Remote Senior Federal Grants Program Lead (Head Start)

JBS International; Hayward Park (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JBS International seeks an experienced Early Childhood Project Manager IV to lead federal contract management and act as the government liaison for Head Start programs nationwide. You will oversee data management, compliance, and cross-functional teams, driving quality improvements and strategic project execution.

The role requires senior-level expertise in program management, with strong writing, budgeting, and stakeholder communication skills, and a willingness to travel up to 15%.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to work independently whilst coordinating a larger team.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• Ability to write clearly and concisely with attention to detail and target audience focus.
• Experience managing remote or distributed teams.

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

Independent work

Organization

Clear writing

Remote team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, public administration, or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Power BI

Smartsheet

Job description

JBS International seeks an experienced Early Childhood Project Manager IV to lead federal contract management and act as the government liaison for Head Start programs nationwide. You will oversee data management, compliance, and cross-functional teams, driving quality improvements and strategic project execution.

The role requires senior-level expertise in program management, with strong writing, budgeting, and stakeholder communication skills, and a willingness to travel up to 15%.