What are the responsibilities and job description for the Region III - Regional Early Childhood (EC) Manager / Head Start position at Manhattan Strategy Group?
Head Start Region 3: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia
Manhattan Strategy Group (MSG), a rapidly growing management and social sciences consulting firm based in Bethesda, MD, is seeking a highly motivated and experienced professional to join our team as a Regional Early Childhood (EC) Manager in the government contracting space. You will play a crucial role in the execution of complex projects working closely with Project leadership and cross-functional teams to ensure the successful delivery of client projects on time, within scope, and in compliance with contractual requirements.
Position Location: Remote in PA/ MD/ DE /DC /WV /VA, must be able to go onsite to the Philadelphia, PA regional office.
Job Responsibilities/Duties:
- Implement a comprehensive system of quality assurance for TTA to grantees and contract deliverables related to the work of Early Childhood Specialists.
- Provide effective and timely ongoing oversight and coaching to Early Childhood Specialists.
- Develop and implement professional development for EC Specialists to increase their capability to support grantees in key performance areas including coaching, curriculum implementation and fidelity, teacher-child interactions, family engagement, child and family outcomes, assessment, and data aggregation and analysis.
- Implement TTA data aggregation, analysis, and reporting processes that inform and improve the quality and responsiveness of Early Childhood Specialist services and improves coordination with state, regional, and national priorities and other early childhood TTA systems, as directed by the region.
- Conduct at least two field observations of the Early Childhood Specialists in each performance period to assess the quality of TTA provided and determine professional development needs.
- Communicate with Regional Office staff to ensure coordinated support, messaging, and prioritization of technical assistance to grantees.
- Participate in national and regional work groups and meetings as directed by
- Provide direct TTA to grantees, as requested by the Regional Office.
- Support emerging OHS initiatives and priorities.
Qualifications:
- A minimum of a BA or BS Degree in early childhood education/development, education leadership, or related field from an accredited university or college.
- If the highest degree was awarded more than ten years ago, the resume should be specific regarding such events as courses, conferences, seminars attended or relevant work experience.
- Experience working with federal government programs, ideally with federal contracts and in a consulting environment.
- A minimum of seven years’ experience that includes at least three years with the provision of technical assistance to Head Start or other early childhood programs related to school readiness.
- A minimum of three to five years of progressive supervision/management and staff development with experience managing remote-located staff preferred.
- Experience coaching staff. Experience developing, implementing and managing/improving projects, including implementing quality assurance systems.
- Experience analyzing, aggregating, and presenting data.
- Experience communicating, both orally and in writing, to various audiences.
