MIECHV Data/CQI Training and Technical Assistance Associate II

Company Description

Education Development Center (EDC) is a global nonprofit that works with partners to advance every person’s journey to learn, work, and be well. For more than 65 years, EDC has partnered with communities, governments, and private sector to improve education, workforce development and health outcomes. 

By combining interdisciplinary expertise with real-world experience, EDC works across these pillars to design, implement, and scale evidence-based solutions that help partners address complex challenges and create lasting change. 

Founded in 1958, EDC today brings together a global team working across the United States and around the world. Our diverse portfolio of programs is supported by federal agencies, philanthropic foundations, multilateral institutions, and corporate partners. 

Job Description

As part of EDC’s Be Well strategy, the Maternal Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Technical Assistance Resource Center (TARC) is looking for two part-time (75% level of effort) MIECHV Data/Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Training and Technical Assistance Associate II positions. 

The MIECHV Data/CQI Training & Technical Assistance Associate IIs will provide programmatic technical assistance for the MIECHV TARC awardees funded by HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The TARC supports MIECHV awardees in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five territories in strengthening home visiting services to improve outcomes for pregnant women, children, and families. The TARC is a multidisciplinary team of specialists that work together to provide high quality, comprehensive technical assistance. 

This role is contingent on project funding.

You Will:

• Deliver voluntary, virtual technical assistance relevant to data collection and training, MIECHV performance measures, and CQI plans and strategies 
• Collaborate with other TA specialists, each of whom specializes in a particular area such as program implementation, evaluation and/or fiscal TA. 
• Collaborate with HRSA project officers on how to best meet the needs of awardees to whom they are assigned. 
• Contribute to universal technical assistance activities and products such as webinars, written products. 
• Co-lead and co-facilitate communities of practice on a topic of interest generated by awardees. 
• Collaborate with other TA specialists to deliver small group TA to awardees who are seeking TA around a particular theme. 

Qualifications

Education 

• Bachelor's degree required

Skills & Experience

• 7 – 10 years related experience, including at least three years providing direct technical assistance and expertise to local/state public health-related professionals 
• Experience providing needs assessments, including applying needs assessment findings to improve access to and quality of home visiting services. 
• Experience leading group facilitation, including effective facilitation strategies and methods for engaging participants virtually. 
• Proven experience applying consultative, quality assurance, and continuous quality improvement methods, Active Implementation, and Process Consultation or similar strategies.  

Additional Information

EDC affirms its steadfast commitment to uphold the highest standards of conduct, ensuring the protection of all individuals from misconduct, and maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards any violation of these rights. Safeguarding refers to the measures and practices put in place to protect individuals, particularly vulnerable groups, from harm, abuse, neglect, and exploitation. 

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship. At this time, the EDC is unable to support employment-based visa sponsorship.

EDC is a smoke-free workplace, and offers a supportive work environment, competitive salary, and excellent benefits.  

Total Rewards:  

EDC offers the following comprehensive benefits package for all eligible employees: 

• Health, dental, and vision insurance 
• Paid holidays 
• Generous vacation benefits for full- and part-time employees 
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts   
• Pre-tax transport benefit 
• Robust retirement plan with TIAA/CREF (Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association/College Retirement Equities Fund) 
• Paid sick time and personal time annually 
• Parental leave 
• Employee assistance program 

The starting full-time equivalent base salary range for this position is $70,000 - $85,000. 

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the EDC job opportunities website as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by e-mailing human_resources@edc.org or by calling 202.572.3781.