| Background/Mission of NIH Child Care Board
The NIH
Child Care Board is comprised of up to twelve voting members
who have applied for a position; been recommended by the
Child Care Board; and been approved by the Office
for Research Services, NIH. The voting members work with
ex-officio, non-voting members and liaisons to promote
affordable, accessible, and quality child care for all
NIH employees and advise the NIH regarding child care
services and policies.
Membership Terms
Voting members shall serve
on the Board for a term of three (3) years. The terms
for voting members are staggered, no more than one-third
of the Board members should be replaced in any given
year in order to preserve continuity and effectiveness
of operations.
Duties/Responsibilities
In this position, one
will serve as a member of the NIH Child Care Board
for a period of three(3) years or less, depending
on whether the appointment is for a full or partial
term. A critical responsibility is to attend the
bi-monthly Board meetings as an active participant,
including voting on policy issues. The incumbent
will work as an effective team member in identifying
activities, priorities and recommendations for the
Board. In doing so, will serve on various subcommittees
or take on specific assignments to advance the work
of the Board. Examples of such work include:
- Participating in presentations to Executive Officers,
Scientific Directors, and other Administrative
Officials to raise the visibility of child care
issues within the NIH community.
- Assisting with the Child Care Needs Assessment/Survey
and reporting on the results.
- Assisting with the preparation of the Board’s
Annual Report.
- Participating in NIH-wide forums as child care spokespersons.
- Participating in the development of program requirements
for new NIH child care facilities and programs.
- Serving as an advocate for affordable, accessible,
quality child care for all NIH employees.
- Communicating information to employees pertaining
to child care issues.
- Receiving suggestions and recommendations from the
NIH community.
- Providing effective input to the Board for consideration
and approval.
- Serving on the Membership Committee to recruit and
retain Board members.
Requirements
The incumbent will demonstrate
a strong interest in issues related to child care.
The incumbent will also represent the interests of
other NIH employees and their dependents and ensure
that the interests of the diverse population of the
NIH community is an integral part of the decision
making process.
Since meetings are held during the workday, supervisory
concurrence should be attained prior to submitting
a nomination to serve on the Board. Participation
on the Board is an official duty and may be included
as a non-critical element on an employee’s
performance plan.
Members are prohibited from being an officer, member
of the board, trustee, employee or partner of any
NIH-sponsored Child Care Program. The incumbent may
not have any financial interest in such a program,
either themselves or through their spouse or minor
child, except that they may have a dependent in such
a program, provided that they receive approval to
participate from the appropriate ethics official.
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