Remote Graduate Program Manager Jobs in Lacey, WA

Salary: $78,504.00 - $105,612.00 Annually
Location : Thurston County - Olympia, WA
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 2026-05483
Department: Dept of Children, Youth, and Families
Division: (PPS) Family and Community Support
Opening Date: 07/09/2026
Closing Date: 7/16/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
Salary Information: The high end of the salary range, Step M is typically a longevity step
Description
Our vision is to ensure that "Washington state's children and youth grow up safe and healthy, thriving physically, emotionally, and educationally, nurtured by family and community."
Job Title: Home Visiting Program Analyst (MA5) - Portfolio & Evaluation
Location: Olympia, WA - This position offers a flexible, hybrid work schedule and may be performed remotely. Travel is required for training, meetings, and conferences, including occasional out-of-state travel (approximately 1-3 times per year) and periodic in-state travel.
Closes: Thursday, July 16th, 2026
Salary: $78,504 - $105,612 Annually.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive team while enjoying a flexible, primarily remote work schedule and meaningful, fulfilling work that supports children and families across Washington. Home Visiting is a key child abuse and neglect prevention strategy that aligns with DCYF's mission and strategic plan. In this role, you will help strengthen Washington's statewide home visiting system by supporting the Home Visiting Services Account (HVSA) and the implementation and management of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program.
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The Opportunity:
As the Home Visiting Portfolio and Evaluation Analyst, you will lead critical initiatives that support the continued development of Washington's statewide home visiting system. You will provide expert analysis, consultation, and strategic leadership to support the development and management of the Home Visiting Strategic and Portfolio Framework, performance-based contracting and leading work with contracted partners conducting evaluation activities, data collection and reporting systems.
Working closely with agency leadership, internal teams, external consultants, and state and federal partners, you will help ensure compliance with HVSA and MIECHV requirements while supporting long-term strategic planning, program evaluation, and continuous improvement efforts. In this role, you will provide expert analysis, consultation, project management, and strategic leadership/direction for development and management of the home visiting evaluation and portfolio framework and performance-based contracting. This includes working with systems partners to guide and support their development of evaluation and research plan and data collection and reporting system.
Some of what you will get to do:

• Develops and manages contracts for home visiting models that contribute data into the statewide home visiting data system.
• Develops and manages the contract with the Department of Health, the state agency partner responsible for managing the HVSA data management system.
• Identifies and supports implementation of identified priorities for continued or improved data collection, management, evaluation and reporting.
• Supports development and implementation of HVSA data governance.
• Understands and develops expertise in HVSA data systems and data utilization across the agency and within home visiting programs.
• Leads the Home Visiting Performance-Based Contracting efforts.
• Develops, manages and monitors consultant contracts for strategic and portfolio framework development.

Required Qualifications:

• A master's degree in social work, psychology, social science, health care or a related field AND three (3) years of progressively responsible experience, administering, developing, supervising or delivering family and child-related social services.

OR

• A bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, social science, health care or a related field AND five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in planning, administering, developing, supervising or delivering family and child related social services is required.

AND

• Demonstrated experience in two (2) or more of the following areas:
  • Conducting research.
  • Analyzing policies, laws, rules, or regulations.
  • Conducting business analysis and developing requirements.
  • Leading business projects.
• The ability to take action to learn and grow.
• The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.

In addition to those required qualifications, our ideal applicant will also have some or all of the following:

• Previously demonstrated knowledge and experience in government or non-profit sectors with public funding, including managing or leading projects with operational significance
• Demonstrated ability to establish and utilize strong processes to organize complex work and produce analytic analyses, this may include analyzing policies, laws and rules.
• Previously demonstrated experience conducting research and developing complex reports for various audiences.
• Previously demonstrated strong customer service skills, with an ability to troubleshoot and seek solutions.
• Previously demonstrated strong verbal and written skills.
• Previously demonstrated computer proficiency in Word, Excel, and Power Point with advanced fiscal analytic capacity.
• Previously demonstrated knowledge of data collection, management, evaluation and reporting.
• Previously demonstrated experience managing federal grants and reporting requirements and planning data and reporting system development.

How do I apply?
In addition to completing the online application in detail, please attach the following:

• Cover Letter (describing how you meet the specific qualifications for this position).
• Resume

Supplemental Information:
The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is committed to Washington's children and youth growing up safe, healthy, and thriving. We invite all candidates to join us in our mission to create a diverse and equitable workplace that reflects the communities we serve. If you are excited about this role but you believe that your education and/or experience might not align perfectly with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to apply anyway.
The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained service animal by a person with a disability.
This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.
Degrees must be obtained from an accredited college or university whose accreditation is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), or a foreign equivalent verified by a NACES-approved organization at naces.org. Foreign Equivalency certification must be attached to the application for degrees obtained outside the U.S.
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2026-05483
More than Just a Paycheck!
Employee benefits are not just about the kind of services you get, they are also about how much you may have to pay out of pocket. Washington State offers one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation.
We understand that your life revolves around more than just your career. Like everyone, your first priority is ensuring that you and your family will maintain health and financial security. That's why choice is a key component of our benefits package. We have a selection of health and retirement plans, paid leave, staff training and other compensation benefits that you can mix and match to meet your current and future needs.
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Insurance Benefits
Employees and their families are covered by medical (including vision), dental and basic life insurance. There are multiple medical plans with affordable monthly premiums that offer coverage throughout the state.
Staff are eligible to enroll each year in a medical flexible spending account which enables them to use tax-deferred dollars toward their health care expenses. Employees are also covered by basic life and long-term disability insurance, with the option to purchase additional coverage amounts.
To view premium rates, coverage choice in your area and how to enroll, please visit the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) website. The Washington Wellness program from the Health Care Authority works with PEBB to support our workplace wellness programs.
Dependent care assistance allows the employee to save pre-tax dollars for a child or elder care expenses.
Other insurance coverage for auto, boat, home, and renter insurance is available through payroll deduction.
The Washington State Employee Assistance Program promotes the health and well-being of employees.
Retirement and Deferred Compensation
State Employees are members of the Washington Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS). New employees have the option of two employer contributed retirement programs. For additional information, check out the Department of Retirement Systems' web site.
Employees also have the ability to participate in the Deferred Compensation Program (DCP). This is a supplemental retirement savings program (similar to an IRA) that allows you control over the amount of pre-tax salary dollars you defer as well as the flexibility to choose between multiple investment options.
Social Security
All state employees are covered by the federal Social Security and Medicare systems. The state and the employee pay an equal amount into the system.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
If you are employed by a government or not-for-profit organization, and meet the qualifying criteria, you may be eligible to receive student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
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Full-time and part-time employees are entitled to paid holidays and one paid personal holiday per calendar year.
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Full-time employees who work full monthly schedules qualify for holiday compensation if they are employed before the holiday and are in pay status for at least 80 nonovertime hours during the month of the holiday; or for the entire work shift preceding the holiday.
Part-time employees who are in pay status during the month of the holiday qualify for the holiday on a pro-rata basis. Compensation for holidays (including personal holiday) will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status in the month to that required for full-time employment, excluding all holiday hours. Pay status includes hours worked and time on paid leave.
Sick Leave
Full-time employees earn eight hours of sick leave per month. Overtime eligible employees who are in pay status for less than 80 hours per month, earn a monthly proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment. Overtime exempt employees who are in pay status for less than 80 hours per month do not earn a monthly accrual of sick leave.
Sick leave accruals for part-time employees will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that requi