Systems Implementation Specialist

Job Posting Title:
Systems Implementation Specialist
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Hiring Department:
Special Education
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Position Open To:
All Applicants
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Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40
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FLSA Status:
Exempt from FLSA
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Earliest Start Date:
Dec 01, 2026
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Position Duration:
Expected to Continue Until Sep 30, 2027
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Location:
Texas
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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
Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
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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.
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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.
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Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
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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.
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Pay Transparency:
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discrimina