Early Childhood Longitudinal Data System Lead​/State Prog Admin Coordinator

Job Class:
State Program Administrator, Coordinator

• Telework Eligible:
  Yes
• Work Hours:
  
  8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Job Class:
State Program Administrator, Coordinator

Agency:
Children Youth & Families Dept

• Job
• 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/Early Learning Data Analytics &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:
  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 (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.

• 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 enterprise frameworks, and drive change 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 historical documentation of ECLDS.
• Lead early childhood projects and initiatives that utilize the ECLDS to promote data literacy, 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 work groups to represent the interests of the early childhood community in Minnesota.
• Facilitate, maintain, and assess continued effectiveness of an ECLDS governance…