Early Childhood Comprehensive System of Personnel Development Lead

The State of Hawaii, Department of Health, is seeking a contractor to serve as the Early Childhood Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) Lead. The CSPD Lead will work closely with the CSPD Leadership Team and CSPD Workgroup Teams to design and sustain a CSPD for the Early Childhood workforce that supports children from birth to five years old with special needs and their families. The contractor will provide day-to-day coordination, implementation, and project management functions for all of Hawaii's CSPD efforts. The contract period is from August 1, 2026, to June 30, 2031. Key responsibilities include: * Supporting day-to-day coordination, implementation, and project management functions for all of Hawaii's CSPD efforts * Working closely and collaboratively with the CSPD Leadership Team, CSPD Workgroup Teams, and partners on designing and implementing CSPD work plans * Planning, coordinating, and facilitating CSPD Leadership Team meetings and other CSPD workgroup meetings * Ensuring that the CSPD workgroups complete the ECPC-CSPD Self-Assessment annually to identify areas in need of strengthening the CSPD priorities * Engaging and maintaining key relationships with CSPD stakeholders, partner individuals, and organizations to encourage their participation in the CSPD work * Facilitating conversations with those with real-life expertise across the State of Hawaii to strengthen CSPD priorities * Conducting and/or commissioning research support, as necessary * Updating and finalizing Hawaii's CSPD Business Plan * Tracking, monitoring, and reporting on all of Hawaii's CSPD activities * Developing and disseminating outreach and educational materials related to the CSPD * Using the ECPC materials as organizing tools to work with CSPD teams and partners * Maintaining the organization of all CSPD materials in a centralized, easy-to-access location * Maintaining Hawaii's CSPD website, which may include regularly updating content to help communicate Hawaii's CSPD mission, share materials and products developed by each of the workgroups, and share Hawaii's CSPD successes with stakeholders * Regularly communicating and/or meeting with EIS to provide progress updates on deliverables