Remote Senior Federal Grants & Head Start Lead

JBS International; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JBS International is seeking an experienced Early Childhood Project Manager IV to oversee a nationwide federal contract supporting Head Start and Early Head Start programs.

The role leads multidisciplinary teams, monitors budgets and schedules, develops QA and performance metrics, and ensures compliance with grant requirements while advancing data management and continuous improvement.

Strong communication with clients and leadership, and ability to travel up to 15% are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, public administration, or related field.
• Preferred Master's degree in business, public administration, or related field.
• 10 years of progressive professional experience managing large projects.
• 5 years supervisory or team leadership experience.
• Ability to write clearly and concisely with attention to detail and target audience focus.
• Experience managing remote or distributed teams.
• English fluency (oral and written).
• Security clearance: ability to pass background investigations as required for access to federal facilities and systems.
• Travel: up to 15 percent.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day management of a federal contract that supports Head Start and Early Head Start programs nationwide.
• Develop, refine, and maintain continuous improvement in regional office operations that support processes for effective data management, oversight, and management systems.
• Establish and track progress for successful delivery of program management and data management customer service.
• Demonstrated ability to aggregate, analyze, and present data gathered from multiple sources.
• Monitor and identify performance or compliance concerns and support development of risk mitigation strategies and areas for expanded customer support service.
• Lead and guide a multidisciplinary team, including grants management, data management, data analytics, and engineer staff to support grant recipients' compliance with performance standards and grant requirements.
• Develop, refine and implement standard operating procedures, guidance documents, training materials, and webinars.
• Apply a continuous quality improvement (CQI) approach, ensuring that oversight mechanisms evolve to support grant recipients and promote positive outcomes for children and families.
• Produces high-quality written products such as memoranda, presentations, and correspondence.
• Oversees project budgets and staff utilization.
• Oversees comprehensive project workplans, schedules, and resource allocation strategies in collaboration with other Project Leadership, Expert Team Directors, Practice Director, and the PMO.
• Oversees quality control of project deliverables, implementing robust review processes to maintain high standards.
• Maintains significant professional expertise in early childhood ensuring that subject area knowledge remains current; identify trends, emerging issues, policies, and evidence-based practices (EBPs).
• Leads and participates in capture planning and business development activities to align with enterprise strategic goals and initiatives.
• Cultivates long-term relationships with existing clients/partners and seeks out new relationships.

Skills

Large project management

Leadership

Data analysis

Written communication

Remote team management

English fluency

Microsoft Office

Power BI

Smartsheet

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Smartsheet

Microsoft Office

Power BI

Job description

JBS International is seeking an experienced Early Childhood Project Manager IV to oversee a nationwide federal contract supporting Head Start and Early Head Start programs.

The role leads multidisciplinary teams, monitors budgets and schedules, develops QA and performance metrics, and ensures compliance with grant requirements while advancing data management and continuous improvement.

Strong communication with clients and leadership, and ability to travel up to 15% are essential.