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Region VI-Systems Specialist/ Head Start
Region 6: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
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 Systems Specialist 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 Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, or Texas.
Job Responsibilities/Duties:
- Provide subject matter expertise, consultation, and resources to Regional Office and TTA staff to improve coordination opportunities across state and federal early childhood care and education systems that impact Head Start service delivery.
- Coordinate with partners such as Head Start associations, Head Start State Collaboration Offices, and Departments of Education to improve state and local coordination efforts, promote collaboration with local education agencies, and address cross-cutting challenges affecting Head Start children and families.
- Aggregate and analyze regional data related to Head Start collaboration with state and federal early childhood development and education systems, local education agencies, and other local, state, and regional partners to identify cross-system coordination and collaboration issues.
- Participate in regional-level meetings with Head Start State Collaboration Office (HSSCO) Directors, state Child Care administrators and other state-level early childhood systems partners, as directed by the Regional Office.
- Provide direct TTA to Head Start/Early Head Start grantees at the direction of the Regional Office.
- Support emerging OHS initiatives and priorities.
Qualifications:
- A minimum of a BA or a BS from an accredited university or college in management, communication, education leadership or administration, early childhood education, child development or related field. 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 work experience.
- Experience working with federal government programs, ideally with federal contracts and in a consulting environment.
- A minimum of five years of experience with at least three years’ experience with the provision of technical assistance and consultation to Head Start and/or state and federal early childhood development, education or human services systems.
- Knowledge of and experience facilitating successful collaborations within state and federal early childhood development, education or human services systems.
- Experience providing technical assistance that includes working with management teams and program staff.
- Experience analyzing data and helping programs make data driven decisions.
- Experience facilitating group discussions and presenting to range of audiences.
- Experience communicating, both orally and in writing to various audiences.