Deputy Director of Project Management - 60025270

Job Responsibilities

The mission of the South Carolina Department of Education is to serve students, support teachers, empower parents, and engage the community so that every student graduates prepared to reach their full potential.

About The Role

The South Carolina Department of Education is seeking an experienced leader to serve as Deputy Director of Project Management, supporting the Director in overseeing the Agency's portfolio of transformation initiatives. This role assists in setting strategic direction, ensuring projects align with Agency objectives, and driving successful delivery across the enterprise. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project and program management, organizational transformation, change management, and cross-functional leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Enterprise Transformation Initiatives: Assist in planning, executing, and delivering large-scale organizational transformation projects, supporting alignment with the agency's strategic vision and contributing to sustainable change across the enterprise.
• Support Senior Leadership Partnerships: Partner with the Director and senior leadership to inform strategic direction, support decision-making, and ensure project priorities advance organizational goals.
• Champion Proactive Risk Management: Lead risk assessments and mitigation strategies with a balanced, business-priority-driven approach, ensuring project resilience and adaptability.
• Advance Organizational Transformation: Assist in managing large-scale organizational change initiatives, supporting the successful adoption and integration of new processes, systems, and cultural shifts across the agency.
• Ensure Excellence in Project Documentation: Oversee the creation and maintenance of critical project documentation throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring transparency and accountability.
• Strategic Communication: Develop and implement comprehensive communication frameworks to facilitate effective engagement with internal and external stakeholders, fostering a culture of openness and collaboration.
• Continuous Improvement and Best Practices: Drive continuous process improvement by integrating industry best practices, leveraging professional development, and promoting a culture of innovation and agility.
• Coordinate and Advocate for Strategic Changes: Manage and recommend modifications to project specifications in collaboration with sponsors, teams, and stakeholders, ensuring alignment with evolving organizational goals.
• Resource and Performance Management: Ensure optimal resource allocation, deliver insightful project performance reporting, and enable data-driven decision-making to maximize project impact.
• Advance Project Management Excellence: Continuously develop project management expertise through professional development, industry forums, and self-directed learning to bring best practices into the team.

This position is located in the Office of Implementation and Support

Minimum And Additional Requirements

A bachelor's degree and experience managing large projects of significant complexity and risk.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Five (5) to seven (7) years of progressive experience in project, program, and portfolio management, with demonstrated proficiency in organizational transformation projects.
• Proficient in planning, organizing, and managing strategic and tactical assignments associated with state-wide enterprise and agency-level information technology initiatives.
• Expertise in managing the planning, execution, and successful delivery of numerous concurrent projects, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and fostering transformative outcomes.
• Experience delivering insightful and timely project performance reporting, enabling data-driven decision-making and proactive strategy adjustments.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies and foster a cooperative work environment.
• Ability to combine deep business knowledge with management skills to inspire teams, cultivate a collaborative culture, and achieve strategic goals.
• Extensive experience in enterprise change management, including leading large-scale change initiatives, developing change strategies, and guiding organizations through complex transitions.

Additional Comments

Why Join SCDE?

As a part of a generous compensation package, we offer comprehensive benefits that include generous paid time off, preeminent health care benefits, professional development opportunities, pension, and 401(k).

The South Carolina Department of Education offers an exceptional benefits package that includes:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children.
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year.
• 15 days sick leave per year.
• 13 paid holidays.
• State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs

ONLY THOSE APPLICANTS CHOSEN FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE NOTIFIED BY LETTER THAT THE POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED.

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