Director, K-12 Education – Technical Assistance

ICF

Director role at ICF providing K-12 education technical assistance and building client relationships. Overseeing teams to ensure quality service to education stakeholders.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timePhiladelphia • Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $107,959 - $183,531 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 of experience conduct needs assessments, developing and delivering 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.
7+ years working with MS Office and other standard office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, SharePoint, and Adobe Connect)
5+ years experience directing or managing large-scale federal grants or contracts; 3+ years managing teams of up to 40 people to include managing subs on a contract and with personnel management responsibilities

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

needs assessmentstechnical assistancecapacity-buildingdeveloping materialsinformation briefswhite paperstoolspresentationsprocessesmanaging federal grants

Soft Skills

relationship buildingcoordinationmonitoringcourse correctionleadershipteam managementcommunicationclient engagementcollaborationproblem-solving

Certifications

Doctorate in educationDoctorate in social sciencesDoctorate in public administration