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Lorain City Schools

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Senior Project Manager


About Lorain City Schools

The International City is the home of the Lorain City Titans. We are a district that will disrupt the status quo for
6,700 scholars across 15 campuses in Northeast Ohio, just outside of Cleveland. To do so, we will transform the
way that we look at educating our scholars, performing as leaders, and inspiring as people, all while having fun
doing it. Lorain City Schools is one of two districts in the state of Ohio who have been granted the authority to
redream what is possible for our young people with the passing of House Bill 70. This house bill empowers the
CEO to improve district practices and operate with a level of urgency and purpose that is unique to traditional
public school systems across the country. The districts academic improvement plan, The Lorain Promise,
outlines the ambitious yet obtainable outlook for Lorain City Schools with bold statements about how we will
operate as a district and a community. This innovative new direction for Titans, will not only change the way we
look at public school education, but seeks to set the new standard for what is possible when we put our scholars
first. To learn more about Lorain City Schools, please visit www.loraincityschools.org

Our Shared Values


Our Shared Values are the heart of our culture and the foundation of all of our work at Lorain City Schools,
reflecting input from people across the community. They will shape who we are and how we work together to
realize every scholars potential.

Scholars First Everything we do is focused on ensuring that students reach their full potential. We will
honor the voices of our students and their families and support each other as champions of Lorains
scholars, knowing that we all have their best interests at heart.

One for All Our differences as individuals strengthen our schools. We will focus on equity, work
proactively to eliminate bias in our systems and procedures, and invest in effective strategies to ensure
equal opportunity for all scholars and families.

Experience Joy Our schools will be places where all scholars and staff can pursue a love of learning with
enthusiasm and optimism. We will lift each other up and celebrate our successes.

Expect Excellence We will hold high expectations for every student and staff memberand hold each
other accountable to ensuring that every student succeeds.

Collaborate with Integrity We promise to be transparent, knowing that we can only get better if we
work togetherand are honest with each other. We will hold ourselves to the highest standards of
personal behavior, including trust, honesty, fairness, and integrity.

Take Pride We value, honor and respect one another, our schools, and our community. We will work
together to build schools where all adults look forward to coming to work and students are eager to learn.

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Lorain City Schools
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About the Position

The Senior Project Manager will play a critical role in strategic project planning and project execution for the
district by facilitating a high level of efficiency and effectiveness among and across offices. Reporting to the Chief
of Staff, s/he will lead the work of taking our academic improvement plan, The Lorain Promise, and mobilizing
targeted strategies into clearly delegated and clearly articulated concrete tasks to be executed by leaders
throughout the district. Working in partnership with the chief offices, s/he will coordinate teams of individuals
who will work to implement the strategies, track progress and ultimately manage the relationships among
individuals responsible for the expected outcomes. This person has a demonstrated track record of efficient
project management, a knack for detail and organization, an appreciation for timelines, and is passionate about
Lorains shared valuesexpect excellence and collaborate with integrity.

This is an exciting opportunity for a collaborative and entrepreneurial leader who excels at systems thinking and
redesign, creating and managing streamlined processes across teams, and transforming the way multi-team
organizations think about connecting theory to practice. As a leader in this organization, the Senior Project
Manager will be charged with helping us transform our thinking and approach to accountability and project
development and execution. With expert project management, this person will demonstrate how improved,
efficient, high-quality systems can impact the lives of our scholars.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Experience in successfully leading projects and programs on-schedule and with a high level of quality
and consistency
Experience leading, motivating and managing various project and program team sizes, including internal
and external resources, while creating an accountability system that ensures all teams work to meet
deadlines and high standards
Strong experience presenting to executive level leaders and demonstrated communication skills; both
written and oral with technical and non-technical staff, all levels of management
Experience influencing and gaining buy-in from executive leaders, team members, stakeholders and
peers
Capable of leading with a solutions-oriented mindset that can take unclear problems and create clear
solutions
Team-building skills with technical and non-technical staff
Experience working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
Flexible and nimble with proven ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through
analytical and problem-solving capabilities
Technically competent with various software programs, including but not limited to Microsoft Office
(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
Experience creating data decision-making processes that put strategies into targeted actions that
directly impact scholars and school improvement
Adept at translating research into project-related issues and products
Able to quickly learn, understand and apply new technologies
Supportive of a diverse and inclusive work environment
Experience creating systems to incentivize high-quality processes and task management that lead to
strong performance metrics that exponentially change the behaviors of people

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Candidate Requirements:

A minimum of a bachelors degree from a four-year college or university; MBA or masters degree in a
related field preferred (but not mandatory)
At least 3-5 years of leadership experience in a high-performing organization; experience working in a
non-profit strongly preferred
Track record of successfully meeting or exceeding organizational targets, achieving ambitious goals, and
data that shows significant organizational or departmental impact
Strong project and organizational management skills, with a track record for developing systems and
processes that promote progress and continued growth (Six Sigma training a plus)
A thinker who is able to overcome challenges in creating improvements in low-performing settings
An ability to create systems and processes that currently do not exist for small or large teams
An unwavering belief in our school systems shared values and vision outlined in The Lorain Promise
Experience in urban education and/or organizations that fight for equity and achievement of our
underserved populations.

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