Assistant Director of K-12 Initiatives Programs
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Job Location:
Alexandria - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description
The Assistant Director of K-12 Initiatives Programs provides strategic leadership for educational access initiatives STEM programming and community engagement across preK-16 populations. This role combines college access coordination youth and family engagement and applied educational research primarily serving all students with an emphasis on first generation students higher education and K-12 school systems.
This position is responsible for planning and implementing high-impact college preparation programs leading cross-sector partnerships and developing collaborative outreach across university school and community stakeholders. The Assistant Director works with internal and external partners to build sustainable programming and infrastructure aimed at academic achievement educational equity and workforce readiness.
The role requires a creative empathetic and data-informed professional who can manage multiple educational initiatives simultaneously and engage diverse groups including youth families educators and community leaders.
Required Qualifications
Masters degree in a related field (STEM Education Public Policy Youth Development or similar).
Will accept Bachelors degree with significant professional experience.
Experience working with first generation and/or low-income student populations.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple programs and projects.
Demonstrated communication interpersonal and organizational skills.
Experience with collaborative teamwork and leadership.
Knowledge of STEM education K-12 and higher education systems and student development theory.
Familiarity with college access academic success initiatives and youth development programming.
Experience with curriculum planning facilitating student workshops and advising.
Willingness to travel regionally including evenings and weekends.
Preferred Qualifications
Grant writing and program evaluation experience.
Applied research experience in educational settings.
Knowledge of STEM education community relations and marketing practices.
Experience leading professional development or public-facing presentations.
Understanding of educational ecosystem first generation low-income learners
Experience working with families and providing college advising services.
Ability to use data for program improvement and storytelling.
Overtime Status
Exempt: Not eligible for overtime
Appointment Type
Restricted
Salary Information
Commensurate with experience starting at $65000
Hours per week
40
Review Date
09/25/2025
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.
This position is a restricted position. Positions with restricted funding are normally contract or grant funded. They have an end date or the continuation of the position is based on the availability of funds.
About Virginia Tech
Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eightundergraduate colleges aschool of medicine aveterinary medicinecollegeGraduate School andHonors College.The university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerousExtension officesandresearch institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.
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Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Crisis Management
- Marketing
- Public Relations
- Fundraising
- Media Relations
- Constant Contact
- Strategic Planning
- Social Media Management
- Team Management
- Public Speaking
- Wordpress
- Writing Skills
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