Education Transition Support Specialist - Data Integration

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 school lead and coordinate AOE supports for and district data management operations, integration, and 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 data management. Priority areas of focus will include use of effective and centralized systems, integration between data systems and sources, resource management, and building processes which can ensure timely and accurate data collection and reporting.

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 data management and reporting and is expected to coordinate and leverage existing resources to achieve commons goals. This position will be responsible for independent facilitation and engagement, analysis, and development of Agency technical supports for school and district data operations.

Examples of work may include:

Qualified candidates must have demonstrated experience with school district data management, reporting, 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.

This position, Education Transition Support Specialist - Data Integration (Job Requisition #53842), is open to all State employees and external applicants. This is a Limited Service position, which is non-tenured and authorized for a specific period of time. Limited Service positions are established for specially funded projects or programs.
If you would like more information about this position, please contact Maureen Gaidys at maureen.gaidys@vermont.gov.
Resumes will not be accepted via e-mail. You must apply online to be considered.

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

Bachelor's degree or higher in education, organizational development, business or public administration, continuous improvement, or related field AND four (4) years or more of experience in change management or organizational development that includes experience in the basic concepts of process improvement, strategic planning, organizational redesign, change management, and performance analysis.

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Eight (8) years or more of experience in change management or organizational development that includes experience in the basic concepts of process improvement, strategic planning, organizational redesign, change management, and performance analysis.

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