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Child Care Regional Program Specialist
Location
Colorado + 3 moreAll locations: Colorado | Missouri | Pennsylvania | Texas
Posted
3 days ago
Salary
$68K - $113K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Child Care Regional Program Specialist
Guidehouse
• Manage submission, review, and approval of applications for child care funds by states, territories, and tribes, including preparing, reviewing, and managing correspondence to grantees for the purpose of assessing grantee performance and compliance with Federal regulations as a regional liaison for designated cycles. • Prepare guidance, technical assistance resources, and other training materials to support program operations oversight of grantee implementation and administration activities. • Train staff and grantees. • Provide briefings and facilitate meetings and webinars for staff, leadership, grantees, and others. • Collect and analyze data. • Provide information and advice and prepare, update, track, monitor, and report on designated program operations and grantee implementation status, activities, issues, and accomplishments. • Manage databases and spreadsheets to collect, compile, and analyze data. • Develop recommendations for improvements in program operations as identified by data analysis. • Prepare descriptive background and analytical reports, memoranda, and other types of written material on significant issues of legislative and operational concern for senior management, supervisors, team leaders, and staff. • Coordinate, carry out, and monitor special projects and initiatives focused on grantees in the Office of Child Care. • Develop plans for carrying out special projects and initiatives, including determining information and resource needs, key personnel, and time frames. • Work closely with officials at the grantee and national level, as appropriate. • Monitor progress and keep key personnel informed of status. • Assess the impact of outcomes and results. • Coordinate with federal and contract staff to manage and oversee program operations activities. • Provide Office of Child Care regional program stakeholders with regular reports and updates on project and work statuses, as directed.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- Minimum of SIX (6) years of experience in a policy or oversight position related to child care funding for states, territories, and tribes.
- Experience presenting information to an array of audiences.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Expertise in the use of Microsoft Excel and Word.
- Ability to analyze, summarize, and compile data and information.
- Ability to perform detail-oriented work.
- Ability to collaborate with staff from a variety of backgrounds and skill sets and work in a team to improve processes or systems.
- Strong oral and written communication techniques, including in response to requests either internally or externally.
- Strong prioritization and time-management skills to balance ongoing responsibilities with urgent requests.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.
Benefits
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
- Parental Leave
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
- Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
- Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
- Employee Referral Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
- Care.com annual membership
- Employee Assistance Program
- Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
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