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Director, Education

Director, Education

ICFDes Moines, IA, US
21 hours ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Part-time
Job description

Director, Education

ICF seeks a part-time Director, Education to work within our Child Welfare and Education (CWE) Line of Business. The CWE Line of Business provides federal, state, and other clients with a wide range of technical assistance, research, and evaluation services. Our work focuses on important education policy issues; uses proven and innovative methods for delivering high-quality, timely technical assistance; seeks to inform education stakeholders of promising practices; and involves working closely with clients to ensure that training and technical assistance support services are relevant, useful, and make a positive impact.

The Director, Education will work with clients such as the U.S. Department of Education as well as state and local educational agencies to provide high-quality services and products.

Key Responsibilities :

  • Developing and maintaining strong, collegial relationships with state education agencies (SEAs) and other clients to provide high-quality, relevant, and useful capacity-building technical assistance.
  • Conducting needs assessments, developing and delivering technical assistance that clearly addresses client needs, monitoring and course correcting technical assistance as needed, coordinating with project evaluators to curate evidence, and liaising with clients.
  • Coordinating with TA teams to ensure the provision of high-quality services to clients.

Basic Qualifications :

  • Doctorate in education, social sciences, public administration, or related subjects.
  • 10+ years of experience at the state and / or national level working with K-12 education policies, regulations, and systems.
  • 10+ years of experience developing and delivering technical assistance to state and district educators and leaders.
  • 10+ years developing high quality technical assistance materials, including information briefs, white papers, tools, presentations, and processes.
  • 7+ years working with MS Office and other standard office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, SharePoint, and Adobe Connect).
  • 1 year of experience supporting large-scale federal grants or contracts; demonstrated experience supporting implementation of a U.S. Department of Education Comprehensive Center grant award.
  • Preferred Skills / Experience :

  • Experience working with multiple stakeholder groups as a participant, content advisor, and technical assistance provider.
  • Content knowledge related to state education systems, key policy issues (e.g., assessment, accountability, college and career readiness, school turnaround, diverse learners, educator development and evaluation), capacity building, coaching, and / or consultation.
  • Experience working with mid-Atlantic states (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA).
  • Professional Skills :
  • Excellent verbal, interpersonal, and written communication skills.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
  • Solid team builder and team player with proven ability to manage competing priorities, perspectives, and stakeholder needs.
  • Ability to work independently and lead tasks.
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Sound business ethics, including the protection of proprietary and confidential information.
  • Ability to apply detailed knowledge of organizational procedures to make independent decisions and serve as a credible resource for a senior management team.
  • Ability to work with all levels of internal staff, as well as outside clients and vendors.
  • Demonstrated outstanding level of professionalism, including ability to exercise good judgment, discretion, tact, and diplomacy.
  • ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we're not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.

    We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building a workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals.

    We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation, please email Candidateaccommodation@icf.com and we will be happy to assist.

    At ICF, we are committed to ensuring a fair interview process for all candidates based on their own skills and knowledge. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is not permitted. However, we understand that some candidates may require accommodation that involves the use of AI. If such an accommodation is needed, candidates are instructed to contact us in advance at Candidateaccommodation@icf.com.

    Pay Range : There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position. The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is $73,371.00 - $124,730.00 Iowa Remote Office (IA99).

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