Systems Implementation Specialist

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

Job summary

University of Texas at Austin is seeking a Systems Implementation Specialist in Texas to provide intensive technical assistance and systems-change support to education and workforce partners. The role focuses on readiness assessment, planning, implementation, and scaling strategies for improving pathways for deaf people.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in TA or systems-change work, with strong data-use, facilitation, and ASL skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field.
• Five+ years of TA, systems change, policy/program implementation, or related work in public systems.
• Experience analyzing policies, programs, or data and translating findings into recommendations.
• Experience facilitating strategic planning and multi-partner teams.
• Knowledge of data-informed decision-making and familiarity with datasets.
• Experience working with deaf people and Deaf communities.
• 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.

Skills

Consultation

Facilitation

Analytical skills

Project management

Written communication

ASL

Education

Bachelor’s degree in education policy, public policy, rehabilitation, workforce development, higher education, program evaluation, public administration, social science, or a related field

Job description

Job Posting Title:

Systems Implementation Specialist

Hiring Department:

Special Education

Position Open To:

All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

FLSA Status:

Exempt from FLSA

Earliest Start Date:

Dec 01, 2026

Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Sep 30, 2027

Location:

Texas

Job Details:

Purpose

The purpose of this position is to provide intensive technical assistance and systems-change support to state, regional, and multi-agency partners implementing, refining, sustaining, and scaling strategies that improve continuing education, training, and employment pathways for deaf people.

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.

Required 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.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Seven or more years of experience providing technical assistance, consultation, evaluation, policy analysis, implementation support, or systems-change assistance at the state, regional, or multi-agency level.
• Advanced knowledge of education, workforce, vocational rehabilitation, transition, or postsecondary policy and systems.
• Experience with implementation science, readiness assessment, organizational assessment, systems mapping, program evaluation, quality improvement, or sustainability and scale-up planning.
• Experience facilitating multi-agency partnerships and working with state agencies, public systems, or organizational leadership.
• Demonstrated experience working with quantitative and qualitative data and helping organizations establish practical data-use routines.
• Master’s degree in a related field.

Salary Range

$60,000 - $74,000

Working Conditions

• Typical office environment

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.