Digital Promise

EdTech Standards and Procurement Consultant

Digital Promise
Posted 10/20/2026contractUnited StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $80 - $90 per hourWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in establishing and scaling EdTech quality standards, privacy, and interoperability while effectively leading multi-stakeholder projects and securing funding. Proficient in drafting strategic proposals and providing technical assistance to enhance educational practices and policies.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Advanced Degree In Educational Leadership5+ Years Leading Multi-Stakeholder Education R&D ProjectsProposal DevelopmentProject LeadershipData-Driven Decision-Making

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Establish, advance, and scale field standards for EdTech quality, privacy, and interoperability
  • Convene education partners, research entities, and EdTech providers
  • Facilitate working groups and cross-sector coalitions
  • Establish evaluation frameworks prioritizing student data privacy, security, and technical interoperability
  • Drive adoption of field-wide benchmarks among technology developers, districts, and state education agencies
  • Draft strategic proposals, grant applications, partner agreements, technical narratives, statements of work, MOUs, and project budgets
  • Identify funding channels aligned with EdTech standards and procurement reform
  • Co-design and execute marketplace strategies to improve EdTech market transparency and evaluate solution efficacy
  • Analyze EdTech market conditions and identify gaps in product quality, accessibility, and evidence of impact
  • Partner with product developers and research entities to pilot and validate learning solutions in schools
  • Create public-facing guidance and tools for district leaders
  • Provide technical assistance and policy guidance to districts and state education agencies
  • Review state and local purchasing policies
  • Draft procurement rubrics, RFP templates, and policy recommendations
  • Deliver technical assistance workshops and advisory support
  • Manage competing priorities and lead projects with focus on quality, timelines, and changing needs
  • Keep stakeholders informed, mitigate risks, and motivate cross-functional teams to achieve milestones and equity goals
  • Support organizational health and inclusive workplace culture

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Advanced degree in Educational Leadership, Educational Technology, Learning Sciences, or a related field
  • 5+ years of experience leading multi-stakeholder education R&D projects and scaling human-centered programs, products, or policies
  • Expertise connecting research, practice, and policy through leadership and dissemination
  • Experience in a leadership role connecting research and practice and impacting policy
  • Ability to secure funding and manage a complex portfolio of projects
  • Ability to lead innovative research, design, and evaluation initiatives, preferably across PK-16 educational settings
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including communicating complex technical concepts to non-technical constituents
  • Strong project leadership skills, proposal development, cross-functional advising, project scope management, and timely strategic delivery
  • Proven ability to collaborate with educators, designers, developers, and administrators
  • Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Experience using data and analytics for decision-making and continuous improvement
  • Passion for education, technology, and their intersection
  • Ability to be agile, self-aware, and communicate honestly, ethically, and clearly
  • Adaptability to evolving technologies and trends
  • Strong commitment to Digital Promise’s mission and impact goals
  • Interest in redesigning learning systems to better serve historically and systemically excluded people
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional team members to share information, complete projects on time, and reach goals
  • Willingness to travel at least 4 times a year
  • Extensive computer usage and online engagement and communication
  • Willingness to build inclusive relationships and collaborate with employees at all levels and external partners

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Primarily remote work environment
  • Travel at least 4 times a year for in-person meetings and annual staff retreat
  • Additional travel based on role and responsibilities
  • Professional development
  • Inclusive workplace culture and employee experience
  • Equal opportunity employment

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Hard Skills
EdTech Quality StandardsEvaluation FrameworksMarketplace StrategiesTechnical AssistanceProject BudgetingRFP DevelopmentData AnalysisPolicy RecommendationsGrant ApplicationsCross-Functional Advising
Soft Skills
Excellent Communication SkillsStrategic ThinkingProblem-SolvingCollaborationAdaptability
Industry Keywords
Educational TechnologyLearning SciencesStudent Data PrivacyInteroperabilityHuman-Centered ProgramsPK-16 Educational SettingsDigital PromiseEquity GoalsInclusive Workplace CultureResearch Dissemination