**Job Family** **:** Strategy & Transformation Consulting **Travel Required** **:** Up to 10% **Clearance Required** **:** Ability to Obtain Public Trust **What You Will Do** **:** In this fast-paced environment, our team will be working through complex issues using organizational assessment, strategy and implementation leading practices to improve knowledge, resources, and sustainable decision-making and shared learning across states, territories, and tribes. The ideal candidate for this role will leverage technical assistance, change management, organizational effectiveness, stakeholder engagement, data analysis, and critical thinking experience to support high-priority projects with a broad impact across the agency. This role demands expertise in prioritizing conflicting needs, the ability to handle matters expeditiously and proactively, often with tight deadline pressures and minimal direct/supervisory guidance. Candidates should be able to handle and thrive in an ambiguous environment, with the ability to shift focus to meet the changing needs of the client. It is expected that a candidate will be able to utilize and build upon minimal instruction to be able to identify and promote positive outcomes and solutions for the client, truly owning their own product. + Create meeting agendas and presentations, facilitate client meetings, and document and distribute meeting agendas, minutes, and notes + Identify and proactively address client needs by presenting potential solutions to challenges or issues + Develop high-quality presentations which effectively communicate key objectives and facilitate discussion across multiple stakeholders + Manage stakeholder engagement, feedback, decisions, project risks, and mitigation strategies + Develop and ensure quality deliverables such as work plans, project timelines, and status reports + General project management tasks to manage milestones, activities, and quality and risk management + Leverage human-centered design experience through discovery, design, implementation and evaluation phases + Collect data through various mechanisms including interviews, work groups, and surveys + Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis of data + Co-facilitate interviews, work groups, and other meetings in an effort to generate consensus around process or program matters + Develop current state and future state process analysis + Develop executive presentations with future state recommendations + Develop, manage, and maintain professional and collaborative ongoing relationships with stakeholders representative of a diverse community + Research and identify state, territory, and tribal best practices and current strategies for strengthening collaboration between child care and IDEA Part C Early Intervention services + Analyze variability in state, tribal, and territorial practices of administering IDEA Part C and child care services + Apply knowledge of child care and/or special education programs at the federal, state, county, territory, or tribal level to develop actionable recommendations and a comprehensive implementation plan to target strengthening child care and IDEA Part C Early Intervention services to lead to improved early identification and early intervention in child care settings and higher quality early childhood programs + Establish resources, tools, and criteria focused on state-system mechanisms which can serve to evaluate innovative solutions by measuring success, impact, replicability, and scalability + Develop and lead implementation strategy across various states and local public, private and non-profit organizations + Develop and launch a Knowledge Management Model to share and promote promising practices at a state, tribal and territory level **What You Will Need** **:** + Master’s in Early Childhood Special Education, Early Childhood, Social Work, Disability Studies, Rehabilitation, Psychology, Education Law/Policy + 3 to 5 years professional work experience working in, early childhood education, early childhood special education, social work, disability or rehabilitation studies, psychology, education law/policy + Ability to develop strong team and client relationships, facilitation and consensus building + Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to write and edit reports, create briefings for senior executives, research and review market insights, and customize content for various stakeholders + Understanding unique challenges and barriers faced by families, individual students or populations of students and ability to provide insight into the systems required to ensure equity in child care + Ability to investigate, synthesize, and break down complex information into clear, digestible approaches and solutions that manages the needs for various stakeholders + Strong analytical, problem solving, critical thinking, and communication skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer and stakeholder needs and translate them into tangible documents and/or deliverables + Ability to identify and address client needs: Leading client discussions and meetings + Advanced proficiency in the full Microsoft Suite, including MS Teams, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel + Ability to organize, perform, and track multiple tasks accurately in a fast-paced, detail-oriented environment + Proven ability to work independently and collaborate with others **What Would Be Nice To Have** **:** + Diversity Equity and Inclusion & Accessibility (DEIA) Certification or with the intent to obtain certification + Knowledge of federal and state laws and policies that govern how states and agencies provide early intervention, special education, and related services to infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities, to include the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act + Substantial knowledge of programs related to – or experience – with infants and/or toddlers with disabilities or delays and their families/caregivers + Knowledge of inclusive strategies and best practices for children, birth through age 3, with disabilities + Experience with educational and/or child care programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities at the Federal, State, County, Territorial or Tribal level + Experience analyzing a variety of conditions, problems, or questions that affect child care and/or special education programs county-, state-, or nation-wide + Experience planning, implementing and/or advising on child care and/or special education program issues + Knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices and skills, as it relates to disabilities (e.g., autism, intellectual, physical, multiple disabilities, etc.) The annual salary range for this position is $94,900.00-$142,300.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. **What We Offer** **:** Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace. Benefits include: + Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance + Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays + Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus + Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance + 401(k) Retirement Plan + Basic Life & Supplemental Life + Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts + Short-Term & Long-Term Disability + Student Loan PayDown + Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities + Skills Development & Certifications + Employee Referral Program + Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach + Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program + Mobility Stipend **About Guidehouse** Guidehouse is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation. Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco. If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@guidehouse.com . 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