Stakeholder Engagement Specialist (Disability Services), Part-Time Contract, Maryland

Dhaka Technologies Limited Company • Baltimore, MD

3d • $45 - $55 • Remote

About The Position

Dhaka Technologies Limited Company (DTLC) is hiring a Stakeholder Engagement Specialist on behalf of a state health and human services agency client. The role leads day-to-day engagement for a developmental disabilities stakeholder experience initiative running from December 2026 through June 30, 2027. The specialist will engage individuals receiving developmental disabilities services, families, caregivers, providers, advocates, support coordinators, regional offices, and legislative stakeholders across Maryland.

The position is remote, with occasional travel to Baltimore, Maryland, and the client's regional offices for in-person engagement sessions. The engagement is approximately 360 hours through June 30, 2027, typically about 10–12 hours per week with heavier periods during engagement cycles. The position is offered as a 1099 or W-2 arrangement at $45–$55 per hour.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Social Work, Public Administration, Psychology, or Sociology.
• At least 5 years of professional stakeholder or community engagement experience in human services, Medicaid, disability services, or state or local government.
• At least 3 years of direct experience engaging people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, their families, and the provider and advocacy community.
• Demonstrated experience designing and facilitating listening sessions, focus groups, and surveys, and turning the results into written summaries and recommendations.
• Experience with journey mapping or comparable service-design methods.
• Strong professional writing; writing samples will be requested.
• Ability to travel occasionally to Baltimore, Maryland, and the client's regional offices for in-person sessions; Maryland or nearby residence preferred.
• Available to start in December 2026.
• U.S. work authorization; sponsorship is not available for this role.
• Must be independent of direct service providers funded by the client agency, with no financial, ownership, or organizational relationship.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in a related field.
• Experience with Maryland state developmental disabilities services or support coordination.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.
• Familiarity with plain-language and Section 508 standards.

Responsibilities

• Plan, recruit for, and facilitate listening sessions, focus groups, advisory meetings, interviews, and surveys across Maryland.
• Maintain the stakeholder issue and theme tracker and the centralized feedback log.
• Synthesize feedback into quarterly stakeholder feedback summaries and recommendations for client leadership.
• Support stakeholder and journey mapping and targeted experience-improvement initiatives with the client's regional offices, including before-and-after metrics.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level