Head Start Grants & Compliance Specialist

ICF; Corvallis (OR); On-site; USD 74,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

MS Office suite

Job summary

ICF is seeking a Program Support Specialist to provide programmatic, administrative, and analytical support to the Office of Head Start (OHS) regional and central offices under CSIP. You will assist with grant applications, post-award activities, and monitoring efforts while ensuring compliance with federal regulations and internal policies.

Responsibilities include supporting data collection, enrollment and performance reviews, and documentation in HSES and GrantSolutions, with opportunities to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 2+ years of progressively responsible professional experience supporting early childhood programs (Head Start or Early Head Start preferred).
• 1+ years of experience using web-based data management or tracking systems.
• 1+ years of expertise in at least one area: federal monitoring, fiscal management, or facilities related to Head Start; or related areas such as FEI/CiS or budget analysis.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.
• US government issued security clearance required (will be initiated upon hire).
• Valid driver’s license and ability to pass an MVR check.

Responsibilities

• Support review, analysis, and documentation of grant applications, budget modifications, waiver requests, and post-award activities.
• Assist in reviewing applications for completeness, compliance, and adherence to federal regulations and policies.
• Document analyses, recommendations, and communications in federal information systems (HSES and GrantSolutions).
• Support preparation of funding recommendations, summaries, and grant-related correspondence.
• Support ongoing grant oversight activities, including review of enrollment data, performance reports, monitoring findings, corrective actions, and recipient correspondence.
• Assist with identifying and documenting potential programmatic or compliance issues and follow-up activities.
• Contribute to pre-review planning, monitoring preparation, and post-review documentation activities.
• Assist in development of policy-aligned guidance and technical assistance materials.
• Assist with data collection, aggregation, and basic analysis to support grant oversight and decision-making.
• Complete required documentation related to grant requests, monitoring activities, and administrative actions.
• Contribute to national initiatives and ad hoc program support.

Skills

Program support

Data analysis

Grants management

Federal regulations

Travel readiness

Security clearance

Driver's license

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, human services, public administration, or related field

Tools

HSES

GrantSolutions

Job description

ICF is seeking a Program Support Specialist to provide programmatic, administrative, and analytical support to the Office of Head Start (OHS) regional and central offices under CSIP. You will assist with grant applications, post-award activities, and monitoring efforts while ensuring compliance with federal regulations and internal policies.

Responsibilities include supporting data collection, enrollment and performance reviews, and documentation in HSES and GrantSolutions, with opportunities to