Career and Technical Education Senior Analyst

New Editions Consulting, Inc., a government consulting firm, seeks a Technical Assistance Specialist with expertise in developing and implementing technical assistance strategies to support the Department of Education Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education. New Editions offers outstanding benefits and a corporate culture that supports work-life balance while ensuring success for ourselves and our clients. The successful candidate should meet description requirements and be comfortable performing job responsibilities as listed.

We seek candidates with a history of success in the career and technical education (CTE) arena; experience identifying successful practices and increasing career pathways and employment outcomes. The right candidate will have a strong entrepreneurial spirit, can quickly pivot from project to project, and be a solid manager of people, projects, and ideas. The position will have a broad range of responsibilities some of which include:

·      Ensuring CTE technical assistance services align with the federal regulations and policies while meeting the individual needs of states/tribes.

·      Serve as a CTE Technical Assistance Liaison for assigned states/tribes, providing technical assistance and engaging with subject matter experts to meet the technical assistance requirements of the states/tribes.

·      Facilitating connections to additional supports and resources based on the unique needs of the state/tribe.

·      Conducting needs assessments to identify state/tribe technical assistance needs; developing technical assistance plans to meet needs across multiple grantees using multiple approaches.

·      Contributing to the planning, development and delivery of webinars, events, conference presentation and technical assistance products and tools such as fact sheets, issue briefs, toolkits, and guides.

·      Participating in agenda setting, engaging presenters, and providing on-site support for national meetings.

·      Contributing to reports and special studies/projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

·       You are a confident, effective communicator, ideally with five to ten years of experience in providing technical assistance.

·       You have proven experience improving career pathways and employment outcomes; work within a secondary or post-secondary state agency a plus.

·       You have strong writing, editing, and presentation skills and a wide degree of creativity.

·       You have the proven ability to multitask, set priorities, develop a plan with metrics - and do what it takes to meet deadlines and metrics.

·       You can deal with ambiguity and understand the importance of being flexible and adaptable.

·       You thrive in a collaborative environment while taking the initiative and making things happen.

·       You have a bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree preferred.

·       Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

·       Proficiency with Microsoft Office

·       Reading, understanding, and editing documentation and deliverables.

·       Collaboration and facilitation skills to problem solve and implement program improvements.

• Ability to work independently, including able to manage own progress against timelines. 
• Ability to communicate clearly, effectively and in a timely manner with project leads and content owners.
• Excellent attention to detail, time management, and organizational skills 
• Ability to manage workload and deadlines across multiple, concurrent projects.

·       Ability to work effectively with adult learners, especially in the areas of training and application of motivational strategies.

·       Ability to provide support while maintaining a professional and ethical relationship.

·       Experience developing and delivering training.

·       Experience in grants management.

Company offers excellent benefits and compensation commensurate with experience.                     

Please send resume and cover letter to hr@neweditions.net

New Editions Consulting, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of New Editions Consulting, Inc. to afford equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability or veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. EOE/AAP/M/F/D/V.