Senior Consultant, Child Welfare Subject Matter Expert

Strategy & Transformation Consulting

Travel Required:

Up to 10% |

Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

As part of a multidisciplinary team, support federal initiatives focused on child welfare technology modernization, program improvement, and systems transformation.

• Provide subject matter expertise on child welfare technology modernization initiatives.
• Provide expertise on child welfare ecosystem from business processes, federal reporting requirements, interoperability, data governance, user adoption, and system operations to program and policy.
• Collaborate with technology, data, and program teams to translate child welfare program needs into actionable business and technology recommendations.
• Support states and federal partners in planning, implementing, and operating CCWIS projects and related technology transformation efforts.
• Analyze modernization strategies, project risks, governance structures, procurement approaches, and implementation outcomes to identify leading practices and lessons learned.
• Support the review and assessment of planning documents, Advanced Planning Documents (APDs), implementation plans, project artifacts, waiver requests, and other modernization-related deliverables.
• Conduct interviews, facilitate workshops, listening sessions, and stakeholder meetings with federal and state partners.
• Support development of reports, executive briefings, presentations, research summaries, technical assistance materials, and strategic recommendations.
• Support research, data collection, and analysis activities related to child welfare system modernization, project performance, operational effectiveness, and implementation challenges.
• Assist with the development of modernization guidance, technical assistance resources, playbooks, toolkits, and knowledge-sharing products to support state agencies.

Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.

Bachelors Degree EIGHT (8) or more years of professional experience in child welfare or a related field, with demonstrated qualifications that support the responsibilities above in two or more of the following areas:

• Direct experience supporting child welfare programs, child welfare agencies, or federal child welfare initiatives.
• Experience with Comprehensive Child Welfare Information Systems (CCWIS) modernization efforts, or large-scale child welfare technology implementation projects.
• Experience developing, reviewing, or supporting APDs, implementation advance planning activities, waiver requests, project artifacts, or federal funding requests.
• Knowledge of federal child welfare regulations, Children's Bureau guidance, and technology modernization requirements.
• Experience supporting system modernization efforts involving procurement, vendor management, governance, project management, Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) oversight, or organizational change management.
• Experience conducting stakeholder interviews, facilitating workshops, listening sessions, or requirements-gathering activities.
• Experience developing executive-level communications, reports, presentations, briefing materials, and decision-support products.

• Bachelor's degree in human services or related field
• Master’s degree in social work or related field
• Familiarity with data quality, federal reporting, interoperability, business process improvement, data governance, and system operations best practices.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with federal leaders, state child welfare agencies, technology partners, and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Teams.
• Experience supporting the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Children's Bureau (CB), state child welfare agencies, or related human services programs.
• Exposure to federal oversight, approval, or funding processes that shape CCWIS modernization strategy.
• Knowledge of modular system development, agile delivery methods, and digital service modernization approaches.
• Familiarity with data analysis, data visualization, and reporting tools.

The annual salary range for this position is $98,000.00-$. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not…