Director – Education Project

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Kentucky, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Provide comprehensive leadership, strategic oversight, and daily management for large-scale educational technical assistance and capacity-building initiatives.

• Build and sustain strong, collegial partnerships with state education agencies and various clients.

• Conduct thorough needs assessments.

• Design and implement technical assistance tailored to client requirements.

• Monitor and adjust technical assistance efforts as necessary.

• Collaborate with project evaluators to gather and present evidence.

• Act as a liaison with clients.

• Lead and organize technical assistance teams to guarantee high-quality services for clients.

• Ensure alignment of project activities with federal priorities, performance metrics, and sanctioned scopes of work.

• Oversee complex budgets, federal reporting obligations, staff management, and ongoing improvements.

⛳️ Requirements

• Doctorate in education, social sciences, public administration, or other related fields.

• Over 10 years of experience working at the state and/or national level with K-12 education policies, regulations, and systems.

• More than 10 years of experience in developing and delivering technical assistance to state and district educators and leaders.

• A decade of experience conducting needs assessments and creating technical assistance that addresses client needs.

• Over 10 years of experience in producing high-quality technical assistance materials, such as information briefs, white papers, tools, presentations, and processes.

• At least 1 year of experience collaborating with multiple states in the region (VA, TN, KY, DE, or WV) to develop and implement initiatives.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience managing or directing large-scale federal grants or contracts.

• 3+ years of experience managing teams of up to 40 individuals, including personnel management duties.

• Proven experience working with diverse stakeholder groups in roles such as participant, content advisor, and technical assistance provider.

• In-depth content knowledge related to state education systems and policy issues, including assessment, accountability, college and career readiness, school turnaround, diverse learners, and educator development and evaluation.

• Experience in capacity building, coaching, and/or consultation.

• Experience working in VA, TN, KY, or WV.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office and typical office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, SharePoint, and Adobe Connect.

• Exceptional verbal, interpersonal, and written communication skills.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

• Project management expertise, including managing complex budgets, federal reporting, staff oversight, and continuous improvement.

• Outstanding leadership and collaboration skills.

• Ability to work independently and lead initiatives.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer.

• Reasonable accommodations available for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs.

• Confidential reasonable-accommodation support.

• Full-time employment pay range of $107,959.00–$183,531.00.