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Trailhead partners with clients to support families, invest in workers, and strengthen communities. We stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our partners, walking with them on their path toward impact.

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Trailhead Strategies is a growing workforce, health, and human services consulting company established in 2022 in San Diego, California. Our mission is to partner with clients to support families, invest in workers, and strengthen communities. Our clients include state and local governments, philanthropies, colleges and universities, non-profit organizations, and employers.

For more information, please visit us at: Trailheadstrat.com

OPEN POSITIONS

Consultant, Human Services

Salary: $90,000-$110,000 base + two annual bonus opportunities

Location: Remote (Work from home)

Schedule: Working on projects across time zones in the United States (most often Pacific Time)   

About the Job

We are currently seeking a Consultant to support our growing Human Services practice that is working with state and local government clients improve how critical public programs are designed and delivered to residents, workers, and families. 

What You Will Do:

  • Develop realistic work plans and manage projects to timelines and budgets

  • Develop reports, one-pagers, summaries, memos, decks, and other deliverables

  • Analyze data and provide actionable insights

  • Coordinate and facilitate meetings in person and virtually

  • Provide subject matter expertise in human services programs and systems and/or workforce development programs (such as SNAP, Medicaid, SNAP E&T, child welfare, TANF, WIOA, and others)

  • Stay abreast of human services and workforce development policy and regulatory changes, national trends and promising practices in the field and develop the ability to advise and provide tailored solutions to clients

  • Provide human services and workforce development program management and implementation support

  • Identify requests for proposals from state and local agencies and coordinate, write, and produce responses

  • Build and nurture relationships with Trailhead clients and partners

  • Communicate with internal teammates

Position Requirements

This position requires at least one of the following:

  • Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university and at least four (4) years of experience in consulting, project management, data analytics, workforce development, government, or a related field or

  • Masters degree in relevant discipline (MPP, MBA, MPA, MSW, MPH, or similar) and at least two (2) years of relevant work experience  or

  • Minimum six (6) years of experience in consulting, project management, workforce development, human services, policy, data analytics, or a related field.

This position also requires the following:

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, project management/work management platforms, visualization software, and other technologies

  • Strong verbal communication skills and writing skills, without the assistance of AI, to produce high-quality deliverables

  • High-level analytical abilities to interpret information and data and draw reasonable conclusions.

  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously and adapt to changing priorities

  • Demonstrated success working with cross-functional teams and diverse interest holders

  • Significant experience working with public funds and/or publicly funded agencies

  • Experience working in or alongside in human services programs and systems and/or workforce development programs

  • Strong project management experience; PMP highly desired.

  • Willingness to travel as needed

Who We Are Looking For:

Trailhead hires professionals with a diverse set of skills and experiences who share our values, take ownership for the quality of work, and are committed to productive relationships with clients, coworkers, and partners. While skills matter, so does character. We are looking for candidates that align with our firm’s core values:

  1. Integrity. All team members are expected to be honest, ethical, professional, and to do what is right even when “no-one is watching” or it is the more difficult path. Our team strives to be consistent in our actions, values, and beliefs regardless of who we are working with, fostering trust and respect with co-workers and clients.

  2. Empathy. We approach projects from a place of deep understanding for the challenges of both our clients and the individuals and families they serve. We prioritize putting effort into developing an understanding of where our clients, co-workers, and partners are coming from because we know this brings higher quality services to our clients and greater satisfaction to our team.

  3. Accountability. Trailhead employees practice extreme ownership. Each team member is expected to take personal responsibility for their work and their time. We strive to build a work environment where all employees are not afraid to: ask for what they need, share hard truths, push back, and challenge each other.

  4.  Purposeful Growth. While we all want the firm to grow, we have chosen a more thoughtful, less frantic growth model that allows us to make room for work that energizes us and balances our personal lives.

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Our Compensation Package:

  • ‍Base pay: $90,000-$110,000 DOE

  • ‍Bonus: Up to 30% of annual salary, paid twice per year based on performance and firm profitability

  • ‍$1,000 health care and work-from-home stipend,

  • ‍401(k) with employer-match

  • ‍Unlimited PTO.

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To apply:

Please submit your resume to careers@trailheadstrat.com, subject line: Consultant, Human Services. The position is open until filled.