Early Learning Hub Consultant

Dhaka Technology Limited; Oregon (WI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Dhaka Technologies Limited is seeking an Early Learning Hub Consultant to support a State of Oregon government client. The role is remote within Oregon with periodic onsite meetings and statewide travel, and residency in Oregon is required.

You will own the project schedule, lead planning and reporting, and ensure quality control across all artifacts. The strongest candidates bring seven+ years in project management, evaluation, and planning, plus three+ years as a final quality reviewer, with

Qualifications

• Minimum seven years in project management, evaluation, analytics or planning.
• Four+ years managing projects from initiation to closeout.
• Three+ years as final quality reviewer on professional deliverables.
• Demonstrated internal quality control practices for project work.
• Strong analytical, planning, organizational and problem solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for executive audiences.
• Ability to collaborate with clients, teams and stakeholders.
• Current Oregon residency for the engagement.
• Two-page resume as required for Key Person.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and manage project activities, work plans, schedules, milestones, and deliverables through the full period of performance.
• Track and report risks, issues, actions, dependencies, and decisions; elevate items that threaten schedule or quality.
• Monitor progress against the approved work plan and ensure on-schedule, accurate assignments.
• Maintain organized project documentation, version control, and a clear audit trail for all deliverables.
• Prepare and present status updates, briefing materials, and progress reports for client leadership.
• Conduct evaluative, analytical, research, and planning activities in support of program objectives.
• Gather, review, organize, and interpret information from program data, interviews, surveys, and stakeholder input.
• Develop findings, options, and written recommendations grounded in data and feedback.
• Prepare reports, recommendations, presentations, plans, and other artifacts to professional publication standards.
• Facilitate meetings with client leadership and community partners to identify needs and priorities.
• Coordinate input from multiple stakeholder groups and reflect feedback in project work.
• Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Apply internal quality control processes to all project work before submission.
• Review and edit project documents for accuracy, clarity, and compliance with requirements.
• Provide constructive feedback on reports and planning materials.
• Identify gaps and risks in draft materials and resolve before client delivery.
• Perform other project-related duties as needed.

Skills

Project management

Evaluation

Planning

Stakeholder coordination

Quality control

Analytical skills

Communications

Report writing

Public sector knowledge

Early learning familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

Dhaka Technologies Limited Company | Contract

Job Title: Early Learning Hub Consultant

Work Arrangement: Remote within Oregon, with periodic onsite meetings and statewide travel as required

Location: Oregon (candidate must be a current Oregon resident)

Employment Type: Contract

Position Summary

Dhaka Technologies Limited Company is hiring an Early Learning Hub Consultant on behalf of a State of Oregon government client. The consultant will serve as the designated Key Person for the engagement and will deliver project management, evaluation, analysis, planning, quality control, and stakeholder coordination services in support of a statewide early learning initiative.

This is a hands on consulting role. The selected consultant will own the project schedule and deliverable calendar, gather and interpret qualitative and quantitative information, facilitate stakeholder sessions with agency leadership and community partners, and produce reports, recommendations, and planning documents that meet public sector accuracy and accountability standards. The consultant is also responsible for applying a documented internal quality control process to every artifact before it is submitted to the client.

The strongest candidates combine demonstrated project management discipline with professional level evaluative and analytical experience, a working understanding of the public sector operating environment, and familiarity with early learning, early childhood education, or related community and family service programs. Oregon residency is required for this engagement.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management and Delivery

• Plan, coordinate, and manage project activities, work plans, schedules, milestones, and deliverables through the full period of performance.
• Track and report on project risks, issues, action items, dependencies, and decisions, and elevate items that threaten schedule or quality.
• Monitor progress against the approved work plan and confirm that assignments are completed accurately and on schedule.
• Maintain organized project documentation, version control, and a clear audit trail for all deliverables.
• Prepare and present status updates, briefing materials, and progress reports for client leadership.

Analysis, Evaluation, and Planning

• Conduct evaluative, analytical, research, and planning activities in support of program objectives.
• Gather, review, organize, and interpret qualitative and quantitative information from program data, interviews, surveys, and stakeholder input.
• Develop findings, options, and written recommendations grounded in research, program data, and stakeholder feedback.
• Prepare reports, recommendations, presentations, plans, meeting materials, and other project artifacts to a professional publication standard.

Stakeholder Engagement and Facilitation

• Work directly with client leadership, program staff, community partners, service providers, and other stakeholders to identify project needs and priorities.
• Facilitate meetings, stakeholder discussions, interviews, focus groups, and planning sessions, including preparation of agendas and summaries.
• Coordinate and reconcile input from multiple stakeholder groups with differing priorities and confirm that feedback is appropriately reflected in project work.
• Communicate clearly and professionally in writing and verbally with technical and non technical audiences.

Quality Control and Document Review

• Apply established internal quality control procedures to all project work before submission to the client.
• Review and edit project documents for accuracy, completeness, clarity, structure, grammar, consistency, and compliance with client requirements.
• Provide constructive and actionable feedback on reports, plans, analyses, and other materials produced by contributors to the engagement.
• Identify gaps, inconsistencies, and risks in draft materials and resolve them prior to client delivery.
• Perform other project related duties necessary to accomplish the objectives of the engagement.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of seven years of professional level experience performing project management, evaluative, analytical, or planning work, including at least four years managing projects from initiation through closeout.
• Proven experience managing project schedules, deliverables, stakeholder communications, risks, issues, and action items on concurrent workstreams.
• At least three years serving as the final quality reviewer on professional project deliverables such as reports, plans, and presentations before submission to a client or executive audience.
• Demonstrated internal quality control practices used to review project work and artifacts, provide feedback, and confirm readiness for client submission.
• Strong analytical, evaluative, planning, organizational, and problem solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and executive level presentation.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with clients, project teams, subject matter experts, and community stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously and consistently meet established deadlines.
• Ability to produce clear, accurate, organized, and professionally formatted reports and project materials.
• Current Oregon residency is required for the duration of the engagement.
• Current resume not exceeding two pages, as required for the designated Key Person.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or higher in behavioral sciences, social sciences, business administration, public administration, education, early childhood development, or another field relevant to early learning programs.
• Three or more years supporting early learning, early childhood education, community services, family services, education systems, or comparable public programs.
• Strong understanding of the public sector operating environment, including government programs, funding structures, stakeholders, procedures, and accountability requirements.
• Experience facilitating meetings and coordinating input across multiple stakeholder groups, including community based organizations.
• Experience developing written recommendations based on research, stakeholder feedback, and program performance data.
• Experience working under state or local government contracts, including deliverable based reporting and compliance requirements.

Quality Control Expectations

The selected consultant is expected to apply a consistent and documented quality control process to all project work. Candidates should be prepared to describe the process they use, which typically includes the following:

• Reviewing deliverables against applicable requirements, scope statements, and evaluation criteria.
• Verifying the accuracy and completeness of information, data, sources, and citations.
• Editing documents for structure, clarity, grammar, consistency, and professional presentation.
• Confirming that stakeholder feedback has been appropriately captured and incorporated.
• Using document checklists, version control, peer review, and final approval procedures.
• Identifying gaps, inconsistencies, or risks before materials are released to the client.
• Providing clear and actionable feedback to individuals contributing to project deliverables.

Key Person Requirement

The individual selected for this position will be proposed and named as the Key Person for the engagement. The candidate resume must not exceed two pages and should clearly evidence relevant project management, analytical, evaluative, planning, quality control, public sector, and early learning experience. Named Key Persons are expected to remain assigned to the engagement for its full duration.