Manhattan Strategy Group MSG, a management consulting firm based in Bethesda, MD, is seeking an experienced federal project director to join its federal consulting practice. MSG provides its clients with management consulting services in the areas of research, program evaluation, organizational improvement, technical assistance, training, grant management, training and e-learning, and technology support. Our clients include the U.S. Department of Education, Health and Human Services, and Labor. Our clients and their stakeholders come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger.

This position will support the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA) in initiatives and activities to support Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood grantees across the country.

This position is contingent upon award.

About you:

You share our values and enthusiasm for helping your colleagues and our customers to thrive. You want to join a dynamic team working together to deliver best-in-class solutions and you are obsessed with delivering innovative and effective services and products to move government clients and their stakeholders forward. You bring energy and creativity and a relentless pursuit of excellence in all that we do together. You have a keen understanding of the broader marketplace in which we work, you know the people, their purpose, and what drives them to do what they do. You will have experience providing strong project management and coordination, experience in economic mobility and child and family well-being, including program need assessments, healthy relationships, and responsible fatherhood curriculum and program delivery, trauma-informed practice, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), employment and training strategies, and innovative training and technical assistance solutions and approaches.

About this position:

The purpose of this position is to support the firm’s Health and Human Services market and training and technical assistance practice line by providing targeted support to Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood (HMRF) grantees, with an aim of improving grantee performance. The position will also provide targeted support to the HMRF Program Office, with the aim of successfully completing activities necessary to support grantees in achieving their goals and objectives.

Job Responsibilities/Duties:

Provide strategic direction and oversight by managing the successful execution of day-to-day operations of the project:

• Develop and implement project management plans in accordance with contract provisions
• Provide project management, including tracking and reporting on project activities, budgets, materials, and deliverables.
• Oversee and monitor staff and project resources, including subcontractors and subject matter experts (SMEs).
• Coordinate teams of subcontractors, consultants, SMEs, and TA providers.
• Oversee the development of technical assistance resources such as papers, reports, manuals, online tutorials, and resource guides.
• Provide direction to the development and maintenance of web-based technologies to support information dissemination and collaboration among program grantees.
• Coordinate logistics, material development, and scheduling.
• Provide responsive customer service to government clients and stakeholders; and
• Review all project deliverables to ensure high quality and timely submission

• At a minimum, a bachelor’s degree (preferably in the social services sector) and at least seven years of practitioner-level field experience working with diverse grantee organization types (e.g., community-based, state agencies, tribes, colleges, and universities, or faith-based).
• Specific, practitioner-level knowledge and field experience in the healthy marriage and responsible fatherhood fields i.e. authorizing legislation, program design, and developing implementation strategies.
• General knowledge of the social sciences, including its principles and methods, extensive knowledge of adult learning theories, and excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient in project management, TTA development and implementation, and evaluating training and technical assistance service delivery.
• History of managing complex projects, leading project teams, and developing strategic plans for effective TTA provision.