Senior Advisor, Partnerships and Funding
ADMINISTRATOR VI
Recruitment #25-007876-0001
Department | Governor's Office for Children |
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Date Opened | 1/8/2025 4:00:00 PM |
Filing Deadline | 1/22/2025 11:59:00 PM |
Salary | $84,229 – $107,801/year |
Employment Type |
Full-Time
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HR Analyst | Leah Lastner |
Work Location |
Anne Arundel
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Introduction
The Governor's Office for Children serves as a central coordinating office to support the well-
being of children and families and reduce the number of children living in poverty, which
requires a holistic, coordinated approach within State government and across public and private
sectors at the federal, State, and local levels. The Governor's Office for Children will lead
statewide efforts to build a comprehensive and efficient network of supports, programs, and
services for children and their families in order to promote social and emotional well-being,
reduce food insecurity, combat youth homelessness, expand access to health services, improve
educational outcomes and job readiness, expand access to good jobs, and increase economic
opportunity in sustainable ways in jurisdictions that historically have experienced
underinvestment. The Governor's Office for Children will also work with multi-sector partners to
implement place-based strategies designed to provide "cradle to career" access to high quality
education and care; connect workers to high quality jobs; enable family-sustaining income and
access to affordable high quality housing, child care and health care, including reproductive,
maternal, behavioral and mental health care; and increase community health and safety.
This is a contractual position.
To apply, please submit your resume to Melissa Duke (melissa.duke@maryland.gov) by the deadline, Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at 11:59PM ET. The subject line should read: (YOUR NAME – Senior Advisor, Partnerships and Funding).
GRADE
21
LOCATION OF POSITION
Annapolis, MD
POSITION DUTIES
General Purpose: The Senior Advisor for Partnerships and Funding serves as an advisor and
liaison between the Governor’s Office for Children and the the Children’s Cabinet, local
governments, and philanthropic organizations and drives the state strategy around ENOUGH
as an all-of-government approach.
The Senior Advisor for Partnerships and Funding will collaborate with leaders across state
government to drive the ENOUGH “all-of-government” approach and will harness learnings from
the ENOUGH Program to design and implement policy and programmatic initiatives across
state government that improve services and opportunities for children and their families. This
role will lead the “ENOUGH Liaison” Children’s Cabinet working group, will lead GOC’s fiscal
mapping strategy, and will work closely with the ENOUGH program team and GOC’s Policy
Team to ensure that plans are aligned and driving towards the same goals.
This role will also manage public-private partnerships for the GOC and will be responsible for
working with the Governor’s Office to set strategy around private partnerships and develop
project plans and program reports to maximize private investment in ENOUGH.
The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, has experience managing complex
projects with many stakeholders, has excellent communication abilities, policy expertise , and a
deep understanding of both public and private sector dynamics. The Moore-Miller Administration
is seeking a leader with a passion for ending childhood poverty and ensuring a future in which
all children in Maryland can reach their full potential.
Responsibilities:
Develop cycles of learning between state government and communities to implement
ENOUGH’s All-of-government approach
- Help to drive interagency processes with sub-cabinet agency staff to develop and implement ideas and initiatives designed to ensure that all state agencies are maximizing investment in strategies that promote child well-being and economic mobility.
- Manage Children’s Cabinet working groups
- Ensure incorporation of stakeholder input into the development of GOC’s initiatives and programs. Support stakeholder engagement with relevant agency staff to ensure effective implementation of services and programs.
- Inform policy and implementation efforts designed to improve services and opportunities for children related to access to government supports and benefits, including CTC, EITC, nutrition and health services, housing, transportation, and community development programs, workforce and job readiness programs, and support for entrepreneurs. Conduct research, meet with experts, draft proposals.
- Engage with senior administration leaders to coordinate statewide strategy to dismantle child poverty
- Manage the Governor’s Office for Children’s Fiscal Mapping work and integrate learnings from fiscal mapping into state policy and strategy around child poverty
- Serve as a key spokesperson for the ENOUGH initiative with agency partners
- Liaison between GOC and funders to stand up partnerships in Maryland
- Respond to needs of the GOC and Office of the Governor regarding public/private partnerships (charts, one pagers, meeting updates, memos, etc.)
- Monitor partnership, ensuring lines of communication and reporting remain consistent, and provide recommendations for improvement.
- Foster relationships with key stakeholders in all sectors.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for all partnership-related inquiries for the GOC.
- Identify, evaluate, and pursue strategic partnership opportunities with public and private entities.
- Support rigorous technical assistance plans that leverage local and national expertise, including external partnerships managed by Maryland State Agencies, to support neighborhoods experiencing concentrated poverty.
- Develop cycles of learning between state governments, private partnerships, and communities.
- Support the development and reporting of KPIs aligned with partnerships
- Engage and manage support of consultants engaged in public private partnerships
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
- At least 5 years of experience in public policy, preferably in a government or political setting
- Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to analyze and interpret data
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion in all matters
- Flexibility to work outside of regular business hours, as needed
DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree preferred
EXAMINATION PROCESS
The assessment may consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience related to the requirements of the position. It is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application. Please report all experience and education that is related to this position.
BENEFITS
FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS
To apply, please submit your resume to Melissa Duke (melissa.duke@maryland.gov) by the deadline, Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at 11:59PM ET. The subject line should read: (YOUR NAME – Senior Advisor, Partnerships and Funding).
The State of Maryland is committed to diversity among its staff, and recognizes that its continued success requires the highest commitment to obtaining and retaining a diverse staff that provides the best quality services to supporters and constituents. The State of Maryland is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or disability, or any other legally protected basis. The State of Maryland is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in the hiring process and on the job, as required by applicable law. The State of Maryland will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination and any such conduct is strictly prohibited.