Director, Education

ICF

Director of Education at ICF, developing technical assistance for K-12 education agencies. Collaborating with clients to provide high-quality services in education policy and research.

Posted 4/15/2026full-timeReston • Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $119,323 - $202,850 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and maintain strong, collegial relationships with state education agencies (SEAs) and other clients to provide high-quality, relevant, and useful capacity-building technical assistance.
Conduct needs assessments, develop and deliver technical assistance that clearly addresses client needs, monitor and course correct technical assistance as needed.
Coordinate with project evaluators to curate evidence, and liaise with clients.
Lead and coordinate TA teams to ensure the provision of high-quality services to clients.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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)
5+ years of experience directing or managing large-scale federal grants or contracts
3+ years supervising teams with personnel management responsibilities

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible working hours
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

technical assistanceneeds assessmentscapacity-buildingdeveloping materialsinformation briefswhite paperstoolspresentationsprocessesfederal grants management

Soft Skills

relationship buildingcoordinationmonitoringleadershipteam supervisioncommunicationclient liaisonorganizational skillsproblem-solvingcollaboration

Certifications

Doctorate in educationDoctorate in social sciencesDoctorate in public administration