Project Manager
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Title: Project Manager
Department: School Organization & Management
Reports To: Director, School Organization & Management
The School District of Philadelphia is committed to becoming the fastest improving District in the country and transforming the educational opportunities it offers to our city’s more than 200,000 students. The District seeks leaders who have a passion for working with schools and communities who are committed to ensuring all students achieve. Serving a population as diverse as ours requires creativity, commitment and vision. Will you join us?
This is a full-time 12-month, non-represented position. The salary grade is 4026 which starts at $69,628.
Job Summary
The role of the Project Manager is to help implement the District’s overall strategic management goal: creating an aligned organization capable of supporting a high-performing system of schools. The work of the Project Manager will touch on all of the core components of strategic management: determining organizational goals; prioritizing and pursuing the highest impact strategies to achieve those goals; tracking progress against targets; strategic problem-solving; coordinating across functional areas; evaluating and adjusting strategies based on data; holding the organization and team members accountable for progress toward collective goals; and identifying and celebrating individual and team contributions to overall efforts. A successful Project Manager will enjoy working at a fast pace; serving in leader, facilitator, and team member roles; developing innovative, evidence-based strategies and solutions to operational barriers; resolving policy barriers; and institutionalizing change.
Essential Functions
- Drives incorporation of performance management approaches – and performance culture – in key interactions across the organization.
- Establishes routines and facilitates regular project meetings among various District staff involved in implementing and evaluating Action Plan initiatives or project components, or System of Great Schools process for purposes of progress monitoring, program review, and program improvement.
- Provides problem-solving support to initiative managers and helps ensure that input and feedback from colleagues across the organization is solicited and incorporated.
- Supports initiative managers to identify risks, strategize solutions, and develop plans to address identified issues in order to maintain initiative/project momentum.
Additional Functions for the Office of School Organization
- Works with the Office of Management and Budget to coordinate budget and personnel allocations as well as facilitate budget and personnel changes.
- Completes allocation changes upon the request of principals, administrators within the Office of Management and Budget.
- Ensures that approval procedures are followed for all allocation change requests.
- Works with the Office of Grants Compliance to ensure personnel allocation changes to meet all federal grants requirements.
Minimum Requirements
- Master’s degree from an accredited college or university.
- Three years of full-time, paid, professional experience in project management, consulting, policy, operations, or research, which has included working in education or a related field.
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- Any equivalent combination of training and experience determined to be acceptable by the Office of Talent.
NOTE: An applicant who does not meet the minimum education or work experience requirements listed above may be considered if, at the sole discretion of the Talent Office, they have a unique combination of education and work experiences that indicates potential for success in this role.
Office of School Organization Specialty
Demonstrated knowledge of:
- the principles and practices of educational administration including budgeting and the alignment of budgets and personnel with school plans.
- personnel allocations.
- the current uses and capabilities of personal computers and their software applications.
Demonstrated ability to:
- gather and analyze information skillfully.
- identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
- apply great organizational methods to handle multiple complex projects through to completion.
- exhibit high level of confidentiality.
- analyze and resolve complex problems.
- use/learn software applications such as Advantage and the Staffing Management System (SMS).
- work until tasks are completed during peak seasons.
- use a personal computer.
- 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 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 equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment 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.
