Altarum is hiring a
Maternal and Child Health/Early Childhood Technical Assistance Specialist

Summary

The job involves providing training and technical assistance for maternal and child health projects, developing written products, facilitating meetings and webinars, building partnerships, managing tasks and budgets, and working within program timelines. The candidate should have a Master's degree in public health or related field with at least 3-5 years of experience in early childhood, MCH, or complementary fields. The position is remote and only open to candidates eligible to work in the United States.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in public health or related field preferred, with at least 3-5 years of experience working in early childhood, MCH or complementary field
• At least one year of experience providing tailored technical assistance, facilitating collaborative processes, and developing action-oriented resources to support effective delivery of early childhood or maternal and child health focused programs. Experience with state systems building strongly preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional attention to quality and detail
• An inquisitive and innovative nature, integrity, willingness to take on new roles, team-focused mentality, and a commitment to continuously learning and improving
• Self-motivated with demonstrated skills in independent management of time and tasks
• Experience in virtual and in-person meeting facilitation
• Experience managing projects and task budgets and staffing allocations

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, and provide training and technical assistance in the implementation of maternal and child health and state level early childhood systems
• Plan and develop activities and products to support early childhood system-building in states and support community-hospital network building
• Facilitate small and large group meetings, trainings, and webinars
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with external partners in the MCH field. Identify partnerships and promote relationship‐building
• Work within program timelines and effectively manage competing priorities to support timely completion of program deliverables
• Work effectively in a team environment
• Manage tasks, budgets, and deliverables
• Balance the needs of multiple simultaneous projects with competing deadlines
• Demonstrate initiative in problem solving and innovative solution development
• Liaise and coordinate with a range of clients and project partners
• Self-manage time and resources effectively
• Follow all applicable privacy and confidentiality procedures in daily work

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k (3% employer contribution plus opportunity for gainsharing)
• A flexible work environment