Who We Are

Child & Family supports resilient families, vulnerable children, and elders throughout Rhode Island. Family preservation is an important goal of every program and service we provide. We believe that individuals and communities thrive when supported by strong families, and that a community works best when it accepts responsibility for all of its members. As one of the largest social service agencies in RI, we operate community engagement centers in Providence and Middletown. Our home-based and community-based programs bring services to individuals and families across RI.

Total Rewards

Paid time off: 12 holidays, 1 personal day, up to 4 weeks vacation, 5 - 12 sick and safe leave days
Blue Cross Blue Shield, Delta Dental, VSP Vision Care including coverage for domestic partners, spouses, and/or dependents
100% company paid health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) through London Health
Health and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) through London Health
Up to 2.5% company match and profit sharing 401K contributions
100% company paid Unum life, accidental death & dismemberment, and long term disability insurance
AFLAC supplemental insurance
C3 Wellbeing employee assistance program for staff, friends, and family
$2,000 - $4,000 annual bilingual stipends for oral and written proficiency in Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Russian, Khmer (must pass LTI assessment with Intermediate High ratings)
$2,000 - $3,000 employee referral bonus and $500 foster parent referral bonus
$1,200 annual tuition reimbursement
Ladders 2 Licensure opportunities
Scholarship opportunities
Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility
Clinical supervision for students and those working towards degrees/licensure
Shift differentials
Mileage reimbursement
Discounts: 50% childcare discount at Sandpipers early learning center, Nationwide pet insurance, Wishbone pet insurance, BJ's, Great Work Perks, T-Mobile

Employment Requirements

All offers of employment are contigent upon the successful completion of:

State criminal background check for RI (also known as the BCI)
National FBI Fingerprint Criminal History Check
RI Child Abuse and Neglect Registry Check (formerly known as a CANTS check)
State Sex Offender Registry (RISOR)
National Sex Offender Registry (NSOR)
Interstate Criminal, Sex Offender Registry, and Child Abuse and Neglect Registry (for any individual who has lived outside of Rhode Island in the previous five years)
Childcare staff: proof of vaccinations as required by the Rhode Island Department of Health
- 1 dose of Flu vaccine every year
- 2 doses of MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine
- 1 dose of Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccine
- 2 doses of Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine
Community based and residential staff that drive to, from, and/or with clients:
- Valid driver's license
- Acceptable driving record
- Valid vehicle registration
- Valid motor vehicle insurance
- Access to reliable transportation

Equal Employment Opportunity

Child & Family will not discriminate against any individual on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, color, race, creed, national origin, ancestry, religious persuasion, marital status, political belief, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, physical or mental disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations, genetic predisposition or genetic carrier status, or any other protected category under local, state, or federal law, nor will anyone receive special treatment for those reasons, except for reasonable accommodation as required by law. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

Affirmative Action

Child & Family strives to achieve a workforce that includes representation of qualified affirmative action group members in proportion to the qualified and available target group workforce in the community that we serve.

Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services

In order to provide equitable service delivery and go above and beyond equal opportunity requirements, our organization is committed to ensuring that all staff are able to perform the following cultural competencies:

Demonstrate the ability to communicate and effectively interact with people across cultures, ranges of ability, genders, ethnicities, and races.
Demonstrate knowledge of the history of discrimination in America, particularly as it relates to race and racism, and how this history has led to disparities experienced by marginalized communities such as BIPOC, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ communities, and others.
Demonstrate the ability to successfully deliver culturally responsive services.

VP of Grants, Strategy & Innovation

Middletown, RI

Full Time

Development & Communications

Experienced

Position Overview

The Vice President of Grants, Strategy, & Innovation leads the development, funding, and launch of programs and initiatives that respond to community needs and advance Child & Family’s mission. The role brings together program development, partnerships, grants and contracts, systems thinking, and project leadership to move opportunities from idea to implementation and sustainable impact.

Working across the organization and with community partners and people with lived experience, the Vice President builds the partnerships, resources, and structure needed to turn good ideas into action.

The Vice President reports directly to the President & CEO and serves as a member of the executive leadership team. The role provides executive-level leadership across multiple functions and levels of the organization, working in a highly matrixed environment with Finance, Development, Program Operations & Quality, senior program leaders, and other teams. With no direct reports at this time, the Vice President leads through influence, collaboration, and project leadership—bringing cross-functional teams together around shared goals, establishing clear roles, decision points, timelines, and accountability, and moving complex work forward while respecting the expertise and authority of leaders within their areas of responsibility.

