Director, K-12 Education – Technical Assistance

ICF

Director of Education at ICF providing technical assistance to K-12 agencies. Leading capacity-building initiatives and developing strong relationships with education stakeholders.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeTrenton • District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $130,687 - $222,169 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Director, Education is responsible for 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.
The Director, Education will 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.
In this role you will 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

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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

needs assessmentstechnical assistanceK-12 education policiesdeveloping high quality technical assistance materialsinformation briefswhite paperstoolspresentationsprocessesmanaging large-scale federal grants

Soft Skills

relationship buildingcoordinationmonitoringcourse correctionteam leadershipclient liaisonorganizational skillscommunication skillspersonnel managementcollaboration

Certifications

Doctorate in educationDoctorate in social sciencesDoctorate in public administration