Executive Director, Implementation & Progress Monitoring

🔍 Office of Student Life (9LJ0), United States

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📁: Central Office

📅   : Jul 21, 2025 Post Date

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Executive Director, Implementation and Progress Monitoring
Department: Student Life
Reports To: Administrative Superior
Salary Range: $104,519 - $136,143

Overview

The School District of Philadelphia is committed to transforming the educational opportunities offered to the city’s more than 203,000 school-aged children. We seek District leaders who have a passion for working with schools, principals, and communities and who are committed to ensuring all students achieve. Serving a population as diverse as ours requires creativity, commitment, and vision. Will you join us?

Job Summary

The Executive Director, Implementation and Progress Monitoring sets the vision and strategy for creating, implementing, and monitoring District-wide programs within all departments in the Office of Student Life. This role ensures budget alignment with federal, state, and local policies and maintains compliance with all relevant laws and regulations. The Executive Director advises the Office of Student Life leadership team on strategic opportunities and leads the execution and progress monitoring of key initiatives through data analysis and stakeholder engagement. This role also involves coaching staff, identifying community partnerships, and expanding student access to innovative programs.

Essential Functions

Set and communicate a bold vision for developing and implementing progress monitoring tools and action planning frameworks to define goals, track outcomes, and drive equity-focused, data-driven improvement.
Supervise a cross-functional team, including Directors and Senior Project Managers.
Collaborate with team members to promote an enrichment- and opportunity-focused vision.
Develop comprehensive strategies for assessing the impact of strategic initiatives.
Serve as the District’s strategic leader and cross-functional coordinator for K–12 summer programming across more than 130 school sites.
Represent the District in public forums and coalition meetings related to summer programs.
Create integrated data systems and accountability structures to monitor progress, identify gaps, and drive continuous improvement.
Coordinate and lead the implementation of successful and sustainable District-wide programs.
Direct staff activities aligned with departmental and District goals for Student Life.
Assess and incorporate best practices and innovative models that enhance student experiences inside and outside the classroom.
Collaborate with other District departments to ensure seamless delivery of student programs and services.
Engage consistently and transparently with key stakeholders to support strategic initiatives.
Coordinate agendas, facilitate meetings, and ensure accountability through structured project planning.
Contribute to the preparation of reports, presentations, briefings, and issue responses for the Office.
Participate in the development of program budgets, leveraging federal, state, city, and District funding streams.
Monitor expenditures for accuracy and compliance.
Oversee the drafting of project proposals, goals, objectives, and budgets, and establish systems for tracking progress and continuous improvement

Minimum Requirements

Master’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Seven years of full-time, paid, professional experience in an educational organization or related field, including three years in an administrative or supervisory capacity with responsibility for implementing and monitoring strategic initiatives.
All relevant work experience must be included on the resume.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of:

Educational administration
Management principles and administrative strategies for complex organizations
Strategic planning and coordination of large-scale initiatives
Effective use of technology in staff development
Supervisory methods and techniques
Federal, state, and local mandates impacting education
Data-based implementation monitoring and evaluation
Applicable funding sources for student programming
Key District partnerships that enhance student learning and development

Ability to:

Build cohesive teams and develop effective organizational strategies
Use performance indicators to guide feedback and decision-making
Manage complex projects with strong interpersonal and attention-to-detail skills
Balance big-picture strategy with tactical execution
Lead multiple initiatives simultaneously and meet deadlines
Navigate internal and external relationships to support programs
Communicate clearly and persuasively across stakeholder groups
Work independently or as part of a team
Manage large-scale budgets and funding
Conduct research and analyze data to inform implementation
Use data to drive decisions and generate reports
Set agendas and facilitate productive meetings
Exercise sound judgment and discretion
Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
Establish and maintain effective working relationships

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.

Nondiscrimination Policy

The School District of Philadelphia provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, age, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, disability, pregnancy, marital status, gender identity, or genetic information. Please refer to Board Policy 348 for further information regarding the District's commitment to Nondiscrimination in Employment Practices.