Systems Implementation & Change Lead for Deaf Services

The University of Texas at Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a Systems Implementation Specialist to provide intensive technical assistance and systems-change support for deaf education pathways. The role focuses on readiness assessment, planning, implementation, and scale-up with state and multi-agency partners.

Responsibilities include data-informed planning, cross-agency collaboration, and translating findings into actionable guidance, with emphasis on policy context and sustainable improvements in education

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education policy, public policy, rehabilitation, workforce development, higher education, program evaluation, public administration, social science, or a related field.
• Five or more years of experience in technical assistance, systems change, policy or program implementation, program evaluation, organizational improvement, or related work within education, vocational rehabilitation, workforce development, postsecondary education, or other public systems.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing policies, programs, practices, systems, or data and translating findings into actionable recommendations.
• Experience facilitating strategic planning, action planning, implementation, evaluation, or continuous improvement with organizations or multi-partner teams.
• Demonstrated knowledge of data-informed decision-making and familiarity with administrative, program, institutional, or population-level datasets.
• Experience working with deaf people and deaf communities.
• Strong consultation, facilitation, analytical, project management, and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in American Sign Language.

Responsibilities

• Provide intensive technical assistance and consultation to state, regional, multi-agency, and systems-level implementation teams, supporting clearly defined problems of practice through readiness assessment, planning, implementation, refinement, sustainability, and scale-up.
• Conduct systems-level analyses and assessments of policies, programs, practices, services, infrastructure, partnerships, and implementation conditions to identify strengths, gaps, barriers, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support partners in developing and implementing action plans and system-level models, including defining priorities, goals, strategies, roles, timelines, indicators, implementation supports, and processes for monitoring progress.
• Support effective use of data for systems improvement, including identifying relevant datasets and indicators, examining quantitative and qualitative information, strengthening data collection and data-use routines, and helping partners apply findings to planning and decision-making.
• Support cross-agency and cross-system collaboration among education, vocational rehabilitation, workforce, postsecondary, disability, and other partners by facilitating shared priorities, leadership structures, communication, coordination, and joint implementation.
• Apply research, policy, evidence-based and promising practices, and implementation frameworks to help partners select appropriate strategies, understand relevant policy contexts, adapt approaches for local fit, and strengthen implementation quality.
• Facilitate implementation meetings, site visits, strategic planning, readiness assessments, trainings, and other structured technical assistance activities, and document progress, barriers, decisions, recommendations, and next steps.
• Contribute to development of NDC systems-change tools, resources, analyses, and knowledge products, including documenting lessons from intensive technical assistance and translating implementation experience into practical guidance for broader use.

Job description

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a Systems Implementation Specialist to provide intensive technical assistance and systems-change support for deaf education pathways. The role focuses on readiness assessment, planning, implementation, and scale-up with state and multi-agency partners.

Responsibilities include data-informed planning, cross-agency collaboration, and translating findings into actionable guidance, with emphasis on policy context and sustainable improvements in education