The NASBE Board of Directors is looking for candidates who have a thorough understanding of the context and substance of PreK-12 education issues and who ideally possess the following types of expertise and experience:

• Experience in state board level policy making
• Ability to nurture and develop constructive relationships with state boards and their leadership
• Experience and visibility in state and national level decision making
• Understanding of the role of citizen boards in the intergovernmental educational policy system
• Experience in effective executive management of bright and innovative staff and possessing the interpersonal skills to motivate and engage  staff
• Visionary perception of the role of state boards and of the evolving nature of associations
• Ability to exercise financial oversight and management of an association
• Education philosophy aligned with NASBE policy, goals and objectives
• Marketing and outreach skills and the ability to keep NASBE visible and proactive in an increasingly volatile education policy world and within the context of a 21^st Century digital world
• Entrepreneurial and grantsmanship experience with the ability to diversify NASBE revenues with foundation, corporate and government resources
• Bipartisan political skills to meet the needs of a diverse national constituency
• Ability to develop and enhance partnerships with other education policy-related groups (e.g. Council of Chief State School Officers, National Governors Association, National School Boards Association)
• Understanding of the roles and the respective relationships among the board, the executive director, and the staff
• Ability to provide capacity building assistance and grant deliverables to citizen state board members with diverse challenges,  political structures and cultures
• Verbal and writing skills requisite to a visible leader who will be the public face of a major national organization

Competitive salary, commensurate with experience and skills, along with excellent benefits package.  Send cover letter, resume and five professional references with contact information to:

[email protected]

Application Deadline: April 30, 2013– Preferred Start Date: June, 2013