Job specifications
Organisation: National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV)
Position: Senior Capacity Technical Assistance (CTA) Specialist
Work arrangement: Remote
Employment type: Full-time, exempt
Salary: $90,000–$95,000 per year
Application deadline: October 26, 2026
Travel: Occasional travel to Washington, D.C., for staff and team meetings, plus regular travel for in-person training, technical assistance, grant-related meetings, and conferences.
About the Role
NNEDV is seeking a Senior CTA Specialist to provide specialised training and technical assistance to state and territorial domestic violence coalitions and Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) State Administrators. The role focuses on strengthening organisational capacity, improving grant management and compliance, supporting nonprofit leadership, and helping organisations deliver effective services to domestic violence survivors.
Key Responsibilities
- Technical assistance: Respond to requests from domestic violence coalitions on nonprofit management, board governance, strategic planning, leadership transitions, and programme delivery.
- Grant management: Advise FVPSA State Administrators on state plans, subgrantee monitoring, grant compliance, and administration of federal funding.
- Training and capacity building: Design and deliver training programmes, webinars, regional meetings, and other learning opportunities for coalition leaders and state administrators.
- Resource development: Produce guidance materials, training resources, organisational policies, and best-practice tools to strengthen nonprofit management and leadership.
- Partnerships and coordination: Build relationships with coalitions, funders, national technical assistance providers, and other stakeholders.
- Reporting and monitoring: Collect and analyse technical assistance and training data, prepare grant reports, and ensure accurate programme reporting.
- Policy and organisational development: Identify emerging issues, contribute to policy and systems-change initiatives, and collaborate with other NNEDV teams.
Qualifications and Experience
Candidates should have significant leadership experience and knowledge of nonprofit organisations, grant management, and programme management.
Key requirements include:
- Experience managing grants, particularly those funded through the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and/or FVPSA.
- Experience developing and delivering training and technical assistance to nonprofit boards, executives, leaders, and staff.
- Strong leadership and executive coaching skills.
- Excellent public speaking, presentation, facilitation, and written communication abilities.
- Ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships and multiple projects.
- Commitment to anti-violence work, domestic violence prevention, survivor-centred practice, and trauma-informed approaches.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe, Dropbox, Zoom, Slack, project management software, GMS, and JustGrants.
Experience supporting state domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions and government administrators is particularly relevant.
Work Arrangement and Travel
The position is remote, but candidates must be willing to travel regularly for in-person training, technical assistance, grant-related meetings, and conferences. Occasional travel to Washington, D.C., is also required for team and organisation-wide meetings.
How to Apply
Submit your resume and a cover letter explaining how your experience aligns with the role.
- Email: talent@nnedv.org
- Subject line: Senior CTA Specialist
- Deadline: October 26, 2026
Official website: https://nnedv.org/