Why Child & Family?

Child & Family is a great—and genuinely fun—place to work. We are a talented, creative team that cares deeply about our mission, one another, and doing excellent work. We value collaboration, curiosity, new ideas, and people willing to ask, “Is there a better way?”

With a 160-year legacy of looking forward, we continue to evolve with our communities, build new partnerships, and find better ways to meet changing needs. We offer the opportunity to do meaningful, innovative work in a culture where people are trusted to bring their expertise, encouraged to keep learning, and supported in turning good ideas into action.

What You’ll Do

Identify Opportunities & Develop Solutions

Partner with the President & CEO and executive leadership to identify opportunities that strengthen Child & Family’s impact, sustainability, and position within Rhode Island’s health and human services system.
Assess community needs and voice, policy and system trends, evidence and best practices, funding opportunities, partnerships, and risks—and translate what you learn into actionable recommendations.
Evaluate opportunities for mission alignment, community impact, financial sustainability, organizational capacity, feasibility, and risk.
Identify opportunities to diversify and strengthen revenue through grants and contracts, third-party reimbursement, public funding, partnerships, and other sustainable funding models.
Project manage the development of new programs, service models, partnerships, and systems initiatives from concept through design, funding, launch, and sustainability.

Build Partnerships & Secure Resources

Build strong cross-sector partnerships with government, community organizations, funders, providers, and other stakeholders.
Engage organizational leadership, direct-care staff, community partners, subject-matter experts, and people with lived experience in program and initiative development.
Lead Child & Family’s grant portfolio and maintain a strong pipeline of private foundation and municipal, state, and federal opportunities.
Serve as lead technical writer and project manager for complex grants, contracts, government RFPs, and major proposals.
Develop strong, implementable proposals and program models incorporating evidence, staffing, partnerships, budgets, outcomes, evaluation, and sustainability.

Lead Implementation & Accountability

Provide disciplined project leadership that moves complex initiatives from idea → design → funding → launch → measurable impact.
Establish clear scopes, work plans, timelines, milestones, responsibilities, decision points, and accountability.
Lead cross-functional teams, anticipate barriers and risks, and drive timely decisions and course correction.
Oversee the full grant lifecycle, including opportunity identification, proposal development, implementation, performance, reporting, closeout, and sustainability.
Ensure funded commitments transition successfully into operations and are monitored throughout implementation.

Use Evidence & Lead Collaboratively

Ensure strategy and proposals incorporate evidence-informed approaches, meaningful outcomes, performance measures, and appropriate evaluation.
Use data, community feedback, evaluation findings, and implementation experience to strengthen programs and inform future development.
Model servant leadership that values the expertise of staff, partners, communities, and people with lived experience.
Serve as both a senior advisor and hands-on leader—bringing curiosity, sound judgment, structure, accountability, humility, and a commitment to getting things done.

What You Bring

We are looking for an experienced leader who combines big-picture thinking with the ability to execute. You know how to recognize a promising opportunity, determine whether it makes sense, bring the right people together, secure the resources, and move it into action.

Successful candidates will bring:

Demonstrated experience developing complex programs or initiatives from concept through funding and implementation.
A strong track record securing significant competitive private and public funding, including complex grants, contracts, and government RFPs.
Strong project-management skills and experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders, deadlines, budgets, risks, and deliverables.
Systems thinking and the ability to understand the intersection of community need, policy, public systems, funding, partnerships, and service delivery.
Strong financial acumen, including program budgets, funding models, reimbursement, and sustainability.
Exceptional writing, communication, facilitation, and relationship-building skills.
Fluency in evidence-informed practice, outcomes, performance measurement, and evaluation.
Sound judgment, curiosity, initiative, accountability, and the ability to create structure in ambiguity.
A collaborative, strength-based leadership style grounded in humility, respect, continuous learning, and recognition of the expertise of others.

Experience & Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree in public administration, public health, social work, business, nonprofit management, health and human services, or a related field preferred.
Significant progressive leadership experience in program development, grants and contracts, project leadership, public systems, health and human services, nonprofit leadership, or a related field.
Demonstrated success securing and implementing significant private, municipal, state, and/or federal funding.
Experience working within or in partnership with government and community-based health and human service systems strongly preferred.
Formal project-management training or certification, including PMP certification, preferred.
Knowledge of Rhode Island’s health and human services landscape is highly desirable.

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