Senior Project Manager, Expanded Learning Opportunities (SY26-27)

REPORTS TO: Chief Family Advancement Officer

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Senior Project Manager Expanded Learning Opportunities resides in the Office of Expanded Learning Opportunities within the Office of Family and Community Advancement of the Boston Public Schools maintaining a solid-line reporting relationship to the Chief Family Advancement Officer who provides strategic direction establishes priorities and conducts formal performance evaluation. The role also maintains a dotted-line reporting relationship to the Executive Director Expanded Learning & Strategic Leadership who provides day-to-day supervision operational guidance and coordination of program implementation. The Senior Project Manager is responsible for supporting and advancing the districts vision mission and goals through leading high-impact programmatic strategy compliance oversight and implementation across expanded learning opportunities ensuring high-quality student participation and adherence to policy and funding requirements.

This role operates within a lean high-impact organizational model designed to maximize effectiveness within a constrained staffing environment while maintaining critical operational programmatic and compliance responsibilities. The Senior Project Manager plays a central leadership role across expanded learning opportunities including but not limited to Homeschooling Before and After School Programs Acceleration Academies 21st Century Programs and 5th Quarter Summer Programs.

Work is carried out within a portfolio-based model in which team members share responsibility for advancing key Expanded Learning Opportunity workstreams. Specific ownership and roles across workstreams are determined based on organizational priorities staff expertise and capacity and may shift over time to ensure effective implementation. Team members may serve in leading co-leading or supporting roles across portfolios while maintaining clear accountability for outcomes.

In this capacity the Senior Project Manager ensures that workstreams are executed with precision aligned to regulatory grant and district requirements and responsive to the needs of students and families. The Senior Project Managerprovides leadership across program design compliance monitoring and continuous improvement while actively contributing to the development problem-solving and advancement of key initiatives. This role requires the ability to operate at both a strategic and operational level with clear ownership of program quality compliance integrity and implementation outcomes within assigned portfolios.

The Senior Project Manager receives day-to-day direction from the Executive Director and aligns work with the strategic priorities established by the Chief ensuring consistency accountability and high-quality implementation across programs. The Office operates in a highly collaborative fast-paced environment that requires strong collegiality adaptability and the ability to build and sustain relationships across departments and stakeholders. The work includes defined high-peak periods aligned to program implementation cycles during which increased responsiveness coordination and cross-functional collaboration are required to ensure continuity of service and equitable access for students and families. These periods may be supported through temporary staffing auxiliary personnel or cross-departmental support as determined by operational needs and available resources.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and manage high-priority student-centered programmatic and compliance-related workstreams across the Expanded Learning Opportunities portfolio
• Ensure program alignment with BPS Strategic Plan and equity policies
• Supervise cross-functional teams for initiatives in academic success positively impacting student outcomes
• Manage ELO programming site managers
• Oversee the development implementation and continuous improvement of systems supporting program delivery data tracking and reporting
• Ensure full compliance with district state and federal requirements including grant management reporting timelines and program fidelity
• Serve as a key contributor to strategic planning aligning programmatic efforts with district priorities and student outcomes
• Coordinate and align work across departments schools and external partners to ensure cohesive program implementation
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement by supporting the growth and development of team members through feedback coaching and shared learning strengthening both individual and collective effectiveness.
• Lead the development and refinement of operational systems workflows and processes that support scalability and efficiency
• Support and inform budget planning tracking procurement and resource allocation across workstreams
• Analyze data and performance metrics to drive decision-making identify trends and inform program improvements
• Operate as a lead contributor during high-peak operational periods ensuring responsiveness coordination and continuity of services
• Work within a portfolio-based model serving in leading co-leading or supporting roles across workstreams as determined by organizational priorities staff expertise and capacity
• Actively contribute to cross-functional problem-solving execution and continuous improvement efforts across the ELO portfolio
• Perform such other tasks and responsibilities as may be assigned by the Chief Family Advancement Officer.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• Bachelors Degree required; Masters preferred
• Minimum of 35 years of experience in program management or similar role
• Strong experience in data systems compliance and program coordination
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex workstreams
• Strong communication organization and collaboration skills
• An understanding of and commitment to gain greater understanding of what is necessary for an urban school system to enjoy continuous improvement in an increasingly complex and competitive environment.
• A deeply held and unyielding belief in the overarching mission of public education.
• Current authorization to work in the United States

QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED:

• Masters Degree
• Experience in district administration
• Experience with Expanded Learning or grant-funded programs
• Familiarity with Boston communities and local government structures
• Bilingual or multilingual

Terms: Managerial C52.

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