Child Care Regional Program Specialist

US132 Guidehouse Digital, LLC; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Rx Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k Retirement Plan

Holidays & Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Life Insurance

Job summary

Guidehouse is hiring a Grants Management Analyst to oversee applications for child care funds from states, territories, and tribes. The role includes data analysis, preparing guidance, training staff, and coordinating cross-agency activities.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree and at least six years in policy/oversight related to child care funding, with strong communication and Excel/Word skills. Public Trust eligibility is needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Six years of policy/oversight experience in child care funding.
• Experience presenting information to diverse audiences.
• Strong analytical skills required.
• Microsoft Excel and Word proficiency.
• Ability to analyze, summarize, and compile data.
• Detail-oriented work capability.
• Collaborative with staff from varied backgrounds.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.

Responsibilities

• Manage submission, review, and approval of child care fund applications by states, territories, and tribes.
• Prepare guidance, training materials, and resources for program operations oversight.
• Train staff and grantees.
• Provide briefings and facilitate meetings/webinars for staff and stakeholders.
• Collect and analyze data.
• Prepare reports on program operations and grantee implementation.
• Coordinate special projects for grantees in the Office of Child Care.
• Develop plans for special projects including resource needs and timelines.
• Monitor progress and inform key personnel.
• Assess impact of outcomes and coordinate with federal and contract staff.

Skills

Analytical skills

Presentation experience

Oral & written communication

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Job Family: Grants Management Analysis Travel Required: Up to 25% Clearance Required: Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do:

• 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.
• Such reports present and evaluate divergent professional points of view, define policy and implementation options, and identify and discuss potential consequences of adopting various options.
• 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.
• Works 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.

What You Will Need:

• 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.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Knowledge of child care laws, regulations, and policies.
• Experience developing and analyzing child care policy for the federal government, a state government, a national organization, or a similar entity.

What We Offer:

• 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.)
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation. Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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