Working Title: Early Childhood Longitudinal Data System Lead / State Prog Admin Coordinator
Job Class: State Program Administrator, Coordinator
Agency: Children Youth & Families Dept
Job ID : 92670
Location : St. Paul
Telework Eligible : Yes
Full/Part Time : Full-Time
Regular/Temporary : Unlimited
Who May Apply : Open to all qualified job seekers. This vacancy is open for bids and for all qualified job seekers simultaneously. Bidders will be considered through 3/12/2026. Please note that to be considered a bidder, you must be a permanent, non-probationary DCYF employee in the same job classification as the position posted.
Date Posted : 03/06/2026
Closing Date : 03/20/2026
Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit : Children Youth & Families Dept / DCYF Central Office MAPE
Division/Unit : DCYF/EarlyLearningDataAnalytics&Ops
Work Shift: Day Shift
Work Hours : 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Days of Work : Monday - Friday
Travel Required : No
Salary Range: $37.26 - $55.42 / hourly; $77,798 - $115,716 / annually
Classified Status : Classified
Bargaining Unit/Union : 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE
FLSA Status : Exempt - Administrative
Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes
The Department of Children, Youth, and Families is unable to provide sponsorship for work visas. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States at the start of employment. DCYF does not participate in E-Verify.
The work you'll do is more than just a job.
At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.
* Telework (https://mn.gov/mmb-stat/policies/1422-telework.pdf) (Within Minnesota or neighboring states) and flexible hours options are available.
This position provides policy, data inclusion, relationship-building, and technology direction for the maintenance and expansion of Minnesota's early childhood integrated data system, the Early Childhood Longitudinal Data System (ECLDS). They manage and facilitate the governance process that ensures the data system generates information that is integrated, timely, relevant, accessible, and easy to use for continuous improvement, evaluation, and analysis and research to inform decision-making. This position provides support for the appropriate and widespread use of ECLDS resources. This position implements the ECLDS data strategy; coordinates data planning and modernization efforts; drives ECLDS product development decisions based on strategic analytics needs; and identifies and champions cross-product integration, synchronization, and alignment to strengthen Minnesota's ability to make data-driven decisions that improve child and family outcomes and to produce improved cross-administration collaboration and program results.
Responsibilities include:
Functions as the ECLDS Product Manager by leading the comprehensive and technical administration of ECLDS products and build internal capacity around new ways of working, coordinate partner engagement and communication, harmonize the effort with other cross-agency modernization initiatives and enterpriseframeworks,anddrivechange management and training development.
Identify and facilitate the exchange of data among participating state agencies by using standard data structures, formats, and definitions to ensure interoperability among the various levels and @types of data.
Provide business direction for the maintenance, expansion, and procedural and historicaldocumentationofECLDS.
LeadearlychildhoodprojectsandinitiativesthatutilizetheECLDStopromotedataliteracy,understanding,and application, and continuous improvement at both local and state levels.
Serve as an early childhood data technical expert on local, state, and national workgroups to represent the interests of the early childhood community in Minnesota.
Facilitate, maintain, and assess continued effectiveness of an ECLDS governance structure to create policies, makerecommendations,andadoptdecisionsregardingthefutureofthesystem.
Establish and maintain interpersonal and interagency relationships that build trust in the integrated data system and its applications.
OverseetheworkofECLDS by definingrolesandresponsibilities,including procedures for collecting, sharing, and publishing data in alignment with ECLDS governance preferences and MNIT security requirements.
Minimum Qualifications
To facilitate proper crediting, please ensure that your resume clearly describes your experience in the areas listed and indicates the beginning and ending month, day and year for each job held.
Four (4) years of advanced project management experience in public policy, social services, education, health, or related field. Experience must include the following:
Ability to provide strategic direction and foster a culture of process improvement, collaboration, learning and accountability.
Experience managing projects and writing and documenting processes.
Exceptional interpersonal and facilitation skills to build strong relationships and drive shared work across internal and external, as well as technical and non-technical, partners.
Experience promoting data literacy, understanding and application to a variety of audiences
Preferred Qualifications
Experience facilitating data governance.
Experience leading the exchange of data among partners, including standard data formats to ensure interoperability; security; and data sharing agreements.
Experience with data from programs impacting children and families, including economic assistance, care and education, child welfare, health, etc.
Experience project managing technical projects.
Variety of experiences working effectively with others from different backgrounds and cultures.
Additional Requirements
It is the policy of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families that the individual selected for this position successfully complete a background investigation prior to employment, that may include the following components:
Reference check
Criminal Background check
Fingerprinting check (MNJIS/CJIS)
Driver's License Check
Personnel File Review: all current and former public sector employees
Additional assessment may be required during the interview process
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.
Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us . Please indicate what assistance is needed.
