Director, Education & Technical Assistance

ICF

Director, Education responsible for K-12 technical assistance for U.S. Department of Education and state agencies.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeReston • Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $119,323 - $202,850 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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
Leading and coordinating 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 of conducting needs assessments and developing and deliver technical assistance that clearly addresses client needs, monitor and course correct technical assistance as needed
10+ years developing high quality technical assistance materials, including information briefs, white papers, tools, presentations, and processes
1+ years of experience working with multiple states in the region (VA, TN, KY, or WV) developing and implementing initiatives
5+ years of experience directing or managing large-scale federal grants or contracts
3+ years of managing teams of up to 40 including SUBs with personnel management responsibilities

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools

needs assessmentstechnical assistance developmenttechnical assistance deliverymonitoring and course correctiondevelopment of technical assistance materialsinformation briefswhite paperstoolspresentationsprocesses

Soft Skills

relationship buildingcoordinationleadershipteam managementcommunicationclient liaisoncollaborationproblem-solvingorganizational skillsadaptability

Certifications

Doctorate in educationDoctorate in social sciencesDoctorate in public administration