Join Us at Agenda for Children

Thanks for your interest in joining our team! Agenda for Children is made up of a group of dedicated professionals who are working together to improve the lives of children and families in Louisiana.

We currently have one position open:

Director, Early Childhood Professional Development Institute    

The Director, working collaboratively within the organization, manages a team of approximately 20 people. Through strong leadership and effective management, the Director:

• Establishes the professional development institute as the “go to” organization in the state for high quality training and job-embedded professional development for early childhood educators, reflecting current evidence from research and practice. 

• Ensures that Agenda’s early care and education programs, training, and technical assistance reflect cutting-edge practices and innovative strategies to support continuous quality improvement of teachers and overall early childhood education program quality. 

• Demonstrates ability to work collaboratively with other organizations to support and increase the number of high quality of early childhood programs in the state. 

• Demonstrates strong grasp of the financing of early childhood programs in order to achieve continuous quality improvement.

• Ensures mission-focused, cost-effective day-to-day operations of the organization, through supervising and mentoring staff, fiscal management (e.g., develop and monitor budgets, contract management), planning and execution.