Manager of District Compliance

Lower Merion School District is seeking a highly capable detail-oriented professional to serve as its Manager of District Compliance. This 12-month Act 93 position provides advanced administrative compliance and project support to the Assistant to the Superintendent for District Administration.

The successful candidate will help advance District priorities involving public records Board policy school safety equity investigations enrollment and residency and other areas of District administration. This role requires exceptional judgment discretion organization and written communication skills as well as the ability to manage sensitive and time-sensitive matters professionally.

Key Responsibilities

• Support implementation of District and departmental goals priorities and initiatives.
• Research issues and prepare clear accurate correspondence reports presentations forms and other administrative materials.
• Track projects deadlines assignments and action items; identify matters requiring escalation.
• Serve as the Districts Open Records Officer or provide designated support for Right-to-Know Law requests including intake coordination response preparation record review redaction and appeal-related materials.
• Draft revise organize and support implementation of Board policies administrative regulations procedures forms and public-facing materials.
• Support compliance activities and administrative investigations involving allegations of harassment discrimination retaliation misconduct or other concerns.
• Coordinate registration enrollment and residency matters including documentation review family communication notices hearing preparation and case-file management.
• Coordinate residency hearings and other assigned administrative proceedings.
• Serve as a liaison among District offices schools families outside agencies and legal counsel.
• Assist with departmental communications meetings presentations budget monitoring purchasing and related administrative operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required; degree in public administration business administration education human resources legal studies political science or a related field preferred.
• Three or more years of progressively responsible experience in administration compliance education human resources law government or a related field preferred.
• Legal policy public-records investigative or hearing-management experience strongly preferred.
• Juris Doctor degree paralegal certificate or comparable legal education or experience strongly preferred but not required.
• Experience in a school district governmental agency legal office human resources department compliance function or similarly regulated environment preferred.
• Equivalent combinations of education training and relevant experience may be considered.

Knowledge Skills and Attributes

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Exceptional discretion and judgment when handling confidential sensitive legally protected and public-records information.
• Strong written analytical organizational research and project-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines priorities and complex records simultaneously.
• Professional objective and respectful communication with students families employees administrators attorneys outside agencies and community members.
• Ability to respond effectively to sensitive urgent or contentious matters.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 including Outlook Word Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with student information and records-management systems is preferred.

Lower Merion School District is committed to maintaining safe lawful equitable and effective operations and seeks a professional who shares that commitment.

Terms of Employment: 12-month Act 93 position. Salary benefits and other terms and conditions of employment will be established in accordance with applicable District policies and administrative compensation provisions.

The School District is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of race; color; creed; religion; sex; age; national origin; ethnicity; marital status; sexual orientation including gender expression or identity; honorably discharged veteran or military status; the presence of any sensory mental or physical disability; or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability. Please contact Kyra Gordon for accommodation requests at.

Required Experience:

Manager