Job Title: Project Analyst (Hybrid)
Location: Washington DC
Duration: 12 Months
Job Description:
The Client is seeking a qualified Program Analyst. The contractor will oversee the Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) Grant and be responsible for managing all aspects of the implementation and monitoring of the CLSD grant a 5-year $16 million grant awarded to the client in Sept. 2020. The Program Analyst should have experience managing data collections strong written and verbal communication skills and project management and organizational skills.
Responsibilities:
- Works with community-based organizations (CBOs) and local education agencies (LEAs) to ensure implementation of the CLSD grant program aligns with all federal regulations.
- Collect monitoring and reporting data from CBOs and LEAs awarded CLSD subgrants and develop a deep understanding of individual projects.
- Support CBOs and LEAs with programming technical assistance and monitoring to provide ongoing feedback to improve implementation of CLSD grant program.
- Connects CBOs and LEAs receiving CLSD funds to resources information and research from within the agency and across the education sector to help solve targeted instructional challenges.
- Assume responsibility for all grants management processes including building grant applications completing routine review of reimbursement requests from subgrantees and communicating all grant policies to subgrantees.
- Write a final summative report for general public audiences summarizing the grants impact highlighting case studies and bright spots and acts as a key document to document and memorialize the grants impact Work in collaboration with other members of the Division of Teaching and Learning to ensure alignment across projects related to literacy professional development and grants management.
- Manage communication processes around the CLSD grant and Literacy DC including writing content for social media and updating the client webpages
- Assume responsibility for the promotion and implementation of the client Comprehensive Literacy Plan
- Manage vendor contractors and ensure program evaluation and modifications.
- Represent to the client on a regular basis by engaging in technical assistance activities with the client and CLSD leaders from other states.
- Work in collaboration with fiscal team to execute various processes including developing budgets and accurate fiscal tracking of CLSD grant funds.
- Work in collaboration with the Division of Data Assessment and Research (DAR) to complete data analysis based on student test scores
- Collaborates across the Division and with other Divisions within the client to discuss LEAs and schools in need of support to determine appropriate technical assistance strategies.
- Facilitates adult learning experiences for school and system leaders i.e. a final closeout convening with all subgrantees.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Skills:
Skills | Required / Desired | Amount | of Experience |
Knowledge of grant management processes specifically experience with federal grants | Desired | 5 | Years |
Strong written and verbal communication skills | Required | 5 | Years |
Attention to detail with an ability to produce high-quality work in a fast-paced dynamic environment | Required | 5 | Years |
Data analysis and development of digestible information for internal and external stakeholders | Required | 5 | Years |
Strong project management and organization skills | Required | 5 | Years |
Experience writing a final summative and evaluative report for a grant or a large project | Desired | 5 | Years |
Knowledge of instructional design practices (i.e. the principles and techniques used in designing training programs developing design strategy) | Desired | 5 | Years |
Knowledge of educational evaluation (i.e. the techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of instructional/educational programs) | Desired | 5 | Years |
Experience prioritize and meet the needs of various stakeholders across a dynamic landscape | Required | 5 | Years |
Bachelors degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience | Required | | |