Director, Strategic Projects (Talent)
OFFICE OF TALENT

Central Office

Job Number: 4600161007

Start Date:

Open Date: 07/10/2018

Closing Date: 08/01/2018

Job description revised 7/17/18
The School District of Philadelphia is the cornerstone provider of public education in Philadelphia. For forward-thinking administrators and educators, opportunities abound. The 130,000 students entrusted to the District arrive at school every day with an extraordinary range of needs and aspirations. We are committed to delivering on their right to an excellent public school education, and we are particularly focused on ensuring every student has access to exceptional educational opportunities close to where they live. Equity is our mandate. Critical to this effort are leaders who are dedicated to expanding the opportunities available to children across our city. They must be creative and flexible leaders who are resilient and responsive in the face of many challenges as we strive to make all schools great. Will you join us?
Job Summary
The School District of Philadelphia seeks a Director of Strategic Projects for the Office of Talent. The Director reports directly to the Chief Talent Officer and is a critical member of the Office of Talent's Leadership Team, providing strategic support, consultation, guidance and project management to the Chief Talent Officer and the Office of Talent's Leadership Team. The Director drives the Office of Talent's development, execution and progress monitoring of the vision and strategic plan in partnership with the Chief Talent Officer. Inherent in this work is a keen focus on improving and/or developing the Office of Talent's systems, processes, customer service delivery and data management. The Director works across the Talent teams to ensure alignment with the vision and each other and the successful implementation of priorities to achieve goals. The Director is also responsible for coordinating and facilitating the internal operations of the Office of Talent, including department budget management, overseeing communications, culture and core values alignment.
Essential Functions

• Supports the Chief Talent Officer in dealing with a wide range of strategic, operational and administrative issues and projects across the Office of Talent.
• Leads the development and implementation of the Office of Talent's strategic planning process, in accordance with the District's Action Plan 3.0.
• Oversees the data management and progress monitoring toward goals across the Office of Talent, including developing performance dashboards/reports and analyzing talent-related data to inform improvement across the office.
• Oversees the Talent Department's budget and interfaces with Finance on salary and staffing issues.
• Works with the Chief Talent Officer and Department Deputies to develop and submit Board Resolutions and respond to Board questions regarding said resolutions. Supports Deputies with RFPs as necessary.
• Ensures the development and implementation of strategies that support effective, consistent communication and a strong and inclusive culture aligned with the core values for the Office of Talent.
• Works with the Chief Talent Officer to create an inclusive culture that embraces change management, customer service and an active learning environment.
• Assists the Chief Talent Officer with the review of important policies, systems, processes and performance data to improve the overall delivery of services from the Office of Talent to the rest of the District.
• Organizes and facilitates the Office of Talent's weekly Leadership Team meetings, as well as quarterly Office of Talent town halls.
• Oversees and manages the day-to-day operations of the Office of Talent, including maintaining the office's budget; proactively addresses issues and resolves problems.
• Coordinates and facilitates complex special projects internal to the Office of Talent and participates in special projects on behalf of the Office of Talent that are cross-functional in nature.
• Provides support on additional projects as necessary.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in organizational development or a related field.
• Five years of full-time, paid, professional human resources experience, three of which have been in an administrative or supervisory capacity and have included responsibility for strategic planning and execution.
• Demonstrated experience in data analysis and collection.
• Demonstrated excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• All work experience related to the position must be included on the resume.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Demonstrated knowledge of:

• Principles and theories associated with current School District organizational initiatives.
• Principles, practices, and procedures underlying coordination of large-scale projects and initiatives.
• The principals, practices and procedures pertaining to strategic planning and project management.
• Process improvement and the methods utilized to implement systemic change.

Ability to:

• Oversee operational initiatives and process-improvement programs.
• Exercise sound judgment and discretion.
• Lead and implement strategic initiatives.
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously, as evidenced by an ability to balance and prioritize competing priorities.
• Understand, interpret and analyze a variety of data sources.
• Critically analyze problems and make sound recommendations to remedy.
• Identify and breakdown complex problems and develop strategies.
• Build and maintain strong, effective working relationships.
• Communicate clearly, concisely, persuasively and with accuracy.
• Serve as a culture leader aligned to core values.

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.

Additional Job Information: This is a non-represented position. The salary grade for the role is 4028.

SELECTION PROCESS

Selected candidates will participate in an interview process. Please note that not all qualified candidates may be selected for an interview. The selected candidate must have no anecdotal record on file and have not been subject to any disciplinary action within the past eighteen (18) months, and have an excellent record of attendance and punctuality during the last three (3) years (defined as no more than eighteen (18) occasions of lateness or absence for personal illness in the last three years (3) years with the exception of one extended long-term absence).