EdTech Innovation Fellow

Arizona State University•Scottsdale, AZ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

ASU EdPlus is seeking a highly skilled EdTech Innovation Fellow to join their Innovation & Emerging Initiatives team. This role focuses on the intersection of strategic writing, relationship building, and project execution. The fellow will develop grant proposals, funding pitches, and strategic narratives, while also organizing teams to deliver projects. They will collaborate with executive leaders, faculty, researchers, innovators, and partners to identify opportunities, develop proposals, launch initiatives, and manage projects that advance educational innovation. This position offers exposure to senior leadership, strategic decision-making, and hands-on experience in developing initiatives from concept to implementation, allowing for professional growth beyond traditional project coordination or grant development.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and three (3) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
Evidence of success developing strategic communications, competitive grants, and proposals.
Project management experience, including planning, execution, and stakeholder coordination.
Evidence of exceptional communication, facilitation, and relationship-building skills.
Evidence of excellent research, analytical, and organizational abilities.
Experience in innovation-driven environments and comfort leveraging project management and AI tools to improve outcomes.

Nice To Haves

Evidence of a master’s degree with superior academic achievement.

Responsibilities

Partner with executive leaders and key stakeholders to identify emerging opportunities, define strategic priorities, and advance innovative initiatives with measurable impact.
Serve as a trusted thought partner to project sponsors and leadership by preparing executive-ready communications, recommendations, updates, and decision-support materials.
Research and pursue funding, partnership, and growth opportunities, translating promising ideas into compelling proposals, concept papers, executive briefings, presentations, and funding pitches.
Collaborate with subject matter experts to transform complex challenges into clear strategies, actionable plans, and fundable solutions.
Help shape new programs and initiatives by defining objectives, success metrics, budgets, timelines, and implementation approaches.
Facilitate discovery sessions, design-thinking workshops, stakeholder interviews, and planning activities that uncover opportunities, align teams, and generate innovative solutions.
Develop project roadmaps, communication strategies, and implementation plans that move ideas from vision to reality.
Build meaningful relationships with internal and external partners and represent initiatives with professionalism, curiosity, and a solutions-oriented mindset.
Leverage, design and deploy generative AI to automate, accelerate, and improve the quality of writing, research, analysis, and project management workflows.
Assume or coordinate other duties or projects as assigned or directed.