Principal Consultant – Equity & Systems Improvement for Literacy

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Education Northwest

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1999

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Education • Non-profit • Social Impact

Education Northwest is a company dedicated to providing excellent and equitable education for all, offering a wide range of services designed to support student success regardless of their educational journey. They specialize in applied research, continuous improvement, equitable evaluation, implementation and coaching, professional development, research partnerships, and technical assistance at both state and federal levels. Their work includes special focus areas such as career & technical education, early learning, English learners, equity & diversity, Native education, and postsecondary success. They also provide virtual learning development, curriculum development, and resources that aim to enhance educational systems and opportunities. Education Northwest aims to transform learning systems to increase equity and opportunities for all students.

📋 Description

• Lead and manage a portfolio of literacy-focused projects, including scoping, budgeting, staffing, risk management, financial monitoring, quality assurance, delivery, and closeout. • Provide technical assistance and capacity-building support to schools, districts, state education agencies, and partners to strengthen coherent literacy systems, including curriculum, instruction, assessment, professional learning, and implementation support. • Guide teams in developing and implementing evidence-based literacy interventions and improvement strategies grounded in reading, writing, language, adolescent literacy, and supports for multilingual learners. • Collaborate with clients and partners to assess needs, analyze data and evidence, develop theories of action and improvement plans, and monitor implementation, outcomes, and sustainability. • Design and deliver professional learning, coaching, consultation, communities of practice, convenings, and other learning experiences for educators and education leaders. • Oversee reports, presentations, tools, professional learning materials, and other client-facing products to ensure they are accurate, actionable, equitable, and responsive to client needs. • Build relationships with education leaders, policymakers, funders, researchers, preparation programs, and community organizations; represent Education Northwest through presentations, publications, and externally facing products. • Lead and contribute to business development, including opportunity pipelines, strategic partnerships, proposals, grant writing, client presentations, networking, and new products or services that address emerging literacy needs. • Mentor project teams and collaborate across multifunctional teams to strengthen project management, client engagement, quality, equity-centered practice, feedback, and coordinated delivery of consulting services.

🎯 Requirements

• Demonstrated expertise in evidence-based literacy instruction and development across the K-12 continuum, including reading, writing, language, adolescent literacy, multilingual learners, and culturally responsive and sustaining practices. • Deep knowledge of literacy systems, including curriculum, instruction, assessment, intervention, professional learning, instructional coaching, implementation, continuous improvement, scale, and sustainability. • Experience designing, implementing, improving, and assessing literacy programs or initiatives at the state, district, school, or classroom level, using data and evidence to guide decisions and improve outcomes. • Strong project and portfolio management skills, including scoping, budgeting, directing teams, managing complex or multi-year projects, and ensuring high-quality client-centered deliverables. • Excellent written and verbal communication, facilitation, consultation, relationship-building, and partnership skills with diverse education partners, including schools and districts, agencies, postsecondary institutions, policymakers, funders, and community organizations. • Demonstrated success in business development, including cultivating networks and partnerships and contributing to or leading competitive proposals, grant applications, and sole-source opportunities. • Advanced degree and seven or more years of relevant experience in education, technical assistance, consulting, or professional services setting preferred. • Experience as a K-12 educator, instructional coach, literacy leader, or building, district, or state education leader preferred. • Lived and/or professional experience in culturally, linguistically, and diverse environments and experience collaborating with philanthropic clients or funders preferred.

🏖️ Benefits

• 403(b) with a 13 percent employer contribution once vested • Full medical, dental, and vision coverage for the employee with reasonable options for dependent coverage • 20 days of PTO to start with up to 32 days after three years • Tuition reimbursement • Flexible spending account • Health savings account