ICF’s Child Care and Development Technical Assistance Line of Business seeks an experienced Tribal Technical Assistance Specialist to serve as a Tribal Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Fiscal Management and Internal Controls. The Tribal Child Care Capacity Building Center (TCBC) provides high-quality training and technical assistance (TA) that improves the capacity of Tribal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) programs that reflect the various languages and traditions that exist in Tribal cultures. The programs are geographically diverse and provide comprehensive services to children and families that are culturally responsive and respectful of Tribal sovereignty. This role will provide ongoing, prompt, and accurate programmatic assistance to federal staff and CCDF grantees with high-quality services and products that exceed expectations.
The ideal candidate will have both background and experience in Child Development or Early Childhood Education with knowledge of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) regulations and program implementation, with a focus on Fiscal Management and Internal Controls. The role will provide support and TA to grantees by delivering training and TA activities aligned with the approved financial management and internal controls training and TA plan. The role will be responsible for the design, development, and implementation of training and TA using research-based practices that reflect the varied languages and traditions that exist in Tribal cultures.
The position is full-time and home-based with up to 25% travel required to provide technical assistance to assigned Tribes and to attend related conferences and meetings.
Key Responsibilities:
· Support client priorities and project objectives by completing required and ad hoc reports as well as other relevant information gathering tasks to demonstrate project progress and accomplishments, inform training and technical assistance (TA) efforts, and identify emerging CCDF TA needs for Tribal communities.
· Actively participate and engage in team meetings, internal workgroups, and other collaborative projects as requested. Take and record notes during meetings, including staff meetings and federal workgroup meetings.
· Participate in and/or lead various workgroups as requested by the client or project leadership, and as relevant to the project’s work.
· Support digital file management, organization, archiving, and file migration.
· Support efforts to ensure appropriate review, approval, posting, and dissemination of TA resources and announcements.
· Assist TA Specialists and partners with training and TA planning related to Fiscal Management and Internal Controls best practices, policies, and CCDF requirements.
· Respond to information requests from Tribal Lead Agency CCDF Administrators and their staff, client staff, national TA providers, and other interested parties regarding Tribal CCDF fiscal management TA requests, including developing an approach to address the requester’s needs.
· Work with the client and the project team to develop a menu of responsive TA offerings on fiscal management topics for Tribal communities such as construction and major renovation, fiscal management, internal controls, program integrity and accountability, and fiscal reporting.
· Work in coordination with the team to design, develop, and deliver training and technical assistance (TA) activities and materials that support the client's designated priorities, project objectives, and meet the unique needs of Tribal CCDF grantees and communities.
· Work with team members to design and deliver TA events, including national and cross-regional face-to-face trainings, webinars, peer learning groups, and communities of practice, including coordinating the event production calendar and tracking logistics for events.
· Support the development and implementation of effective communication strategies to share timely…