Manager, K-12 State Policy & Implementation Strategy
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Democrats for Education ReformEducation policy
Remote (U.S.)Full-TimeManager
Salary85,000 - 105,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 5-7 years of experience in education policy
- Required Skills
- Project ManagementWritten communicationStakeholder management
Requirements
- Bring 5-7 years of experience in education policy.
- Experience inside a state Department of Education is ideal; experience at a state legislature, think tank, or advocacy organization is also welcome.
- Demonstrate experience translating policy into practical guidance for policymakers, such as playbooks, frameworks, or toolkits.
- Have experience with qualitative research methods, including designing interview protocols, conducting interviews or focus groups, and synthesizing findings.
- Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to make complex state policy accessible to varied audiences.
- Bring strong project management skills and the ability to independently manage multiple concurrent state policy workstreams.
- A postgraduate degree in public policy, education, or a related field is preferred, but not required with a strong experience record.
- Federal policy exposure is a plus but is not required.
Responsibilities
- Develop and advance the organization’s state policy agenda, focusing on executive actions and state Department of Education responsibilities.
- Monitor and assess state legislation, regulations, and State Board of Education actions relevant to K-12 education policy.
- Work with state legislators, their staff, state Department of Education officials, and allied education advocacy organizations.
- Develop playbooks, frameworks, and guidance documents to help state agency leaders and legislators design and adopt effective policy.
- Partner with implementation and monitoring experts to translate policy frameworks into actionable guidance.
- Support state legislative offices and agency leaders navigating policy proposals.
- Design and conduct interviews, focus groups, and structured stakeholder conversations.
- Synthesize qualitative findings into clear insights for internal strategy and external-facing products.
- Coordinate state strategy with programs, legislative advocacy, and federal policy teams, and represent the organization at conferences and coalition meetings.
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