[Hiring] Senior Manager, Fiscal Mapping @Children's Funding Project

Role Description

Children’s Funding Project is hiring a Senior Manager, Local Fiscal Mapping, to grow our local fiscal mapping portfolio while helping advocates use fiscal data to improve outcomes for children and youth across the country. In this role, you’ll work with local clients and partners to design, build, and effectively use fiscal maps to generate more dedicated funding for kids. This is a new, full-time, exempt position reporting to the Vice President, Implementation and Impact.

Responsibilities

• Project Design & Implementation:
  • Design, implement, and support the successful use of grant-funded and client-commissioned fiscal maps.
  • Acquire public budget/finance data; perform complex data cleaning, coding, and analyses.
  • Create visualizations and recommendations to advance local policy and revenue goals.
  • Collaborate across teams to support the integration of local fiscal mapping data into revenue generation and strategic public financing work.
  • Create and manage project workplans, ensuring high-quality delivery on time and within budget.
  • Support continuous quality improvement of our fiscal mapping methodology and tools.
• Client Development & Revenue Generation:
  • Identify opportunities for custom consulting projects that combine policy and systems knowledge with strategic public financing approaches.
  • Build relationships and develop scopes of work for prospective local fiscal map clients.
  • Contribute to the development of proposals to foundations and other investors in our fiscal data infrastructure work.
• Strategic Analysis & Guidance:
  • Analyze, synthesize, and disseminate local fiscal mapping findings and recommended practices.
  • Serve as a thought partner and strategic advisor to local fiscal mapping clients and partners.
  • Contribute to internal fiscal mapping strategy and planning.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in social sciences, education, finance, public policy, social work, or a related field is required.
• A master’s or professional degree in a relevant field (e.g., public policy) is preferred.
• 6-10 years of experience in the government, nonprofit, or human services sector.
• Preference for candidates with prior experience in education, child and youth policy/systems, or strategy consulting.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local funding for children and youth.
• Technical experience developing local fiscal maps strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data analysis software such as Excel, Power BI, Data Wrapper, and/or Tableau.
• Excellent communication skills, with an emphasis on stakeholder management and community engagement.
• Experience fostering a supportive and inclusive team culture.
• Commitment to continuous learning and proactive feedback loops.

Requirements

• Comfortable with developing and communicating policy recommendations.
• Actively seeks opportunities for professional growth and improvement through ongoing training and professional development.

Benefits

• The hiring range for the Senior Manager position is $90,000 - $101,250.
• Children’s Funding Project offers a generous benefits package.
• A great (and growing!) team.
• A working environment that emphasizes professional development and growth.

Company Description

Children’s Funding Project is a nonprofit social impact organization that helps communities, states, and Native nations expand equitable opportunities for children and youth through strategic public financing.