Managing Consultant, Early Childhood Programs (Remote Eligible)

We are seeking a Managing Consultant to lead andsupport projects focused on early childhood and human services programs.Managing Consultants oversee teams, manage projects and complex tasks, anddevelop solutions to clients' policy, programmatic, and operational challenges.While responsibilities vary by project assignment, this role requires acombination of early childhood program and policy expertise, project and teammanagement, analytic skills, strategic thinking, and strong client engagementand communication.

The Managing Consultant will support federal earlychildhood initiatives, including Head Start and Early Head Start, and may leadactivities related to program monitoring, technical assistance, grantsmanagement, regulatory compliance, program and financial management, andcontinuous improvement.

Important Employment Information:

As we develop our business and generate work, we arehiring for this skill set, however, if an offer is extended it will becontingent upon the successful award of work. If Mathematica is awarded thework, this role will be full-time, and you will be a regular employee ofMathematica. If you are contacted by our Talent Acquisition team, you willreceive more information and details about this process.

Responsibilities:

  • Builds and maintains collaborative, trusting relationships with federal, state, and other clients and partners and works with them to identify needs, develop solutions, and strengthen program capacity.
  • Collaborates with clients to develop and implement program improvement strategies and technical assistance plans based on data, evidence, and subject matter expertise.
  • Leads and coordinates multidisciplinary teams to implement, monitor, and advise on federal and state policies and programs, including early childhood initiatives such as Head Start and Early Head Start.
  • Supports federal discretionary grants management, program and financial management, regulatory compliance monitoring and oversight, and related technical assistance activities.
  • Aggregates, analyzes, and presents information from multiple sources to assess program performance, identify trends and challenges, and develop actionable recommendations for clients and stakeholders.
  • Applies change management, continuous improvement, participatory, and human-centered design approaches to develop solutions that address client and program needs.
  • Plans and facilitates webinars, meetings, trainings, and small-group discussions with government clients, program staff, and other partners.
  • Authors and reviews high-quality technical assistance and client-facing products, including memoranda, standard operating procedures, data dictionaries, implementation guides, presentations, and other materials.
  • Uses web-based and other data management and project management tools to support project implementation, monitoring, analysis, and reporting.
  • Supervises and mentors staff, delegates and reviews work, and supports the professional development of team members.
  • Performs additional duties as assigned.
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