Home Visiting Program Analyst (MA5) - Portfolio & Evaluation

Washington State Liquor And Cannabis Board; Olympia (WA); Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

DCYF is seeking a Home Visiting Portfolio & Evaluation Analyst (MA5) to lead essential initiatives for Washington’s statewide home visiting system. You will provide expert analysis, consultation, and leadership to support developing and managing HVSA and MIECHV programs, including performance-based contracting.

Work closely with agency leadership, internal teams, and external partners to ensure compliance, data quality, and continuous improvement while enabling strategic planning and program

Qualifications

• Master’s degree plus 3 years of experience in family and child-related social services.
• Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of experience in family and child-related social services.
• Demonstrated experience in two or more of: Conducting research, Analyzing policies/laws, Conducting business analysis, Leading projects.
• Ability to learn and grow.
• Ability to meet others' needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives to develop and manage the Home Visiting Framework and portfolio.
• Provide expert analysis, consultation and strategic leadership for HVSA and MIECHV.
• Ensure compliance with HVSA and MIECHV requirements across partners.
• Support data collection, reporting systems and evaluation activities.
• Guide development of evaluation and research plans and data systems.
• Manage consultant contracts for framework development.

Skills

Research methods

Policy analysis

Business analysis

Project leadership

Continual learning

Stakeholder needs

Education

Master’s degree in social work, psychology, social science, health care or related field

Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, social science, health care or related field

Tools

Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Job description

Our vision is to ensure that “Washington state’s children and youth grow up safe and healthy, thriving physically, emotionally, and educationally, nurtured by family and community.”

Attention: This recruitment has been reposted for additional applicants. If you have already applied, no need to reapply; your application status remains unchanged.

Job Title: Home Visiting Program Analyst (MA5) - Portfolio & Evaluation

Location: Olympia, WA - This position offers a flexible, hybrid work schedule and may be performed remotely. Travel is required for training, meetings, and conferences, including occasional out-of-state travel (approximately 1-3 times per year) and periodic in-state travel.

Closes: Friday, October 2nd, 2026

Salary: $78,504 - $105,612 Annually.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive team while enjoying a flexible, primarily remote work schedule and meaningful, fulfilling work that supports children and families across Washington. Home Visiting is a key child abuse and neglect prevention strategy that aligns with DCYF's mission and strategic plan. In this role, you will help strengthen Washington's statewide home visiting system by supporting the Home Visiting Services Account (HVSA) and the implementation and management of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program.

Click here to learn more about DCYF.

The Opportunity:

As the Home Visiting Portfolio and Evaluation Analyst, you will lead critical initiatives that support the continued development of Washington's statewide home visiting system. You will provide expert analysis, consultation, and strategic leadership to support the development and management of the Home Visiting Strategic and Portfolio Framework, performance-based contracting and leading work with contracted partners conducting evaluation activities, data collection and reporting systems.

Working closely with agency leadership, internal teams, external consultants, and state and federal partners, you will help ensure compliance with HVSA and MIECHV requirements while supporting long-term strategic planning, program evaluation, and continuous improvement efforts. In this role, you will provide expert analysis, consultation, project management, and strategic leadership/direction for development and management of the home visiting evaluation and portfolio framework and performance-based contracting. This includes working with systems partners to guide and support their development of evaluation and research plan and data collection and reporting system.

Some of what you will get to do:

• Develops and manages contracts for home visiting models that contribute data into the statewide home visiting data system.
• Develops and manages the contract with the Department of Health, the state agency partner responsible for managing the HVSA data management system.
• Identifies and supports implementation of identified priorities for continued or improved data collection, management, evaluation and reporting.
• Supports development and implementation of HVSA data governance.
• Understands and develops expertise in HVSA data systems and data utilization across the agency and within home visiting programs.
• Leads the Home Visiting Performance-Based Contracting efforts.
• Develops, manages and monitors consultant contracts for strategic and portfolio framework development.

Required Qualifications:

• A master’s degree in social work, psychology, social science, health care or a related field AND three (3) years of progressively responsible experience, administering, developing, supervising or delivering family and child-related social services.

OR

• A bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, social science, health care or a related field AND five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in planning, administering, developing, supervising or delivering family and child related social services is required.

AND

• Demonstrated experience in two (2) or more of the following areas:
  • Conducting research.
  • Analyzing policies, laws, rules, or regulations.
  • Conducting business analysis and developing requirements.
  • Leading business projects.
• The ability to take action to learn and grow.
• The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.

In addition to those required qualifications, our ideal applicant will also have some or all of the following:

• Previously demonstrated knowledge and experience in government or non-profit sectors with public funding, including managing or leading projects with operational significance
• Demonstrated ability to establish and utilize strong processes to organize complex work and produce analytic analyses, this may include analyzing policies, laws and rules.
• Previously demonstrated experience conducting research and developing complex reports for various audiences.
• Previously demonstrated strong customer service skills, with an ability to troubleshoot and seek solutions.
• Previously demonstrated strong verbal and written skills.
• Previously demonstrated computer proficiency in Word, Excel, and Power Point with advanced fiscal analytic capacity.
• Previously demonstrated knowledge of data collection, management, evaluation and reporting.
• Previously demonstrated experience managing federal grants and reporting requirements and planning data and reporting system development.

Supplemental Information:

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is committed to Washington’s children and youth growing up safe, healthy, and thriving. We invite all candidates to join us in our mission to create a diverse and equitable workplace that reflects the communities we serve. If you are excited about this role but you believe that your education and/or experience might not align perfectly with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to apply anyway.

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained service animal by a person with a disability.

Degrees must be obtained from an accredited college or university whose accreditation is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), or a foreign equivalent verified by a NACES-approved organization at naces.org. Foreign Equivalency certification must be attached to the application for degrees obtained outside the U.S.

This position is included in the bargaining unit represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE). For more information: https://wfse.org/

Benefits eligibility for this position may be different than what’s listed in the benefits tab of this recruitment announcement. For more information on employee benefits eligibility, visit: Public Employee Benefits Board (PEBB).

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Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and wish to claim Veteran's Preference MUST attach a copy of their DD214, NGB Form 22, or Predischarge Certification (issued not more than 120 days prior to End of Term of Service (ETS) by date of submission). If claiming preference based on Predischarge Certification, the individual will be required to provide their official discharge documentation, such as a DD Form 214, NGB Form 22, or equivalent, within 30 days after the date of discharge. Please blackout (redact) the social security number before attaching any documents. For additional information on Veterans’ Preference and guidance on how to determine if you are eligible, click here.

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