CareerPlan

Head Start Lead Program Specialist (Onsite)

Washington D.C., DC, USFull-time2026-11-07 → 2026-11-09

Core

Senior-level programmatic and grants management support for the Office of Head Start, leading grant oversight, monitoring, analysis, and technical assistance activities.

Role type

Senior IC grants management and program oversight specialist

Builds

Grant oversight, monitoring, analysis, and technical assistance for Head Start and Early Head Start programs

Domain

Public sector / Early childhood education / Federal grants management

Required skills

Federal discretionary grants management, grant compliance monitoring, programmatic review, risk mitigation strategy development, policy-aligned guidance, supervisory experience, data analysis, standard operating procedure development, management briefings

Preferred skills

Head Start program operations expertise, synthesis of multi-source data, high-quality written reporting, federal compliance knowledge, independent priority management, federal information systems proficiency