TANF Policy Subject Matter Expert

30 minutes ago
Lead
Operations
K.L. Scott & Associates

K.L. Scott & Associates

K.L. Scott & Associates is a management and information technology consulting firm that specializes in strategic planning and performance management, business process management, IV&V, and information management. K.L. Scott & Associates, LLC. is a mana...

Professional Services
11-50
Founded 2013

Description

  • Provide expert guidance on TANF statute, regulations, policy guidance, and allowable uses of TANF funds for marriage and family-strengthening activities.
  • Review technical assistance products for policy accuracy, feasibility, and alignment with TANF’s four purposes.
  • Advise on implementing marriage-incentive and marriage-awareness strategies within TANF program rules, including marriage penalties and disincentives.
  • Serve as a content expert in technical assistance engagements, peer-learning sessions, and webinars with state and tribal TANF administrators.
  • Analyze state TANF plans, policies, and promising practices to identify replicable approaches.
  • Interpret emerging federal guidance and reauthorization developments and brief the team on implications.
  • Support the Research and Data Analyst in developing policy-relevant research questions and interpreting findings for a policy audience.

Requirements

  • Deep, current expertise in the TANF program, including legislative history, block-grant financing, work participation requirements, and state administration.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of allowable marriage- and family-strengthening activities under TANF.
  • Familiarity with the research literature on marriage, family structure, and economic self-sufficiency.
  • Experience advising government agencies or grantees on TANF policy and program design.
  • Strong analytical writing skills and the ability to translate policy into practical guidance.
  • Prior service within, or consulting to, a state or tribal TANF agency (preferred).
  • Experience with marriage-penalty analysis in means-tested benefit programs (preferred).
  • Knowledge of related programs such as SNAP, Medicaid, EITC/CTC, and their interaction with family formation (preferred).
  • Master’s degree in public policy, social work, economics, law, or a related field preferred; bachelor’s degree with substantial equivalent experience considered.
  • Minimum of eight years of TANF policy or human-services policy experience, including direct work on family-strengthening or marriage-related initiatives.

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