Children, Youth and Young Adults Division Director

• Extensive leadership experience (5+ yrs) directing large, complex public sector health and human services operations, including strategic planning, program administration, and performance management.
• Executive-level leadership experience (5+ yrs) managing large-scale initiatives, community-based contracts, and direct service operations.
• Proven ability to manage substantial budgets (preferably $100M+), including forecasting, resource allocation, compliance oversight, and funder engagement.
• Advanced knowledge of public sector funding
• Advanced experience using performance data, evaluation methods, and outcome measures to drive decisions, improve programs, and advance accountability.
• Strong background working with diverse communities and a deep understanding of how systemic inequities impact outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience in change management principles and leading teams through significant change
• Exceptional communication skills and demonstrated ability to build effective relationships with executive leadership, elected officials, funders, community partners, and staff.
• Significant experience supervising and developing large teams, including senior managers, ensuring a culture of accountability and fostering a high-performing and inclusive workplace.
• Experience navigating politically sensitive matters and representing complex programs to media, legislative bodies, and community stakeholders.
• Extensive experience creating a culture of accountability and managing conflict resolution.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across a wide range of partners, including staff, elected officials, state agencies, community partners, and individuals with lived experience, to deliver work products and support children, youth, and young adults.
• Ability to pass a post-offer/pre-employment Washington State Patrol Background Check

• Knowledge of King County policies and funding structures.

The Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) seeks a seasoned, visionary, and highly skilled leader to serve as the Appointed Division Director of the Children, Youth and Young Adults Division (CYYAD). The CYYAD Director oversees a team of approximately 80 professionals. The CYYAD strives for all young people to have equitable opportunities to be happy, healthy, safe, and thriving members of their communities. The CYYAD team manages investment strategies that build life, academic, and employment skills for young people to reach their full potential. The division also delivers re-engagement, education, and employment programs for youth and young adults and is partnering with King County agencies and community organizations to transform the County\’s juvenile legal system.

The Division Director reports to the DCHS Department Director and serves as the lead children, youth, and young adult advisor to the King County Executive. This role represents King County on interjurisdictional, regional, and community boards, committees, and work groups that shape the future of children, youth, and young adult services across a racially, ethnically, and geographically diverse county. The Division Director serves as a public-facing leader who routinely engages with elected officials, media, partners, and community stakeholders.

The Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) provides equitable opportunities for people to be healthy, happy, and connected to community. Largely through contracting with a trusted network of community-based agencies, DCHS administers over $1 billion in public funds a year to provide King County residents with much-needed services for youth and young adult education and employment, supports for children and their families, behavioral health prevention and treatment, housing and community development, veterans, older adults, women\’s program services, and developmental disabilities to help our county\’s most vulnerable residents and strengthen our communities. DCHS envisions a welcoming community that is racially just, as the field of human services exists to undo and mitigate unfair structures. We seek to lead the way by working as respectful and responsible stewards for the King County community.