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NTEN · 17 hours ago

IT Consultant: Technology Assessment, Compliance Review, and Three-Year Roadmap for Scale

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$50/hr - $125/hr

The News Literacy Project is a growing national nonpartisan education nonprofit leveraging EdTech tools to partner with K–12 school districts. They are seeking an experienced IT consultant to assess their technology environment, evaluate compliance requirements, and develop a strategic roadmap for the next three years to strengthen their technology systems and security while planning for growth.

CharityNon ProfitProfessional Services

Responsibilities

Conduct an internal review of technology systems, processes, capacity, and risks

Conduct an external review of K-12 EdTech regulatory and compliance expectations

Identify gaps, risks, and opportunities

Provide actionable recommendations for near-term improvements

Develop a practical three-year technology roadmap including staffing and resourcing guidance

Review Of The Organization’s Current State Environment, Including: Systems, tools, infrastructure, hardware, and cloud services

IT operations, procurement, and vendor management

Data management, privacy practices, and access controls

Security posture, vulnerabilities, and risk exposure

Organizational IT capacity, staffing, and outsourcing structure

Assessment of the K-12 EdTech risk and compliance environment, including: All applicable U.S. federal and state regulations

District technology approval and procurement expectations

Data privacy agreements and vendor onboarding standards

Emerging district security and risk considerations

Activities may include interviews, system inventory review, policy review, and maturity assessment

The Consultant Will Deliver An Evaluation And Three-year Technology Roadmap To Ensure NLP’s Competitiveness In The K-12 EdTech Landscape And Its Ability To Continue To Rapidly Scale, Including: Immediate recommendations (0–12 months)

High-priority security and compliance actions

Modernization and operational efficiency opportunities

Sequenced implementation priorities

The Three-year Roadmap Should Include: Future-state technology vision & maturity targets

Recommended systems, tools and integrations

IT governance models that include data and security governance

Staffing and organizational structure guidance

In-house versus outsourced service recommendations

Phased hiring plan and capabilities needed

Budget ranges and resource implications

The Consultant Will Provide: Internal Technology Assessment Report benchmarked to peers

Compliance & Regulatory Landscape Report