MIS Quality Assurance - Consultant - ParentChild+

About Us 

ParentChild+, a nationally recognized early childhood school readiness organization working in 16 states and six countries, is an innovative two-generation program focused on providing early and equitable opportunities for families and caregivers in communities facing poverty, low literacy, limited education, language barriers, geographic isolation, housing, and food insecurity. The Home-Based Child Care (HBCC) model works with child care providers of all statuses to build strong home-based and local child care options in neglected and under-funded neighborhoods.  Through home visits to child care providers during child care hours, we coach providers on best practice in their relationships with children and families, add high quality materials and activities to the care environment, and connect providers to resources that meet their own and families’ needs.  We see culturally responsive, high quality, community-based early education as a critical support for families, leveling the playing field before children ever enter their first classroom and helping families enable their children to access a future full of possibilities.

Position Overview 

ParentChild+ is seeking a consultant, MIS Quality Assurance, to support our management information system in meeting industry standards and design specifications. The consultant will be responsible for conducting regular inspections and assessments, reviewing documentation, and providing comprehensive reports to the Assistant Director, Data Quality and Analysis. The ideal candidate will value working with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds, and make racial equity a focal point of measurement and evaluation. Additionally, the ideal candidate will understand how data has been used to harm people and communities, think critically about these risks, and seek to develop frameworks and practices that mitigate harm. 

Quality Assurance of Management Information System

• Ensures software applications meet business requirements and system goals
• Work alongside developers to verify application functionality, usability, scalability and data
• Identifies areas of improvement to enhance software's efficiency
• Creates test plans and writes detailed test scenarios and test cases
• Tests new applications, enhancements, and/or bug fixes throughout the development life cycle
• Tracks and reports maintenance items and specifies scope of work for feature development to software developers.

Skills and Qualifications 

• Proficient in SQL for querying data, database testing and validation
• Strong knowledge of quality assurance concepts, best practices, and methodology
• At least one years' experience testing web applications with role-based functionality and complex workflow
• At least one years’ experience in performing different types of software testing including web usability, functional, cross browser compatibility, and database backend validation
• Considers the impact of the work on communities of color and immigrants. 

Compensation and Time Commitment:

Compensation and workload for this position is 15-25 hours a week @ $35/hour.

This is a one-year position that has the possibility of being renewed for a second year.

Location: 

Remote

How To Apply: 

Submit the following two items through the TriNet portal:

1. A cover letter, describing how your experience, knowledge, and abilities align with the scope of work stated in this announcement. Resumes WITHOUT cover letters will NOT be considered. 
2. A resume or curriculum vitae

ParentChild+ is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  We have a clear vision and commitment: to being a place where a diverse mix of talented people engage and do their best work.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. 

More About ParentChild+: 

ParentChild+, uses education to break the cycle of poverty for low-income families. We engage early in life and help toddlers, their parents, and their family child care providers access a path to possibility. What we provide isn’t just early literacy, it is early opportunity.  For families living in underserved communities, we are a first step on the ladder to success.

An international research-based and research-validated program, we successfully strengthen families and help them prepare their children for academic success through intensive home visiting. Since 1965, this innovative program has emphasized the importance of quality parent-child interaction to help build the skills children need to be successful students.

Today, ParentChild+ is helping families who have not had access to economic and educational opportunities prepare their children to succeed in school and in life. 

Visit us on the web at: https://www.parentchildplus.org/