Senior Education TA Manager

ICF seeks a Senior Education TA Manager to work within our Child Welfare and Education (CWE) Line of Business. This role supports federal, state, and local clients by delivering high-quality technical assistance, research, and evaluation services focused on improving education systems from early childhood through postsecondary levels. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in education policy, stakeholder engagement, and project leadership across diverse settings. The Senior Education TA Manager will work with clients such as the U.S. Department of Education as well as state and local educational agencies to provide high-quality services and products. 

Key Responsibilities:

The Senior Education TA Manager 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 Senior Education TA Manager will conduct needs assessments, develop and deliver technical assistance that clearly addresses client needs, monitor and course correct technical assistance as needed, lead internal and external evaluations of education initiatives, and liaise with clients and project staff.

Basic Qualifications:

• 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 developing high quality technical assistance materials, including information briefs, tools, presentations, and processes
• 7+ years managing multi-disciplinary teams and overseeing complex evaluation and research projects using mixed methods approaches
• 7+ years working with MS Office and other standard office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, SharePoint, and Adobe Connect)
• Prior experience supporting large-scale federal grants or contracts; demonstrated experience supporting implementation of a U.S. Department of Education Comprehensive Center grant award

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Experience working with multiple stakeholder groups as a participant, content advisor, and technical assistance provider
• Experience supporting regional and national education priorities through roles such as state coordinator, project director, or managing evaluator
• Content knowledge related to state education systems, key policy issues (e.g., assessment, accountability, college and career readiness, school turnaround, diverse learners, educator development and evaluation), capacity building, coaching, and/or consultation
• Demonstrated familiarity with the education landscape and stakeholder networks in the Mid-Atlantic regions, including DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA
• Demonstrated experience facilitating cross-sector partnerships and leading needs-sensing and stakeholder engagement activities

Professional Skills:

• Excellent verbal, interpersonal, and written communication skills
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities
• Solid team builder and team player with proven ability to manage competing priorities, perspectives, and stakeholder needs
• Ability to work independently and lead tasks
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Sound business ethics, including the protection of proprietary and confidential information
• Ability to apply detailed knowledge of organizational procedures to make independent decisions and serve as a credible resource for a senior management team
• Ability to work with all levels of internal staff, as well as outside clients and vendors
• Demonstrated outstanding level of professionalism, including ability to exercise good judgment, discretion, tact, and diplomacy

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