American Institutes for Research

Technical Assistance Consultant, Employment and Economic Opportunity

American Institutes for Research

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $92,700 - $123,600 per year

About the role

  • Conduct needs sensing and synthesize needs to develop technical assistance plans.
  • Design and deliver technical assistance and training in virtual and in-person settings.
  • Create content for technical assistance and capacity-building materials such as toolkits, guides, fact sheets, training materials, and web-based resources.
  • Facilitate meetings, communities of practice, and stakeholder engagement sessions.
  • Provide subject matter expertise on employment and economic opportunity topics.
  • Support research activities, such as focus groups, surveys, and case studies.
  • Contribute to the development of reports that describe and interpret findings for clients, partners, and other relevant audiences.
  • Represent the organization in interactions with state, local, and site-based staff; potential clients; and partner organizations.
  • Work on collaborative project teams, including supervision of junior colleagues as a task or functional lead.
  • Contribute to team efforts to develop new business opportunities including strategic planning, identification and pursuit of opportunities, and proposal development.
  • Manage or lead projects or tasks, with assumption of greater responsibility over time.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree with 6+ years of relevant experience or a Master’s degree with 4+ years of relevant experience in social sciences, public policy, public administration, and other relevant fields.
  • Demonstrated content knowledge in topic areas related to employment and economic opportunity.
  • Experience in effectively working across diverse clients, funders, and communities to implement innovations on economic mobility and workforce development.
  • Experience assessing needs and developing and delivering technical assistance and training to workforce, education, government, and/or industry organizations.
  • Experience designing technical assistance content and approaches that reflect multiple user perspectives.
  • Foundational understanding of dynamics and trends impacting the future of work, including AI.
  • Foundational understanding of AI limitations, bias, data privacy, and organizational guardrails.
  • Ability to integrate AI into the development of practical tools, guides, and learning resources.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for working with stakeholders at various levels and from a range of backgrounds.
  • High attention to detail and a strong commitment to accuracy and quality.
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
technical assistancetraining designcontent creationneeds assessmentproject managementresearch activitiesproposal developmenteconomic mobilityworkforce developmentAI integration
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillscommunication skillsorganizational skillsattention to detailcommitment to accuracystakeholder engagementcollaborationleadershipstrategic planningmultitasking