Chicago Public Schools: Office of Portfolio Management
Job Title: Hourly Program Manager
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Director of Portfolio Office Initiatives, the Hourly OPM Program Manager will be responsible for developing strong systems and processes for students impacted by school transitions, focusing on engaging students and parents, principals, and school communities. This position will manage the coordination of any programs designed to support students impacted by school transitions, ensure fidelity of processes and reporting, and support key stakeholders, including families, students, principals, school leaders, vendors, community members, and community-based organizations.
Conditions of Employment:
As a condition of employment with the Chicago Public Schools, CPS employees are required to EstablishMaintain Chicago Residency. Employees are required to live within the geographic boundaries of the City of Chicago within six months of their CPS hire date and maintain residency throughout their employment with the district. The Chicago residency requirement does not apply to temporary, part-time positions, however, all CPS employees must be residents of Illinois.
About Chicago Public Schools:
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is a district on the rise, serving over 325,000 students in 500 schools and employing over 45,000 people, most of whom are teachers. CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student in every school and every neighborhood has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life. Aligned with our transformed philosophy, we are steadfastly focused on ensuring that the District provides resources equitably to support every student, every school, and every community.
Six Core Values:
Each role in the district supports our vision that every student deserves a rigorous, joyful, and equitable learning experience. The Office of Portfolio Management (OPM) ensures every student in Chicago has a choice of well-resourced schools in their neighborhood that best meet their unique learning needs by building coherent and aligned systems for enrollment, regional school planning, incubation of quality school options, and school accountability across the district.
Responsibilities:
The Hourly Program Manager OPM will be held accountable for the following responsibilities:
• Develop strong systems and processes for students impacted by school transitions • Engage students and parents, principals, and school communities • Coordinate programs designed to support students impacted by school transitions • Ensure fidelity of processes and reporting • Support key stakeholders, including families, students, principals, school leaders, vendors, community members, and community-based organizations
Qualifications:
To be successful and achieve the above responsibilities, the Program Manager OPM must possess the following qualifications:
• Education: Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university • Experience: 2 background working on complex projects involving external and internal partners • Experience: Working in a school for a school district or education-related organization (desired) • Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: • Ability to develop tools and systems to track and monitor student-related data • Experience creating streamlined reporting structures and reports to a variety of audiences • Strong verbal and written communication skills, including presentations, listening, and writing • High levels of integrity, honesty, credibility, and the courage to escalate difficult yet necessary decisions • Knowledge of operations, budget, finance management, and organizational development • Ability to build collaborative and authentic relationships with a variety of constituent groups • Ability to define problems, analyze data, and outline valid conclusions and action steps