[Hiring] Director, Education Agency Practice @Project Evident

Role Description

The Director, Education Agency Practice, is responsible for project and client relationship management, practice management, and business development. The Director leads engagements that help state education agencies, local education agencies, nonprofits, and funders build and use evidence, including performance measurement, program evaluation, and continuous improvement systems, to strengthen decision-making and outcomes. The Director pairs strong client and project management with deep expertise in data analysis and measurement, evaluation, and learning (MEL) to design and deliver high-quality, actionable engagements.

Internally, the Director will also contribute to Project Evident’s growth and the culture of belonging and accountability by engaging and contributing across the organization to advance performance, learning, growth and impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in relevant fields/areas including education, nonprofit, operations, policy, evaluation, data or consulting contexts.
• 7+ years management experience including project management, supervision, financial and/or planning.
• Demonstrated experience with business development and client management.

Requirements

• Serve as primary relationship manager for engagements, ensuring on-time, on-budget, high-quality delivery.
• Build, sustain, and manage strong relationships with clients, technical assistance partners, funders, and staff.
• Lead and manage all aspects of engagements, including creating and managing project plans and workplans.
• Design and lead measurement, evaluation, and learning (MEL) work for clients.
• Direct data collection, analysis, and modeling, ensuring findings are synthesized into clear, client-ready deliverables.
• Drive quality control across engagements, including reviewing and providing feedback on draft deliverables.
• Develop content for meetings, training sessions, and workshops.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop tools, frameworks, and evidence products.
• Identify and complete tasks that strengthen the practice and support internal learning.
• Attract, develop, coach, supervise, and retain high-performing team members.
• Leverage relationships within state and district education leaders to build new pipelines.
• Independently generate new leads and secure resources aligned to individual revenue goals.
• Identify and lead grant and proposal development.

Benefits

• Generous medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Unlimited vacation days.
• Summer Fridays between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
• Organizational-wide closure from December 25 to January 1.
• Remote work stipends and reimbursement for professional development.
• Coverage for relevant membership fees.

Company Description

Project Evident harnesses the power of data, evidence, and technology to achieve greater impact. We believe that by empowering practitioners to drive their own data and evidence building while also strengthening the surrounding ecosystem, we can increase the number of effective solutions in the social and education sectors and scale them faster, ultimately producing stronger, more meaningful, and more equitable outcomes for students and communities.

Project Evident is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce committed to a culture of belonging and accountability.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are often reluctant to submit a job application unless they meet all qualifications—we encourage applicants who may not meet 100 percent of the position qualifications to apply anyway.