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About Children First
Children First, formerly Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY), is a dynamic child advocacy organization focused on improving the lives of children by building support and momentum to improve local, state and/or federal policies that can promote racial and economic equity for children as they grow up in southeastern Pennsylvania. Our small staff is a group of highly motivated individuals who are passionate about improving the lives of children and youth. Through bipartisan advocacy, we have a record of winning scale level changes that do just that. To be successful at Children First you must enjoy collaborating and helping coworkers do their best and contribute to a respectful workplace that values a commitment to racial diversity, having fun, and making an impact.

 

Children First has 2 open positions:

Communications Director

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职位摘要

We are seeking a talented communications professional with experience creating and deploying strategies that penetrate social media portals and traditional media, creating news and effecting the public narrative, writing persuasively and incisively, conceptualizing simple and interesting graphic images of data and messages, and a burning passion for deploying the tools of advocacy to improve the lives of children. Our work is dynamic and requires a communications professional who understands the need to be responsive to external events and effectively juggle tasks so that large efforts and advocacy goals continue to be advanced.

关键职责:

  • Build and maintain relationships with the reporters who are assigned to beats that align with our work and stay abreast of current news in the five counties and the capitol press corps to connect our work with emerging or breaking news at the county or state-level.
  • Write effective media advisories, pitch messages and press releases that attract media coverage of our events, reports and stories; and write strong press releases that enable reporters to rapidly cover an issue or an event and enable news outlets to readily use the content of releases for stories where space and time permit.
  • Lead Children First’s digital advocacy by:
    • Directing strategic development, implementation, and assessment of Children First’s organic digital engagement through social media, email, website content, and other platforms. Ensure alignment with platform capabilities, content relevance, and current trends.
    • Build the reach of Children First’s Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram presence, ensuring state of the art use of these platforms that stimulate engagement.
  • Write and produce the biannual newsletter, including finalizing all content and assembling graphics and photo images.
  • Work with colleagues on the development of reports, events, or campaigns to hone the narrative, talking points and narrative development tools so that when anything “goes live” it is accompanied with a thoughtful media strategy. Participate in the communications subcommittee of coalitions advocating for school funding, early learning supports and more.
  • Maintain a depth of knowledge about the issues Children First has at the forefront of its advocacy by attending staff meetings, team meetings and carefully reviewing Children First research and public statements.
  • Track and share creative and effective child advocacy messaging campaigns from other states/cities and consider how those examples can be applied to our work.

资历,教育,经验和技能:

  • Experience understanding state/local media landscape
  • Experience using social media to drive policy advocacy
  • Advanced written and oral communication skills
  • Excellent proofreading skills
  • Spanish speaking a plus

Important Skills:

  • Strong and quick persuasive writing skills and effective oral communication skills for pitching stories and sharing ideas
  • Detail oriented
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects
  • Ability to work independently and with others and be a team player
  • Self-starter that checks in and collaborates
  • Works well under pressure
  • Proficiency with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Facebook targeting tools, Publisher, Canva,
    In-Design, and online meeting platforms like Zoom
  • Capacity to take good photos Children First events
  • Willingness to travel to communities across the region, access to a car and a valid driver’s license

Location:  Candidates should be local to the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area or willing to relocate.  This is a hybrid position requiring one full day in the office per week in addition to periodic in person meetings. 

向...报告: 执行董事

薪水: Between $90,000-95,000 depending on experience

应用: Resume and cover letter to info@childrenfirstpa.org.


幼儿教育政策总监

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职位摘要

Children First plays a leadership role in setting and advancing local and state policy priorities to create a high quality of system of supports for children under the age of five in Philadelphia and the surrounding Pennsylvania counties.  We are seeking to add a leader to our team with a proven track record of effectively leading stakeholder processes and coalitions to effect public will to improve public policy.

关键职责:

  • Lead the development and implementation of advocacy strategies to advance state and local policy priorities that meet the needs of infants, toddlers, and pre-school aged children by developing messaging documents, recruiting community leaders to participate in our advocacy, and creating and expanding broad based coalitions.
  • Mobilize people in Children First’s early childhood networks and parents/caregivers to shape health policy through civic engagement
  • Communicate with key policymakers about early childhood priorities
  • Monitor trends and collect and analyze data on early childhood policy in order to identify unmet needs and persistent challenges, and establish priority issues
  • Write and execute plans for dissemination of compelling reports that advance our early childhood policy goals
  • Supervise the early childhood team including the Racial Equity Coordinator, Provider Council Coordinator, and Advocacy Associate

资历,教育,经验和技能:

  • Knowledge of major PA state early childhood policy issues including Keystone Stars, Pre-K affordability and access, wages in the childcare sector, paid family leave, and racial equity
  • Experience understanding and advancing legislative goals and leading coalitions
  • Ability to organize, mobilize and facilitate widespread community participation
  • Proficiency in data analysis associated with health statistics, demographic analysis and related data-related research
  • Advanced written and oral communication skills
  • At least three years management experience with supervisory responsibilities
  • Experience using social media tools to boost advocacy impact
  • Strong desire to lead the early childhood team with a spirit of collaboration and empowering your team to help achieve team goals

Important Skills:

  • Ability to work independently and with others in a hybrid work environment
  • Works well under pressure while prioritizing and managing multiple projects
  • Detail oriented with the ability to collect, interpret, and simplify large datasets
  • Very strong written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to travel to communities across the region – must have driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle
  • Proficient in excel, word, google and social media platforms

向...报告: 执行董事

薪水: Between $100,000-110,000 depending on experience

应用: Resume and cover letter to info@childrenfirstpa.org.



实习机会

Children First interns gain knowledge and experience in child advocacy and public policy. Interns participate in all aspects of our work including attending rallies, conducting research on children’s issues and creating materials to support our  mission of providing better lives and life chances for children in southeastern Pennsylvania.  At this time, we are only able to offer unpaid internships that are needed as part of college course requirements.  For more information, contact: info at childrenfirstpa.org

Children First is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring.