNEO workplan, calendar, priorities, deliverables, partner commitments, and follow-up.
• Planandfacilitate Core Team meetings ,Collaborative calls,andother convenings, including agendas, materials, speakers, notes, and action items.
• Coordinate communications partners to keep employer messaging, website content,andoutreachmaterialscurrentandwidelyshared.
• Engage employers,intermediaries,civic leaders,workforce and economic development organizations, early childhood partners, and public officials.
• Recruit employers to adopt workplace childcare solutions, participate in peer learning, and serve as visible champions.
• Coordinate with the Executive Director of PRE4
  
  CLEand assigned partner son advocacy strategy, translating policy priorities into clear employer actions.
• Connect partners,identifyopportunitiesforjointaction,andkeepthe collaborationalignedaroundsharedgoals.
• Track participation, employer commitments, advocacy opportunities, progress, and results; provide concise updates to EMNEO leaders and funders.

• Consultative business-development mindset: able to open doors, uncover needs, make a compelling case, and move relationships toward action.
• Strong relationship-buildingskillswithexecutives,humanresourcesleaders, employers, and cross-sector partners.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage two connected work streams, multiple partners, deadlines, and follow-up.
• Excellent facilitation, public speaking, meeting management, writing, and presentation skills.
• Ability to translate complex child care, workforce, program, and…