Managing Director, Education Systems and Policy

at AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Managing Director, Education Systems and Policy
Job Location

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Job ID 
12986  

 Job Location  
United States  

Category 
Research
Overview

AIR's Human Services Division is seeking a Managing Director for the Education Systems and Policy Program Area who will provide intellectual leadership and expertise in research design, evaluation, and project execution across Education projects and pursuits. The ideal candidate will bring entrepreneurial talent to identify and pursue new business opportunities, cultivate strong client relationships, lead proposals, provide leadership and skills to recruit new staff and mentor existing staff, and exhibit the commitment and style to work collaboratively with other researchers and senior leaders at AIR. The incumbent will be joining our team of professionals that are highly committed to making a difference in education and working closely with senior staff and project teams.
This position has the flexibility to work remotely within the United States (U.S.) or from one of our U.S. office locations.This does not include U.S. territories.
About AIR:
Established in 1946, with headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, AIR is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit institution that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance to solve some of the most urgent challenges in the U.S. and around the world. We advance evidence in the areas of education, health, the workforce, human services, and international development to create a better, more equitable world.
AIR's commitment to diversity goes beyond legal compliance to its full integration in our strategy, operations, and work environment. At AIR, we define diversity broadly, considering everyone's unique life and community experiences. We believe that embracing diverse perspectives, abilities/disabilities, racial/ethnic and cultural backgrounds, styles, ages, genders, gender identities and expressions, education backgrounds, and life stories drives innovation and employee engagement. Learn more about AIR's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategy and hear from our staff by clicking here.

Responsibilities

Working as a thought leader and content expert across education topics, including:
contributing to the vision for AIR's future work, knowing trends and market opportunities, and working with other division leaders to create and execute a plan to grow new work with federal, state, local, and foundation education clients.
leading and supporting project directors in conceptualizing research studies, ensuring high quality implementation, and defining and measuring outcomes for education research at the federal, state, and local levels.
Working with AIR's program area leadership and functional leadership to create business development strategy for established areas and specific new areas of growth identify new opportunities, including:
coordinating pursuit plans and pipelines across a set of federal, state, local, and foundation funders of education research.
contributing to and making bid/no-bid decisions in collaboration with program area leadership teams.
leading and supporting pursuits of new opportunities, conceptualizing bid strategy and research plans, contributing to proposal writing, and conducting critical technical reviews of major proposals.
nurturing relationships with potential partners and existing funders and building new funder relationships.
monitoring existing work with those clients and funders, to ensure that the right capabilities are brought to bear on new pursuits and to have a sense of strengths and potential challenges.
monitoring staff capacity to work on projects and new pursuits with those clients and funders.
mentoring staff in business development strategy and proposal development.
Leading research studies and mentoring staff to successfully lead and contribute to education research studies as a Project Director, Principal Investigator, advisor, and/or Quality Assurance reviewer, including:
integrating effective project management and quality methods to manage complex projects, including effective management of budget, quality, client, and project staff.
mentoring staff to integrate effective project management and quality methods.
communicating regularly with clients and internal team members to gather feedback, sustain project momentum, and respond to needs.
conducting quality reviews of project deliverables and supporting project teams to clearly and effectively communicate research plans and findings.
Conducting a variety of... For full info follow application link.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.