Instruction Partners is hiring a
Executive Director

Summary

The job is for an Executive Director of State Partnerships at Instruction Partners, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving instructional leadership in schools and states. The role involves developing and managing relationships with state education agencies, designing services for them, leading the State Partnerships team, and more.

Requirements

• 12+ years of educational experience; 3+ years in a senior state education agency role overseeing multiple SEA functions or multiple years of non-profit experience consulting directly with senior state education agency leaders
• Experience leading improvements in student learning at the school and school system/district levels

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage relationships with potential and current state education agency partners, relevant funders, and key thought partners/connectors for state leaders
• Rapidly diagnose potential challenges and needs for the state, identify service options to address those challenges/needs, and develop a compelling pitch of services and solutions to state leaders (proposals, presentations, RFP responses.)
• Design the structure of the engagement of partners and manage the process to get to final contract and project launch
• Design goals and evaluation methods for each engagement, deliver services and report on success in line with agreed upon aspirations
• Manage the delivery of high-quality service and report out on progress across the project
• For targeted projects, facilitate teams of state leaders and model effective facilitation for the State services team
• Collaborate internally to inform the design and ensure that lessons learned are shared with others to inform relevant work
• Serve as a compelling external presenter around Instruction Partners’ beliefs, solutions, and partnerships

Benefits

• The salary for this role is $192,000
• Competitive benefits and private retirement investment options are available
• A generous vacation policy
• Detailed information about the organizational compensation philosophy can be found here
• See our detailed benefits package here: 2023-2024 Benefits in Brief Overview