Tribal Child Care Project Specialist

Who We Are:

Miami Environment & Energy Solutions (MEES) is wholly owned by the federally recognized Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, and is a Small Business Administration certified Tribal 8(a) business, and a Small Disadvantaged Business. As a Tribal 8(a), MEES has the capability to work with federal customers in creating responsive, comprehensive, and fast solutions to mission requirements.

MEES offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) matching, and generous PTO and federal holidays schedule

The Tribal Child Care Capacity Building Center’s Project Specialist will coordinate and develop high quality training and technical assistance (TA) that improves the capacity of Tribal early childhood programs. The Project Specialist will support TCBC staff in developing TA for Tribal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) programs that reflect the diversity of languages and traditions that exist in American Indian and Alaska Native cultures.

The programs are geographically diverse and provide comprehensive services to children and families that are culturally responsive and respectful of tribal sovereignty.

The ideal candidate will have both a background and experience in Project Management, Administration, Child Development or Early Childhood Education with extensive knowledge of the CCDF regulations and program implementation. The Project Specialist will design TA for CCDF funded early childhood programs, with a focus on supporting effective CCDF administration, capacity building, and the full implementation of CCDF requirements. TCBC Project Specialists shall be responsible for supporting the design, development, and implementation of TA to promote, support, and improve the early development of children from the prenatal stage to five years of age using research based practices.

The ideal candidate will have experience with developing culturally respectful engagement strategies in Tribal communities.

• Support Office of Child Care (OCC) designated priorities and special projects, including development of TA materials (e.g. issue briefs, handouts, brochures, presentation kits, and webinars).
• Participate in and/or lead various work groups as requested by the client, Deputy Project Director, or the Project Director, and as relevant to the project’s work.
• Work with the Deputy Project Director to ensure that resources are created timely to support training, TA delivery, and OCC requests.
• Work with the DPD to develop the TCBC Resource Development Strategy. Support the quarterly review and updates to the TCBC Resource Development Strategy.
• Maintain a library of TCBC approved templates.
• Support the design, development, and distribution of training and materials to ensure targeted and universal training events are planned and offered effectively and meet the needs of participants. Determine the clearest and most logical way to present information for greatest reader or participant comprehension by using instructional design, adult learning principles, and Indigenous Storywork as the TA approach is developed.
• Participate in the development of the internal workgroup’s TA approach.
• Participate in product development to ensure adult learning principles, indigenous principles, and audience are considered.
• Provide guidance to content developers on the OCC style guide.
• Work with the Subject Matter Expert (SME) Team and team members to develop, design, and deliver targeted and universal training events (national and cross-regional face‑to‑face trainings and webinars, peer learning groups and communities of practice).
• Support the Deputy Project Director, TA Manager and Subject Matter Experts to develop workgroup…