Senior Training and Technical Assistance Associate

Company Description

EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER (EDC)

EDC is one of the world’s leading nonprofit research and development firms. EDC designs, implements, and evaluates programs to improve education, health, and economic opportunity worldwide. Collaborating with both public and private partners, we strive for a world where all people are empowered to live healthy, productive lives.

EDC’s approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion is grounded in EDC’s commitment to respect the dignity of each individual. EDC has a commitment to promoting equity and access to high quality education and health services that contribute to thriving communities where people from diverse backgrounds learn, live, and work together. EDC expresses its commitment to increasing equity through its strategies, services and products, which contribute to building capacity and transforming lives.

Job Description

Strong Candidate Identified

The National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety (NCHBHS) in the Early Childhood Portfolio within the U.S. Division has an opening for a Senior Training and Technical Assistance Associate, reporting to the center’s Project Director. The NCHBHS is one of four Head Start national centers in the training and technical assistance (TTA) system of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start (OHS). The Center provides research-informed TTA that reflects current evidence and promotes best practices to strengthen professional development outcomes for staff and improve the health, behavioral health, and safety of children and families enrolled in Head Start and/or Early Head Start (HS/EHS) programs.

The Early Childhood Portfolio has a Full-Time opening for a Senior TTA Associate reporting to the Project Director. The role includes planning, developing, and delivering high-quality training and technical assistance on health and safety-related topics at the National level. The Senior TTA Associate provides professional development training and technical assistance, contributing further to the organization’s intellectual capital, and developing name recognition as a leader in the field; assignments have high visibility and large potential new business impact; they initiate and execute diverse, strategic, and high-impact projects, or are responsible for particular phases of a large, very complex project that provides an opportunity to impact the lives of thousands of Head Start staff and families.

The person in this position is expected to communicate clearly and courteously; to develop and maintain positive relationships with clients, consultants, collaborators, co-workers, field sites, and funders; and to work respectfully with EDC colleagues. The job requires adherence to EDC policies & procedures.

You will:  

• Build knowledge and capacity of organizations and staff
• Advise, consult, and collaborate with senior management and project staff to provide information on new concepts associated with expanding existing products &/or programs
• Guide feedback exchanges; provide expertise to others
• Troubleshoot complex problems and coordinate solutions
• Provide internal TTA to build the capacity of the OHS TTA network, grantee-targeted TTA to improve health outcomes for Head Start children and families, and universally accessible TTA for early childhood audiences to promote awareness and increased knowledge
• Advise on complex training design projects; may lead projects or oversee multiple events
• Travel to Center, national, and regional meetings, and travel to deliver regional trainings

Qualifications

This position requires educational achievement; excellent writing skills; demonstrable initiative, creativity, and flexibility; ability to work independently and effectively in groups; and strong interpersonal & organizational skills. 

Education:  

• Master’s degree or equivalent combination of education & experience

Skills & Experience:

• 7–10 years related experience in the disciplinary area, social science or public health research, education, training, curriculum design, consulting, organizational development or administrative management, including solid experience with computer applications, instructional design, and Internet research
• Head Start health and safety experience 
• Multimedia technology skills
• 1–3 years prior project management or program development experience; demonstrable leadership skills
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds

Preferred Education, Skills & Experience:

• Edu