Senior Director for Talent Management

Position Purpose

Oversees teacher and leadership development, performance management, employee recognition, and the international teacher cultural exchange program. Serves as a key partner in district efforts to analyze data and improve employee retention.

Minimum Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of policies governing North Carolina Professional Educator’s Evaluation procedures
• Considerable knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Excel (designing and creating spreadsheets including the use of formulas), Word; Google Applications, such as Slides, Docs, and Sheets
• Strong time management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently, meet deadlines, and to provide effective leadership in meeting deadlines while managing changing priorities, without direct oversight
• Excellent conceptual, analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and management skills
• Ability to provide effective leadership to multiple direct and indirect reports and create and maintain a positive and inclusive work environment
• Ability to communicate promptly, clearly, and concisely both in oral and written form using a variety of communication techniques and tools to ensure the appropriate flow of information, collaborative efforts, and feedback
• Ability to make independent judgments and to implement creative solutions to problems
• Ability to understand, interpret, and apply specific rules and regulations governing salary administration
• Ability to assess program needs and develop and implement long-range plans to meet departmental and program goals
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school officials, school administrators, teachers, support staff, and outside community groups
• Master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university
• Completion of NCEES training
• Five years of experience in coaching and mentoring school staff to support improved instruction, culture, and overall school outcomes

Education, Training, And Experience

• Master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university
• Completion of NCEES training
• Five years of experience in coaching and mentoring school staff to support improved instruction, culture, and overall school outcomes

Preferred Qualifications

• Hold a North Carolina Professional Educator’s License in an administrative license area of School Administrator-Principal or Curriculum Instructional Specialist
• Experience as a Principal or Assistant Principal

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Serves WCPSS as a strategic advisor, functional expert, and collaborator on organizational issues as well as key performance management and talent management
• Serves as a key member and decision maker on multiple committees
• Directs, provides guidance, and oversees the work of the performance management team
• Communicates policy and procedure changes and ensures implementation
• Provides leadership and support for performance evaluation procedures, including the state’s NCEES system
• Oversees employee contracts administration for most professional employee groups
• Leads the development and implementation of the district-wide teacher support program including overseeing the performance improvement coaching cycles for those with identified performance concerns
• Oversees the Beginning Teacher Support program and Alternative Teacher License Program and monitors compliance with state statutes and DPI policy
• Serves as an essential partner in district efforts to analyze and improve employee retention
• Takes lead on analyzing and sharing available human resources retention data and strategies to positively impact the data, as needed
• Provides guidance and assistance, as needed, to the HR computer support of NCEES
• Collaborates with other departments in designing and delivering professional learning for school-based and district leadership in the use of the district’s performance management and evaluation tools, beginning teacher program, and mentor and mentor coordinators
• Oversees the processes and procedures for the district’s International Faculty Exchange Program (IFE) in collaboration with the Magnet office
• Oversees the district’s employee recognition program and strategies
• Attends state and district meetings to stay abreast of evaluation policy or procedure changes and disseminates relevant information to end users
• Makes sure to monitor Department of Public Instruction (DPI) legislative and Human Capital updates and state policy changes that impact evaluation procedures and tools
• Supports and aligns resources to support programs and initiatives in the HR department
• Leads and manages district life cycle data
• Oversees the district’s National Boards for Professional Teaching Standards Program
• Attends and participates in HR staff meetings, professional development, WCPSS recruitment events, and other school system functions, as appropriate

Work Environment/Physical Requirements

• Must be able to use a variety of office equipment such as computers, scanners, and copiers
• Must be able to communicate effectively
• At times requires the ability to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects up to ten pounds
• The work occasionally requires driving automotive equipment
• Due to the amount of time spent standing and/or walking, physical requirements are consistent with those for sedentary work