Director of Project Management, Operations Services
Company: KIPP Texas
Location: Houston
Posted on: January 28, 2023
Job Description:
Company DescriptionKIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 59
public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly
34,000 students across Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, and San
Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is to
create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students
with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose
-college, career, and beyond-so they can lead fulfilling lives and
build a more just world.Founded in Houston in 1994, and operating
as KIPP Texas since 2018, our commitment to diversity, equity,
inclusion, and antiracism in our classrooms, in our offices, and in
the communities we serve is unwavering. We are looking to hire a
diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals
with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join our
Team and Family and champion equity, chase excellence, persist with
purpose, bring joy, and help us rise together.KIPP Texas is part of
the national KIPP network of 255 college-preparatory public charter
schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Nationwide, KIPP
students complete four-year college at a rate of 36 percent,
comparable to the national average for all students and
approximately three times higher than the average of students from
low-income communities.You can see all our job opportunities at
https://kipptexas.org/join-our-team/ .Job DescriptionThe
OpportunityThe Director of Project Management for the Operations
Services Department is a dynamic, entrepreneurial role that will
simultaneously lead the creation of a Project Management Office
(PMO) and the execution of high value projects for the various
functions within Operations Services. These functions include Child
Nutrition, Compliance, Facilities, School Safety and
Transportation. The Director of Project Management is an
experienced manager of people and projects who has demonstrated
success in creating and scaling processes, navigating, engaging and
leveraging organizational stakeholders and delivering results. This
is a hands-on role that will require the ability to engage directly
in project work, lead others toward the completion of projects and
drive the adoption of project management best practices throughout
the Operations department through mentorship, operational
effectiveness and demonstrated value to key stakeholders. This role
will reside on the Operations Services Leadership Team and report
to the Deputy Chief of Operations Services. The leader for this
role may operate from any of the four cities that KIPP Texas
serves.Key ResponsibilitiesFunctional Duties
- Manage multiple assigned projects designed to meet one or more
Operations department strategic goals.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to develop the scope, objectives
and timelines of projects.
- Plans and identifies project resources needed to reach
objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient
manner.
- Prepares project budget recommendations based on scope of work
and resource requirements.
- Develops and manages detailed project plans and schedules
including key milestones and deliverables; initiates actions to
address issues, mitigates risks and makes other necessary
adjustments as needed.
- Monitors and reports on project progress; keeps Operations
leadership and stakeholders informed of project status, critical
paths, risks, pivots, and progress.Project Management Office (PMO)
- Utilizes established project management methodologies,
practices and templates based on the Project Management Body of
Knowledge (PMBOK) to design, plan, implement, and achieve project
objectives throughout the entirety of project execution.
- Collaborates with stakeholders to promote organizational
readiness for project related change
- Acts as the primary escalation point of contact for all
Operations Services projects.
- Performs post project audits, completes after action reports,
and makes improvement recommendations based on findings.
- Keeps current on emerging project management trends and best
practices and recommends changes and improvements to improve
project performance.
- Manages changes to scope and schedule through established
change management processes.
- Provides input to Operations Services strategic plans, annual
budgets and cyclical priorities.Organizational Adoption
- Collaborates on and assists with the standardization of PM
methods and templates across the organization.
- Uses all aspects of projects to teach and mentor stakeholders
regarding the rationale and efficacy of project management
standards.
- Includes organizational adoption as a part of stakeholder
analyses and communication plans.Service Delivery
- Adheres to Project Management standards and maintains a high
level of performance against project management Service Level
Agreements (SLAs), Key Performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics;
updates and maintains project dashboards and documentation.
- Implements approved project management improvement plans
resulting from investigations, evidence-based reports and root
cause analyses.
- Provides project management perspective to key leaders and
stakeholders.
- Measures project performance to identify and recommend areas
for improvement.QualificationsKnowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Demonstrated project management expertise
- Demonstrated ability to manage people, processes and projects
in a complex, geographically dispersed organization
- Stakeholder engagement/management
- Ability to analyze data; synthesize and communicate pertinent
information
- Cultural competency
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to lead change, adapt and thrive in a fluid
environment
- High proficiency in Excel (formulas, pivot tables), Google
suite, OFFICE 365, project management software, etc.Required
Education and/or Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree or 6+ years project management experience
requiredPreferred Education and/or Experience:
- PMP certification or equivalent demonstrated project management
experience
- Degree in Business or Public Administration
- Lean/Six Sigma (LSS) Green or Black Belt Certification
- K-12 or higher ed experienceAdditional InformationCompensation
and BenefitsAs a full-time KIPP Texas employee you are eligible to
participate in all KIPP Texas' benefit plans. KIPP Texas offers a
robust variety of benefits choices with competitive rates,
including medical, dental, and vision options, life insurance, and
disability plans.KIPP provides equal employment opportunities for
all applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer, we
hire without consideration of race, religion, creed, color,
national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status,
veteran status, or disability.
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