Senior Project Manager, Office of Student Life

Minimum Requirements  

• Completion of a bachelor’s degree program from an accredited college or university.

• Six years of full-time, paid, professional, experience in either operations, finance,  education, or information technology which has included serving as a team lead or project  manager.  

OR 

• Any equivalent combination of training and experience determined to be acceptable by the  Office of Talent. 

 Demonstrated knowledge of: 

• The procedures and methods utilized to implement systemic change in a timely,  accurate, and effective manner. 

• Asana Project Management, FileMaker Pro Advanced, Excel or Microsoft  Project, Vision and/or other productivity and scheduling tools. 

 Demonstrated ability to: 

• Manage large or complex projects and/or budgets.  

• Plan, organize, and direct project activities and allocate staff resources to tasks  efficiently. 

• Analyze and resolve complex problems. 

• Represent a superior at meetings and conferences. 

• Present ideas effectively, both orally and in writing.

Additional Knowledge and Abilities for the Office of Student Life Specialty

•  Demonstrated knowledge of: 

o Knowledge of digital platforms to support budgets, ordering, and invoicing

o Platforms to engage in writing and maintaining contracts with external vendors and partners

o Resources and funding opportunities for sustaining, renewing, and implementing new initiatives in service of students

o  Federal, state, and city grant requirements and compliance measures

• Demonstrated ability to: 

• Lead and implement strategic initiatives under aggressive deadlines. 

• Function as an entrepreneurial self-starter, a team leader, a facilitator, and as a  member of a team

• Build and maintain strong, effective working relationships across all levels of an  organization. 

• Coordinate cross-functional teams. 

• Understand, interpret, and analyze a variety of data sources. 

• Design and develop systems, tools, and schedules for collecting, maintaining,  and reporting on performance data. 

• Adapt to different situations, particularly when new information is provided. 

• Use MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint. 

• Represent a superior at meetings and conferences. 

• Present ideas effectively, both orally and in writing. 

Disclaimer 

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

Nondiscrimination 

The School District of Philadelphia provides to all persons equal access to all  categories of employment in this District, regardless of race, color, age, creed,  religion, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin or handicap/disability,  gender identity, or genetic information. Please refer to Board Policy 104 for further  information regarding the District's commitment to Nondiscrimination in Employment  Practices.