Senior Project Manager - (50028032)
Description
Title: Senior Project Manager
Department: The Office of Diverse Learners
Reports To: Deputy Chief of Diverse Learners

JOB SUMMARY

This is administrative and managerial project work, overseeing all components of a large scale Facilities, Information Technology, System of Great Schools, Teacher Effectiveness, Chief Academic Support Office, Strategy Delivery Unit, College and Career Readiness, Finance, Office of the Superintendent and the Evaluation, Research, and Accountability, Student Recruitment and Enrollment - Internal Partners Program or Leadership Development projects and initiatives, inclusive of project scope preparation, return on investment (ROI) analysis, financial projection, project and life cycle implementation, staffing coordination and/or management, contract administration, and budget oversight. Employees in this class are responsible for facilitating dialogue between internal customers, technology staff, developers, central office staff, vendors, external agencies, schools and community partners. Work involves meetings with clients to discuss their needs and documenting business rules for various projects and/or identifying and implementing professional learning with central offices, schools and community partners. For the Office of the Superintendent, work involves meeting with Central Office staff and key stakeholders to discuss their needs, documenting goals and requirements for various projects, and/or identifying and implementing professional learning with central offices, schools and community partners.
Serves as a point of contact for clients and key stakeholders with projects in progress. Work additionally involves formally employing industry-recognized projects management principles, techniques, and best practices, to develop, monitor, report, and coordinate all aspects of a project from inception to post-implementation support. Ensures that actions are strategic and include a plan on the evaluation of progress. Project oversight activities may additionally include coordination of support activities inclusive of training, outreach, and customer relationship management. Ensures that data pertaining to programmatic activities is systematically collected, reviewed and analyzed. Projects in this class are classified as large and complex enterprise-wide information service, application software, technology infrastructure initiatives or administrative educational initiatives characterized by multi-year life cycles.

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.

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.

THIS IS A FULL-TIME, 12-MONTH, NON-REPRESENTED POSITION. THE SALARY GRADE IS 4028, STARTING AT $86,025, COMMENSURATE WITH EXPERIENCE AND ALIGNED TO ENSURE INTERNAL EQUITY WITH SIMILARLY SITUATED ROLES.

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?

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Develops strategies for appropriate scopes of work.
• Participates or directs contract negotiation and/or preparation.
• Plans and manages timelines, and monitors progress of various projects and work streams; provides progress updates to project leads.
• Works with selected teams on specific aspects of meeting project goals in a timely manner.
• Prepares, manages, audits, and maintains direct responsibility for project budgets.
• Prepares reports related to project status and projections.
• Directly supervises project or department staff as required.
• Participates in confidential and/or sensitive matters and/or projects at every level of the enterprise.
• Works with in setting priorities for the completion of requested services.
• Develops and builds good communications and relationships with other District offices and schools
• Participates in organizational planning within the department
• Supports all administrative and managerial project work related to the development and implementation of assigned projects
• Facilitates meetings with internal and external stakeholders
• Support ODL staff to adhere to timelines for decision-making and execution of decisions
• Uses data to identify potential improvements and codify successful approaches
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