Education Transition Support Specialist - District Operations

Education Transition Team Role

The Agency of Education is seeking qualified candidates to serve a critical role on the Education Transition Team, supporting major legislative initiatives related to education policy and school district transformation. This position will manage and coordinate Agency supports for key school district business operations, including budgeting, accounting, and organizational planning in alignment with state education transformation goals. In addition to leading activities related to internal operations and process building to support this work in the field, this position will drive significant field interaction and integrated district-level supports. This position will be responsible for facilitation and engagement, analysis, and development of Agency technical supports for school and district business operations, including for school and district accounting, HR, procurement and other contracting processes. This position works directly with district and Agency leadership to prioritize review and integration of major school district business processes and systems during periods of governance and policy transition. Unlike traditional project managers, this position is expected to have an in-depth understanding of school district business operations and financial responsibilities, and is expected to coordinate and leverage existing resources to achieve common goals. This position will be responsible for independent facilitation and engagement, analysis, and development of Agency technical supports for school and district business operations, including for school and district accounting, HR, procurement and other contracting processes.

Examples of work may include:

• Audit or review existing systems and identify points of integration with other critical processes or systems.
• Facilitate discussion with, and recommend solutions to, school and district leadership regarding resource reorganization in alignment with statewide education goals and policy changes.
• Engages with district leaders and subject matter experts to support organizational planning strategies and to ensure an effective use of resources and to support integration of business process and systems and to create resources and trainings for field partners.
• Utilize existing data or regulations, such as District and Education Quality Standards, to identify and implement supports.
• Provide direct testimony to VT legislature to inform major policy changes related to education finance, governance, and accountability.

Qualified candidates must have demonstrated experience with school district business operations (or similar). Candidates must be able to analyze complex activities, relationships and situations, identify problems, draw logical conclusions, and develop and defend independent recommendations. This position is expected to be funded on a year-to-year basis for up to a 5-year period, with potential to be extended based on future legislative directive.

Work is performed in a standard office setting, but some in-state travel will be required.