Tribal Technical Assistance Specialist - EPDRR- REMOTE

ICF’s Early Education Services Line of Business seeks an experienced Tribal Technical Assistance Specialist to serve as a Tribal Subject Matter Expert for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response and Recovery. The Tribal Child Care Capacity Building Center (TCBC) provides high-quality training and technical assistance (TTA) that improves the capacity of Tribal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) programs that reflect the diversity of 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 a background and experience in Child Development or Early Childhood Education grant funded programs with knowledge of CCDF regulations and program implementation, with a focus on Emergency Preparedness, Disaster Response and Recovery. The role will focus on providing support and technical assistance to grantees in developing plans and processes to ensure continuity of services during emergencies, obligating available emergency funding, and completing federal reporting requirements.  The role will be responsible for the design, development, and implementation of training and technical assistance resources to support CCDF administration, capacity building, and the full implementation of CCDF requirements using research-based practices that reflect the diversity of languages and traditions that exist in Tribal Cultures.

The position is full-time and home-based with up to 30% travel required to provide technical assistance to assigned Tribes and to attend related conferences and meetings.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support Office of Child Care (OCC) designated priorities and special projects, including development of training and technical assistance (TTA) materials (e.g., issue briefs, handouts, brochures, presentation kits, and webinars).
• Serve as the content lead for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response and Recovery to support all Tribal CCDF programs. 
• Deliver in-person and virtual presentations with confidence by understanding content, participating in a dry-run prior to the presentation, articulating clearly and smoothly, using appropriate body language, and incorporating concrete examples and stories to illustrate points and maintain audience attention.
• Work with team members to develop and execute targeted and universal training events (national and cross-regional face-to-face trainings and webinars, peer learning groups and communities of practice), including coordinating the event production calendar and tracking logistics for the events.
• Provide training at state, regional, or national conferences or meetings and technical assistance to individual Tribal organizations. 
• Assist in the development of a menu of TTA offerings related to the area of Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response and Recovery. 
• Respond to information requests from Tribal Lead Agency CCDF Administrators and their staff, OCC staff, OCC TA providers, and other interested parties regarding Tribal CCDF issues including developing an approach to address the requester’s needs and submitting to OCC for approval. 
• Assist all TA Specialists with TA related to Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response and Recovery using the resources developed. 
• Work with other OCC TA providers to prioritize and develop or adapt written TA materials to assist Tribal CCDF Administrators in advancing the goals of OCC and the Lead Agency. 
• Initiate frequent and ongoing communication with the assigned team regarding tasks and activities.
• Participate in research tasks for the preparation of resources. Contribute to the development of work products by suggesting new and creative approaches for sharing information. 
• Review programmatic status reports, program data, and other resources in support of client priorities and tasks. 
• Support implementation of webinars and special training events or other activities as requested by OCC using a variety of modalities including Zoom and other virtual meeting platforms.
• Coordinate with leadership and technical assistance teams to identify ways to address administrative and programmatic improvements in a coordinated, comprehensive, and holistic manner.
• Review, interpret and use a broad array of data to identify trends, and assist the client in using the information to establish objectives for change. Identify steps and processes needed for implementation.
• Maintain a consistent work schedule and communicate with the supervisor any changes to the schedule that impact