Director, K-12 Education – Technical Assistance

ICF

Director for K-12 Education focused on delivering technical assistance and building relationships with education agencies. Collaborating with clients to enhance K-12 education policies and practices across states.

Posted 5/23/2026full-timeDistrict of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 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 of experience conducting 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
Equal opportunity employer

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Hard Skills & Tools

needs assessmentstechnical assistance developmenttechnical assistance deliverytechnical assistance monitoringgrant managementmaterial developmentinformation briefswhite paperspresentation developmentprocess development

Soft Skills

relationship buildingcoordinationleadershipteam managementcommunicationclient liaisonorganizational skillscollaborationproblem-solvingadaptability

Certifications

Doctorate in educationDoctorate in social sciencesDoctorate in public administration