Director, Building Capacity for Innovation

Director, Building Capacity For Innovation

This position will serve as the primary lead for the Building Capacity For Innovation Team, which partners directly with education systems to drive systemic change from within. The director will oversee programs in PK-12 mathematics, science, and literacy as well as mathematics initiatives in higher education, including initiatives to align education and workforce.

Responsibilities include :

• Develop and lead the vision and strategy for the Building Capacity For Innovation Team, ensuring alignment with the Dana Centers mission, strategic priorities, and commitment to systemic change.
• Oversee the teams efforts to enhance mathematics and science instruction in PK-12 and mathematics in higher education through the design and delivery of professional learning for educators and leaders, with a focus on sustainable systems change.
• Provide strategic oversight and support for the Literacy First program, a high-impact tutoring initiative in early literacy, ensuring its alignment with the teams goals for building capacity and improving PK3 literacy outcomes.
• Drive the responsible integration of technology, including AI, into leadership, teaching and learning practices, ensuring these tools are effectively utilized to enhance outcomes and support innovative instructional approaches.
• Supervise managers and staff, providing mentorship and support to foster professional growth and leadership capacity.
• Build and sustain strong relationships with education system leaders, funders, clients, and collaborators to support systemic change efforts.
• Contribute to the Dana Centers leadership in the field by developing influential content, participating in publications, and representing the Center at conferences and forums.
• Collaborate with the Dana Center leadership team to identify funding priorities and develop evidence-based scopes of work and aligned budgets for proposals.

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Salary range : $115,000 - $130,000

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Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers : You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers : As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.