Education & Community Outreach Manager

Job Title

The position oversees the IGNITE and ICF@USF Education and Community Outreach initiatives within the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame (FIHF).

This position is responsible for building and coordinating the Education and Community Outreach efforts through planning, implementation and execution. This includes working collaboratively with existent community and university partners; developing new partnerships across the innovation ecosystem; working with the Associate Director and community stakeholders to develop K-20 invention education curriculum and opportunities; assisting FIHF team in creating educational museum exhibits; generating opportunities for community education and engagement;

developing and implement goals, operating procedures and programmatic efforts; monitoring and collecting data from program benchmarks for analysis; tracking outreach efforts to produce reports for various audiences; assisting with identification and administration of grants; fulfilling benchmarks within USF's Strategic Goals.

The responsibilities for this position include:

• 30% - Program Management & Direction: set overall direction for IGNITE and ICF@USF, including annual planning, growth, goal-setting, program evaluation, and representing Florida Inventor's Hall of Fame (FIHF) at state/national education forums as a subject matter expert.
• 20% - Curriculum Development, Content Creation and program evaluation; leads design and refinement of comprehensive curricula aligned to state/national education standards, including digital/e-learning content.
• 20% - Educator Professional Development & Partnership Building: designs and delivers a scalable PD model.
• 15% - Statewide Program Growth, Delivery & Logistics: manages all statewide operations, growth and delivery of IGNITE and ICF@USF, with budget coordination.
• 10% - Oversees student assistant.
• 5% - Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

This position requires a Bachelor's degree in a field directly related to the program responsibilities and three years of professional experience; or Master's degree and one year of professional experience.

• Degree Equivalency Clause:
Four years of direct experience for a bachelor's degree.

• Senate Bill 1310
- The Florida Senate is conditional upon meeting all employment eligibility requirements in the U.S.

• A public employer may include a postsecondary degree as a baseline requirement only as an alternative to the number of years of direct experience required, not to exceed:

• (a) Two years of direct experience for an associate degree;
• (b) Four years of direct experience for a bachelor's degree;
• (c) Six years of direct experience for a master's degree;
• (d) Seven years of direct experience for a professional degree; or
• (e) Nine years of direct experience for a doctoral degree

• Related work experience may not substitute for any required licensure, certification, or registration required for the position of employment as established by the public employer and indicated in the advertised description of the position of employment.

Additional Information for Applicants

This position requires a Level I background check.

Hiring salary: $62,663 - $78,328, commensurate with experience.

Working at USF

With approximately 16,000 employees, the University of South Florida is one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay area. We are dedicated to cultivating a talented, engaged and driven workforce that strives to be bold. Employees excel in USF's rich academic environment, which fosters their development and advancement. In 2025, Forbes recognized USF as one of Florida's best large employers, ranked No.

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