What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Project Manager (Evaluation, Research, and Accountability Specialty) position at The School District Of Philadelphia?
Job Description
Please note that this posting is for a Senior Project Manager role which requires expertise in Data analytics, as well as programming languages such as SQL, R, Python, SAS. This is NOT a general Project Manager role.
This is a full-time, Non-Represented role. The salary grade for this posting is 4028. The salary range is $86,025 to $111,454. Please note that the final salary will be determined by our Classification and Compensation team after reviewing the candidate's experience and considering our internal salary equity.
Title : Senior Project Manager (Evaluation, Research, and Accountability)
Department : Evaluation, Research, and Accountability
Reports To : Administrative Superior
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?
Job Summary :
This is administrative and managerial project work, overseeing all components of Evaluation, Research, and Accountability 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, 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. Serves as a point of contact for clients 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.
Essential Functions
All Specialties :
- 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 responsibly for project budgets.
- Prepares reports related to project status and projections.
- Directly supervises project or department staff as required.
- Develops and builds good communications and relationships between Evaluation, Research & Accountability and central offices and schools.
- 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.
- Participates in organizational planning within Facilities, Transportation, Information Technology, Teacher Effectiveness, the Chief Academic Support Office or the Office of College and Career Readiness and other departmental offices.
- Assists in various Facilities, Transportation, Information Technology, Teacher Effectiveness, Chief Academic Support Office or the Office of College and Career Readiness projects when needed.
- Supports all administrative and managerial project work related to the development and implementation of the Equity Coalition and Equity Partners Fellowship.
Additional Functions for the Evaluation, Research, and Accountability Specialty :
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements :
Evaluation, Research, & Accountability Specialty :
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :
Demonstrated knowledge of :
o The procedures and methods utilized to implement systemic change in a timely, accurate, and effective manner.
o Asana Project Management, FileMaker Pro Advanced, Excel or Microsoft Project, Vision and / or other productivity and scheduling tools.
Demonstrated ability to :
o Manage large or complex projects and / or budgets. o Plan, organize, and direct project activities and allocate staff resources to tasks efficiently.
o Analyze and resolve complex problems.
o Represent a superior at meetings and conferences.
o Present ideas effectively, both orally and in writing.
Demonstrated knowledge of :
o Experience with data visualization (e.g., Qlik).
o Knowledge of data warehousing and database management.
o Understanding of statistical analysis and proficiency in analytics tools and programming languages such as SQL, R, Python, SAS
o Cloud Platforms : AWS, Google Cloud o Collaboration Tools : Google Chat, Zoom, etc.
o Understanding of data modeling
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.
Salary : $86,025 - $111,454
