Talent Pool: Human Trafficking Prevention and Response - Project Staff & SMEs

Position: Project personnel and Subject Matter Expert consultants (multiple positions)

Engagement Type: Varies by project: full-time employment, part-time employment, or consultancy (1099 Independent Contractor)

Location: On site, Hybrid and Remote options

Deadline: Rolling – applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis

McColm & Company (McColm) is a mission-driven and customer-focused professional services firm that equips change makers with the knowledge, skills, and insights they need to succeed in an increasingly complex world. McColm specializes in supporting U.S. federal customers with human services, foreign affairs, national security, and emergency response-focused portfolios by managing bespoke professional training programs, delivering effective capacity building solutions, and providing highly specialized technical assistance and analysis expertise to decision makers.

McColm’s Justice and Resilience Practice supports clients working to prevent human trafficking and improve outcomes for people who have experienced it. We are building a pool of experienced professionals to staff current and future projects that help federal agencies, industry partners, health care, behavioral health, social services, child welfare, education, and community professionals recognize and respond to labor and sex trafficking. This work includes delivery of technical assistance, in-person and virtual training, in-depth capacity-building assistance, online learning, research and evaluation, and support for community-led anti-trafficking initiatives.

We are seeking candidates at all career levels, from senior program leaders to specialists and on-call consultants.

Joining the pool does not guarantee an engagement. When a current or upcoming project matches your expertise, a member of our team will contact you to discuss the role, level of effort, and availability.

Individuals with lived experience of human trafficking are encouraged to submit a resume for any role. Lived experience is valued and may be considered in place of some formal education or professional experience.

In your application, please indicate the type(s) of role you are interested in, your areas of expertise, and whether you are seeking full-time, part-time, or consulting work.

Duties vary by project and role. Depending on the engagement, they may include:

Project leadership

• Lead project delivery and serve as the primary point of contact for clients
• Oversee project planning, reporting, quality control, and staff
• Recruit, vet, and manage subject matter expert consultants, including consultants with lived experience
• Facilitate high-level meetings and convenings with diverse stakeholders

Training and technical assistance

• Respond to requests from the field and design tailored assistance
• Deliver short-format sessions and in-depth, customized capacity-building assistance
• Provide logistical and content support for trainings, conferences, meetings, and peer reviews
• Develop and carry out outreach strategies to promote available services

Research and evaluation

• Design and administer surveys and pre- and post-tests, and analyze quantitative and qualitative data
• Conduct literature reviews and environmental scans, and write reports and publications
• Measure program reach and impact and recommend improvements

Instructional design

• Identify learning needs and design in-person, online, and blended learning
• Develop instructor guides and learning assessments
• Build and maintain courses on online learning platforms

Public health and prevention

• Apply public health and violence prevention approaches to project activities
• Support operational planning, continuous quality improvement, and impact measurement

Subject Matter Expert consultants

• Deliver training and coaching in your area of expertise
• Review, develop, or adapt training materials and resources
• Serve as peer reviewers and contribute to listening sessions and convenings

Areas of expertise

We are interested in professionals with demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following:

• Labor trafficking, including domestic servitude and industry-specific labor trafficking (example: online scams)
• Sex trafficking
• Familial trafficking and technology-facilitated trafficking
• Trafficking of children and youth
• Prevention and public health approaches to violence
• Trauma-informed and person-centered services, and case management
• Health care and behavioral health responses
• Child welfare and school-based responses
• Disaster preparedness and response
• Tribal communities
• Survivor leadership and engagement
• Program development, capacity building, and community partnership
• Research, monitoring, and evaluation
• Instructional design and online learning

Experience and skills

• Bachelor’s degree, or professional and/or lived experience in human trafficking; a graduate degree is preferred for senior and evaluation roles
• Leadership and senior evaluation roles typically call for 10 or more years of relevant experience, including providing training and technical assistance to federal clients
• Specialist roles typically call for 5 or more years of relevant experience, including delivering trainings
• Instructional design roles: instructional design certification and experience designing face-to-face, online, and blended learning are preferred
• Evaluation roles: familiarity with survey tools (such as Qualtrics or SurveyMonkey) and analytical software (such as Stata, SAS, or SPSS) is preferred
• Experience developing multidisciplinary training for social services, health care, behavioral health, and public health professionals
• Demonstrated ability to deliver engaging training to professional audiences, both in person and virtually

Eligibility and availability

• U.S. citizen or otherwise authorized to work in the United States; fluent in written and spoken English
• Travel may be required for some roles
• Prior experience supporting U.S. Government clients is highly desirable

Compensation is offered according to job requirements, market dynamics, and experience/skills of the successful candidate. Full-time employees are eligible for McColm's standard benefits package which includes health insurance, paid holidays, paid time off, 401k and other benefits. Contract and consultant roles are not eligible for benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, gender identity or expression, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Due to the high volume of applications McColm receives and to ensure we comply with our internal hiring policies, we regret we are not able to respond to individual phone calls or emails regarding submission status.