Child Care Policy Specialist
About The Position
The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Care (OCC), is seeking a Child Care Policy Specialist. OCC administers child care funding to states, territories, and tribes to help provide assistance to eligible families and increase the availability and quality of child care and development services. The specialist will develop and interpret policy directives and guidance for states, territories, and tribes administering child care assistance programs. The work includes writing policy documents and reports, analyzing data and research to inform policy development, explaining policies to varied audiences, and responding to questions from grantees and stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree.
- Minimum of four years of experience.
- Knowledge of child care laws, regulations, and policies.
- Experience developing and analyzing child care policy for the federal government, a state government, a national organization, or a similar entity.
- Experience analyzing and writing complex technical components of legislation, regulations, or other policy.
- Experience presenting information to a range of audiences.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Expertise in Microsoft Excel and Word.
- Ability to analyze, summarize, and compile data and information.
- Ability to perform detail-oriented work.
- Ability to collaborate with staff from varied backgrounds and skill sets and work as part of a team to improve processes or systems.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including responding to internal and external requests.
- Strong prioritization and time-management skills to balance ongoing responsibilities with urgent requests.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree preferred.
- Relevant education, such as a Master's degree or higher in a field involving policy analysis.
Responsibilities
- Write regulations and sub-regulatory policy guidance, including Program Instructions, Information Memoranda, Policy Interpretation Questions, Dear Colleague Letters, and FAQs.
- Draft policy responses to questions from states, territories, and tribes, and address issues arising from program operations, monitoring, and oversight.
- Prepare talking points, slides, and presentations for grantees and other stakeholders about new policy guidance, programs, and initiatives.
- Review and analyze statutes and pending legislation, and provide technical assistance on draft bills.
- Draft Congressional testimony and responses to Congressional requests and questions.
- Research and draft legislative proposals that reflect Administration priorities.
- Support subject-matter experts and build expertise in child care policy issues.
- Analyze and compile data, research, and information, and prepare summaries, tables, and reports to inform policymaking at the federal and state levels.
- Coordinate with technical assistance, program operations, monitoring, and research teams regarding policy issues.
- Review and provide comments and updates on reports and other documents prepared by governmental and non-governmental entities, such as GAO and OIG.
- Prepare reports, including reports for Congress.
- Support budget formulation, performance measurement, financial management, grantee reporting, and other activities as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
