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This position is with Ho'olaukoa's Education Systems and Strategy, Career Pathways & Professional Growth department and is available statewide.
Leads the planning, design and implementation of products associated with educational improvement and innovation. Works closely with education divisions and leaders within the Kamehameha Schools (KS), and partners external to KS (e.g., DOE and national professional organizations).
Project Planning
- Leads project planning discussions that establish project objectives, scope, risk mitigation, high-level timelines, cost-benefit analysis, project milestones and detailed work plans. Co-facilitates periodic reviews of various project planning documents (e.g. charter, work plan, etc.).
Product Design
- Leads product design discussions and takes ownership of milestones/tasks that establish org-wide processes, training modules and training resources for student learning and educator performance standards development and assessment.
- Guides product design that is in the best interest of the KS educational system, while working with all campuses/divisions to identify and mitigate risks.
- Coordinates collection and access to necessary resources needed for design and/or implementation.
- Ensures design of products that are assessable. Identifies risks associated with product design that are not fully within the project’s control, but are important to success with becoming a standards-based system.
- Attempts to mitigate identified risks by proactively identifying problems and critically evaluating solution pathways.
- Utilizes appropriate channels (i.e. design and training teams, KS leadership, Community Education and Strategy & Innovation divisions) to review, evaluate and decide on design change requests.
- Identifies appropriate products for testing and utilizes effective and efficient testing and evaluation methods. Leads the testing of the products through development and execution of team-self review, peer review and live trials with educators. Plans, executes, and reports evaluations of products and processes.
Training and Facilitation/Communication
- Oversees training on various educational standards products (e.g. process, resources) utilizing appropriate resources, methods and technology.
- Leads project team discussions and teacher large and small group discussion to produce various deliverables.
- Appropriately addresses questions and/or concerns voiced by training participants.
- Delivers ongoing updates regarding development of project plans, development and implementation of training modules and the achievement of milestones to various stakeholders (e.g. faculty, curriculum coordinators, division directors, principals, Headmasters, etc.).
- Collects and addresses questions and feedback from these stakeholders.
- Communicates to campus/division leadership, items that are out-of-project-scope, but are campus/divisions’ responsibility and important to the success of student learning and professional performance standards.
- Facilitates and runs meetings, documents results, tracks issues, and ensures resolution.
- Works to build and manage client relationships.
Administrative/Quality Control
- Provides administrative guidance, support and compliance in collaboration with the Supervisor, Design Specialist to include project budget development and allocation, and related accountability, and program evaluation to assess initiative strategic goal achievement.
- Provides coaching and feedback regarding attainment of peers’ work plan milestones, and individual goal achievement.
- Supports designers in sufficiently preparing when representing the division.
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| Position Requirements |
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Education or closely related field.
- More than 5 years of relevant work experience.
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute for the requirements listed.
- Knowledge of and experience with designing and assessing standards based curriculum and the integration of culture and curriculum (e.g., lessons, units).
- Excellent interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with all stakeholders via face to face interactions, electronic and web based communications.
- Ability to facilitate small and large group work sessions.
- Self-motivated with the demonstrated ability to take appropriate initiative.
- Skilled in working with various constituent groups—Administrator/Management, Faculty, Educational Support Group – within and beyond KS.
- Work flexible and at time, long hours as necessary and be able to travel frequently.
- Familiarity with word processor and software/programs, e.g. Microsoft Word, EXCEL, PowerPoint, MS Project.
- Ability to traverse SharePoint or other groupware.
- Experience working in collaborative teams to achieve desired outcomes and milestones.
- Ability to be adaptive and shift with job demands and conditions.
- Must be able to work independently and manage time and work to meet deliverables and outcomes.
- Structured Project Planning, Execution and Control: Ability to methodically plan, execute and control moderate to high-risk/prioritized initiatives. Able to manage project scope, quality, cost and schedule to pre-determined constraints.
- Ability to guide and facilitate long and short range strategic planning across a cross functional educational organization.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with managing competitive and conflicted work situations.
- Experience with teambuilding and collaborative work processes.
Physical Requirements
- Frequently sits, perform desk-based computer tasks and grasp light or fine manipulation, talk or hear.
- Occasionally stand and/or walk, write by hand, and lift and/or carry, push and/or pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds.
- Rarely twist, bend, stoop, squat, kneel, crawl, climb, reach or work above shoulder, or grasp forcefully.
Working Conditions
- This position involves traveling to various locations, including neighbor islands to conduct business.
- Work is conducted in an office environment and may require work to be conducted in non-standard workplaces.
- Work is typically conducted Monday through Friday at normal business hours but evening and weekend hours are often required to meet goals and objectives.
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by incumbents assigned to this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the responsibilities, duties and skills required. The incumbent may be expected to perform other duties as assigned.
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