Director, Literacy

Stronger Consulting

Director leading high-impact literacy projects and strategic initiatives at education nonprofit Student Achievement Partners. Fostering equitable learning opportunities in K-12 systems across the United States.

Posted 7/2/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $150,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Building and executing departmental strategy in collaboration with senior leadership; translate strategy into actionable team workplans and initiatives.
Designing and overseeing initiatives to achieve strategic priorities, ensuring deliverables are on time, within scope, and on budget.
Leading multiple complex projects simultaneously, delegating effectively and fostering shared ownership across internal teams.
Using short- and mid-term planning to solve problems of diverse scope and provide input on and execute organizational decisions.
Providing deep expertise in literacy content, pedagogy, and systems-level leadership to support high-quality instruction and equitable student outcomes.
Staying current with contemporary literacy content and evidence-based instructional practices
Managing project budgets, grant-funded initiatives, and resources, ensuring accountability, quality, and alignment with goals.
Communicating effectively with diverse audiences (teachers, administrators, policymakers), tailoring messaging to context and elevating key issues appropriately.
Representing SAP externally through thought leadership, speaking engagements, publications, and presentations.
One or more of the following responsibilities can also be expected to fall to a director as part of this senior role. Directors will be matched with these responsibilities based on their skill set and capacity through a collaborative process:
People Management: Managing team members by providing coaching towards individual professional learning goals aligned to organizational and team priorities through consistent high-quality feedback
Partnership Management - Designing and/or managing end-to-end processes related to cultivating and securing high-stakes partnership relationships with multiple stakeholders in a way that balances user experience with high impact for clients
Strategy Support & Execution: Leading of sub-committee groups to support and execute on specific aspects of the overall strategy where they own goals and tracking progress (e.g. business development, an inquiry area, a service line)
Internal Initiatives: Leading internal structures or processes to support team development where they own planning, implementation, and ongoing refinement (e.g. leading internal content learning, role-specific development)
Program Inquiry: Leading exploration in an inquiry area in collaboration with the product team to support the identification of key questions, activities aligned to those questions and organizational/team goals, outreach, and metrics for success

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep belief in equitable learning opportunities and the potential for students to access joyful, rigorous, grade-level literacy experiences.
Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in education, curriculum, or related field preferred.
Minimum of 3 years of classroom teaching experience in K-5 or secondary literacy (grades 6-12), including experience with multilingual and diverse learners.
Minimum of 3 years of experience in a senior level district role or leading systems-level work
Experience in literacy leadership at district, state, or national levels preferred.
Exceptional communication skills, with experience influencing diverse audiences and representing organizations externally.
Experience in dynamic, fast-paced environments, with demonstrated adaptability, strategic prioritization, and problem-solving.
Passion for and deep knowledge of evidence-based literacy instruction required;
Knowledge of and commitment to continue building capacity of culturally relevant pedagogical practice (preferred);
Commitment to working in project-based design teams to employ equitable design approaches.

Benefits

Comp & perks

unlimited vacation time
unlimited sick days
professional development funds
medical, dental, and vision insurance
FSA
employer-sponsored 401k retirement plan

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Hard Skills & Tools

Classroom Teaching ExperienceEvidence-Based Literacy InstructionBudget ManagementSystems-Level LeadershipCurriculum Development

Soft Skills

AdaptabilityProblem-SolvingInfluencing Diverse AudiencesCoachingCollaboration

Certifications

Bachelor's DegreeAdvanced Degree in Education or Related Field