Technical Assistance Associate

Description

Position Title: Technical Assistance Associate  

Location: Remote work based in Michigan with occasional travel within the state 

Schedule: Monday - Friday 

Salary Range: $60,602 - $74,069 

Class: Exempt  

Position Summary:

The Technical Assistance Associate supports ECIC’s mission by designing and delivering high quality technical assistance , primarily consultation, as defined by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. The Technical Assistance Associate works closely with Great Start to Quality Resource Centers and internal teams at ECIC to support the effective implementation of the annual scope of work for the Great Start to Quality Resource Centers. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Building and maintaining strong professional relationships with internal and external partners. 
• Designing and delivering individual and group capacity building opportunities to support successful implementation. 
• Providing consultation to ensure that required training and other scope of work deliverables are met by all Great Start to Quality Resource Centers.  
• Facilitating meetings with internal and external partners to support effective implementation. 

Requirements

This list is intended to represent job-related duties and should not be viewed as exhaustive. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Represent the organization as a skilled facilitator and subject matter expert. 
• Build and maintain strong professional relationships with internal and external partners. 
• Design and deliver individual and group capacity building opportunities to support successful implementation. 
• Provide consultation to ensure that required trainings and other scope of work deliverables are met by all Great Start to Quality Resource Centers.  
• Facilitate meetings with internal and external partners to support effective implementation. 
• Develop and implement annual technical assistance plan, track and review progress reports and deliverables, and create written materials necessary to support effective implementation and reporting. 
• Assist with the coordination and implementation of internal and external continuous improvement and evaluation activities. 
• Cultivate and manage new and existing relationships with partners at the state, regional and local levels of the early childhood system. 
• Support data collection, development of high-quality reports, issue briefs, explanations, and presentations. 
• Provide ongoing communications and coordination with any capacity building partners and vendors. 
• Stay abreast of emerging trends, best practices and research to continuously improve technical assistance offerings. 
• Engage in cross-team collaboration and facilitation. 

Requirements, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience with at least 3 years of experience in consultation, meeting facilitation and development of learning opportunities for adults in the early care and education field. 
• Proven success in the development and implementation of technical assistance at a regional or state-wide level. 
• Skilled in assessing needs, developing strategies, and evaluating outcomes. 
• Experience with data collection methods (e.g., surveys, interviews, observations). 
• Strong communication, attention to detail, and problem-solving abilities. 
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work with diverse communities. 
• Proficient in remote work tools, Microsoft Office, Adobe, and data platforms like Survey Monkey. 
• Able to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and make sound decisions. 

Physical Requirements:

• Talking - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word to impart oral information to others accurately. (4-5 hours daily) 
• Hearing - Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound. (4-5 hours daily) 
• Walking - Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another. (1-2 hours daily) 
• Standing – In one position, particularly for sustained periods of time. (1-2 hours daily) 
• Visual Acuity – Viewing objects with close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading. (5-6 hours daily) 
• Office Setting - Sedentary work in which exerting up to 10 pounds of force is occasional and a negligible amount of force is frequently or constantly used to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. 

Work Location

Remote work based in Michigan with occasional travel within the state or to other geographical areas for projects, ECIC meetings and to meet the needs of the organization.