Strategic Project Manager, Employee & Labor Relations

aa080; Montpelier (VT); On-site; USD 72,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

The School District of Philadelphia seeks a Project Manager to implement the District’s strategic management goals. The role focuses on aligning organizational efforts, prioritizing high-impact strategies, tracking progress, and coordinating across functions to drive a high-performing school system.

The successful candidate will lead as a facilitator and team member, develop evidence-based solutions to operational barriers, and institutionalize change across the district.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Five years of full-time, paid, 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.
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience determined to be acceptable by the Office of Talent.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Process improvement

Strategic planning

Project coordination

Leadership

Education

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The School District of Philadelphia seeks a Project Manager to implement the District’s strategic management goals. The role focuses on aligning organizational efforts, prioritizing high-impact strategies, tracking progress, and coordinating across functions to drive a high-performing school system.

The successful candidate will lead as a facilitator and team member, develop evidence-based solutions to operational barriers, and institutionalize change across the district.