TANF Policy & Pilot Lead

K.L. Scott & Associates; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

K.L. Scott & Associates is seeking a Project Leader to direct the technical integration of policy and research into coordinated analysis and implementable tools.

You will bridge program strategy and field execution across TANF-related initiatives, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing pilot deployments. The role emphasizes leadership in planning, evidence-based decision making, stakeholder engagement, and the development of practitioner-ready resources for nationwide use.

Qualifications

• Eight years of progressively responsible experience leading human-services, TANF, means-tested program, TTA, or related work.
• Ability to integrate policy, evidence, program design, facilitation, and product development across multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience managing technical experts and supporting partners with decision-ready deliverables.
• Strong facilitation, analytical writing, strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and implementation problem-solving skills.
• Working knowledge of plain writing, Section 508, data stewardship, adult learning, and quality-review expectations for federal products.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical planning and execution for the Marriage Penalty Analysis, Pilot Strategy, and product-development portfolio.
• Develop analytic questions, readiness criteria, pilot design methods, tool concepts, and workstream-level schedules for Project Manager approval.
• Coordinate TANF, tax, benefits, early-childhood, child-care, Tribal, HMRF, research, evaluation, organizational-development, communications, and implementation expertise.
• Guide recruitment, readiness assessment, onboarding, co-design, implementation, course correction, sustainability planning, and closeout for up to five pilot sites.
• Design Universal, Targeted, and Intensive TTA activities, including peer learning, webinars, workshops, office hours, site-based support, and implementation coaching.
• Oversee development of policy options, practitioner tools, templates, training resources, promising-practice products, and interactive or visual resources for nationwide use.
• Lead technical reviews to ensure recommendations are supported by authority, evidence, cost and operational analysis, implementation prerequisites, and appropriate limitations.
• Identify emerging policy, research, demographic, and field developments and translate relevant signals into updated priorities, tools, and technical assistance.
• Provide concise technical briefings to OFA and recommend decisions, tradeoffs, and corrective actions when workstream risks arise.

Skills

Project leadership

TANF experience

Policy integration

Facilitation

Analytical writing

Strategic planning

Stakeholder engagement

Implementation problem-solving

Plain writing knowledge

Section 508 knowledge

Data stewardship

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

K.L. Scott & Associates is seeking a Project Leader to direct the technical integration of policy and research into coordinated analysis and implementable tools.

You will bridge program strategy and field execution across TANF-related initiatives, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing pilot deployments. The role emphasizes leadership in planning, evidence-based decision making, stakeholder engagement, and the development of practitioner-ready resources for nationwide use.