IC Technical Writer- REMOTE External aggregated ICF

ICF seeks a Technical Writer to support our important work in Child Care and Development Technical Assistance (CDTA) Projects. The Technical Writer will work with project teams supporting ICF ’s work in the field of early childhood education in the federal, state, and private sectors. This role supports CDTA projects by developing, editing, and reviewing clear, audience‑focused written products that translate complex early childhood and Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) topics into practical, accessible resources.

The Technical Writer collaborates with subject matter experts and project teams to ensure content quality, consistency, plain language, and adherence to established editorial and quality assurance standards. Bilingual technical writers may be asked to provide translation of project resources.

• Support client priorities and project objectives by completing required and ad hoc reports as well as other relevant information gathering tasks to demonstrate project progress and accomplishments, inform client services, and identify emerging client needs.
• Actively participate and engage in team meetings, internal work groups, and other collaborative projects as requested.
• Take and record notes during meetings, including staff meetings and federal workgroup meetings.
• Support Section 508 remediation process and ensure appropriate posting of written products and other deliverables to the website using established protocols.
• Participate in and/or lead various work groups as requested by the client or project leadership, and as relevant to the project’s work.
• Support digital file management, organization, archiving, and file migration.
• Support efforts to ensure appropriate review, approval, posting, and dissemination of resources and announcements.
• Stay up to date on the latest research, tools, technology, and resources that could be leveraged to support project and client priorities.
• Work collaboratively with editorial team members to establish and maintain consistent, reliable editorial standards that reflect the client's needs, objectives, and preferences.
• Assist with updating editorial style guidance and other editorial guidance documents, including guidance related to citations, references, and other client-specific terminology.
• Support efforts to ensure appropriate review, approval, and finalization of resources.
• Assist in the delivery of training for project staff, partners, and client staff on effective, plain language writing techniques that are tailored to meet the specific informational needs of target audiences.

• Complete research and information gathering tasks to support timely, accurate responses to client and state and territory inquiries.
• Apply client-approved templates, styles, branding, and other requirements to ensure high quality digital and written products.
• Support data collection, reporting, and data quality assurance tasks and project evaluation efforts.
• Prepare ad hoc reports from project databases to assist the project leadership, inform technical assistance efforts, and respond to client requests and questions.
• Use approved AI, Smart Sheet, and Mural as tools, when appropriate, to facilitate and track task completion.
• Develop written products and deliverables, including working with subject matter experts and other team members to clarify product audience, purpose, and scope, ensure content clarity and readability, and identify the need for additional subject matter expertise, when needed.
• Develop or collaborate with team members to develop visual graphics and enhanced product formatting to increase readability and clarity.
• Ensure integrity in written…