Company: ICF International
Job Category: Finance
Location: New York City
Position Type: Full-Time
Job Title: T/TA Manager
Resume: ICFCareerCenter@icfi.com
Job Description
ICF International seeks several Regional Managers to work on projects that supply Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) to Head Start grantees on the Grantee Performance Support Specialist project (GPSS). We seek Regional Managers in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle. The positions are based within our Human Services and Community Development practice. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work closely with other early care and education professionals within ICF. As a member of our Early Education Services (EES) group you will work in a collaborative work environment committed to supporting and enhancing services for young children and their families.
The Regional Manager will be responsible for overseeing the work of a team of Local T/TA Specialists who are providing T/TA directly to grantees within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Region.
Responsibilities include
- Oversee TTA Specialists work with grantees and the ACF Regional office.
- Serve as a liaison to ACF Regional office and the State-based TTA Services contractor.
- Assist TTA staff to work with grantees in the development of annual T/TA plans for the Regional Office, support risk assessment meetings, and other Regional and OHS priorities as identified.
- Supervise GPSS TA staff, develop progress reports, goals and quality improvement plans to ensure that high quality services are being provided.
Qualifications
MA/MS Degree in Education, Child Development or related Social Sciences with at least 10 years of work experience working with Head Start or other social services programs. The Regional Manager must have experience supervising between 8 to 25 employees. The successful candidate must demonstrate specific experience in managing home-based staff in different geographic locations. The successful candidate must be able to work independently and collaboratively under critical time frames and be able to work with complex and sensitive information. This position does involve approximately 30% travel.