Senior Project Analyst

POSITION DESCRIPTION: Senior Project Analyst, Communications

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

This position is located in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Head Start (OHS). Head Start is a national HHS program that promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services to enrolled children and families.

The Senior Project Analyst is responsible for a wide variety of project coordination and communication duties as part of a team engaged in ongoing assessment and quality improvement of OHS communications. The candidate will act as a thought partner to set objectives, coordinate, and evaluate project implementation, and strategize best practices. The candidate will be a self-starter and able to independently advance various initiatives of the Office of Head Start.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Project Analyst will be responsible for managing research and analysis on issues and programs in close collaboration with our Central Office Communications team. Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible for overseeing the development, implementation, and execution of marketing analysis efforts. Identifies trends and insights from across research studies to define new issues and opportunities. Act as a thought partner with OHS leadership to consider and act on insights.
• Performs operational analysis and coordinates operational excellence across the OHS communications team.
• Designs, manages, and/or supports high impact projects as related to OHS messaging across various communications platforms.
• Edits and reviews both internal and external OHS communications to ensure consistent messaging and appropriateness of products across audiences.
• Collaborate with OHS Leadership, as needed, to develop Vlogs and other production mediums.
• Plan and execute social media campaigns consistent with the goals and initiatives of OHS.
• Writing and copyediting duties and needed.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

• Experience reviewing and analyzing communications metrics to gather, assemble and analyze facts and make recommendations.
• Experience communicating, both verbally and in writing, including providing constructive feedback and guidance.
• Experience adapting information and approaches for different audiences.
• Experience with managing and prioritizing among multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Experience working as a team member and independent
• Bachelor's degree in a social science field required with 7-10 years of related experience
• Ability to travel, as needed, less than 10%.